An International Fan's Guide to Patriots Football  Jeff J
Mitchell  Answering some of the questions that may arise if you
are an international fan watching the Patriots play live for the
first time.  As the New England Patriots prepare to travel
across the pond to play their first game in England since 2009,
I thought I would take this opportunity to welcome any and all
non-American sports fans who have managed to come across our
site hoping to learn a little more about the Pats as they
prepare for what is sure to be an exciting matchup with the St.
Louis Rams. While football is, without question, the most
popular sport in America, it has yet to truly take the rest of
the world by storm, and games like Sunday's represent the first
steps in garnering some genuine international appeal for what I
think is the best-run league in all of professional sports.  To
those who don't follow football on a regular basis, it can be an
incredibly complicated game. Between figuring out down-and-
distance, understanding penalti