A statue of a rugby union player passing the ball stands outside of Twickenham stadium in London before an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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It's another early start for NFL fans as the league starts 3ˆ½ hours early from London.
The New York Giants play the Los Angeles Rams in Twickenham Stadium, the home of England's rugby team in southwest London, to begin a slate of 13 games Sunday. It's the first London NFL game not being played at the national soccer stadium, Wembley, since the league started staging regular-season contests in the British capital in 2007.
The buildup has been overshadowed by the NFL's response to new domestic-abuse allegations against Giants kicker Josh Brown, who has been placed on NFL-ordered paid leave while the league mulls whether his original one-game suspension should be toughened. Former Bears kicker Robbie Gould, signed barely 24 hours earlier, will make his Giants debut in front of a sellout 75,000-strong crowd.
Later, the league's only undefeated team, the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings, face the Eagles in Philadelphia, while the Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to face a Steelers team without the injured Ben Roethlisberger. On Sunday night, the NFC West-leading Seahawks face an improving Cardinals squad in Arizona.
Also playing Sunday: Cleveland at Cincinnati, Washington at Detroit, Oakland at Jacksonville, New Orleans at Kansas City, Buffalo at Miami, Baltimore at the New York Jets, Indianapolis at Tennessee, San Diego at Atlanta, and Tampa Bay at San Francisco.
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, right, arrives for an NFL football game against Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A general view of Twickenham stadium in London before an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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A man wearing a Green Bay Packers 'Cheese Head' hat gestures as he arrives for an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A New York Giants supporter photobombs a photo set up by Los Angeles Rams fans before an NFL football game at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Spectators wearing kilts arrive for an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Los Angeles Rams players arrive for an NFL football game against New York Giants at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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An image of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) adorns the side of Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016 before an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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New York Giants players arrive for an NFL football game against Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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Spectators arrive for an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Spectators arrive for an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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Spectators arrive for an NFL football game between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham stadium in London, Sunday Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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