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stillers4me
09-28-2013, 02:37 PM
More than half a million people were drawn to the NFL Block Party on Saturday afternoon, as Regent Street, in London's busiest shopping district, was closed down for the day to play home to football fans celebrating before Sunday's game (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013092906/2013/REG4/steelers@vikings) between the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT) and the Minnesota Vikings (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/minnesotavikings/profile?team=MIN).
NFL fans wearing every one of the 32 team jerseys (yes, I counted them myself) were out in force, enjoying a string of delights put on by the NFL and eating American-themed food.

The main attraction, though, was a stage upon which appeared a host of big-name talent from the Steelers (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT) and Vikings (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/minnesotavikings/profile?team=MIN), including both teams' head coaches, likely future Hall of Fame (http://www.profootballhof.com/)rs in Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/player/benroethlisberger/2506109/profile) and Troy Polamalu (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/player/troypolamalu/2505621/profile) of the Steelers (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT), and Vikings (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/teams/minnesotavikings/profile?team=MIN) stars Adrian Peterson (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/player/adrianpeterson/2507164/profile) and Jared Allen (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/player/jaredallen/2505940/profile)...........

Read more @ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000251637/article/nfl-event-in-central-london-draws-crowd-of-half-a-million-fans

ALLD
09-28-2013, 04:00 PM
I wonder if there was any beer at the party?

katmandu
09-29-2013, 11:29 AM
Holy crap! 500,000 fans!

Looks like the appetite for an NFL expansion team(s) is definitely there! Don't know about the Logistics of pulling that off though.

How many fans have attended any of our Superbowl parades ? I would guess 1-200,000 tops. ??

Mamaduck43
09-29-2013, 11:31 AM
It gives me chicken skin - - just watching the amazing crowds... And British crowds are so much fun.... London knows how to throw a party, for sure!!!!