London's calling for some big numbers this weekend as the New England Patriots come to town after a 59-point effort in Week 6. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't expected to put up much of a fight. Anyone who owns Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker would have to be a little nuts to sit them, and certainly we can -- and did in this space Thursday -- debate the merits of using Laurence Maroney. Still, fantasy owners aren't just making the mistake of assuming the Patriots will bail them out with oodles of fantasy points; people have been asking all week about trivial things that might or might not affect the players because this game is across the pond. There's the potential for rain, concerns about the field, the long flight and time change hampering routine and whether Benjamin Watson will need to take a second-quarter break for tea and crumpets. (What's a crumpet, anyway?)
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Eric Karabell
