LONDON — After nine seasons in the NFL and three Super Bowl titles, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is about to embark on a new experience.

"It's not too often that we fly east to play a game," Brady said Tuesday in a conference call before Sunday's regular-season NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in London. "And to play in Wembley Stadium, it's as historic a stadium (as there is) in the entire world. I think our team is all very excited for that."

The NFL is playing at Wembley for the third straight year, and both teams will arrive in the British capital on Friday — only two days before the game.

"It's a long flight but we'll be prepared for it," said Brady, who threw six touchdown passes for the Patriots (4-2) in the 59-0 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. "We'll have our energy and we'll be ready to go by the time the ball kicks off."

The setting for this weekend's game surely will be different for both the Patriots and the Buccaneers, with thousands of British fans wearing a variety of NFL shirts at the stadium. But it will just be another game for Brady.

"For us, the job's the same: When the balls kicked off, the rules are the same for us, the field's the same size," Brady said. "We're playing an opponent we study all week."

Two years ago, the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins also arrived only days before. But last year, the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers spent a week in London getting used to the differences.

"We'll have a couple days to get acclimated to the time change," Brady said. "The weather is pretty similar in London as it is here in Boston, so we're pretty familiar with that. Try to get our rest before the game on both Friday night and all day Saturday, and really come out and play with a lot of excitement and energy on Sunday."

The Bucs remained winless at 0-6 after losing to the Carolina Panthers 28-21 on Sunday. The Bucs will be the "home" team in London, so the Patriots could win their first road game of the season at the iconic stadium.

"I've heard great things about this stadium. It's an incredible stadium," Brady said. "I've watched a lot of European soccer also, so I'm very familiar with the grounds they play on."

Brady said he has also watched previous NFL games at Wembley on TV, so he is familiar with the field.

"It's a soccer field, so I guess it's pretty flat," Brady said. "The grass (is) a little bit longer, which hopefully slows down the pass rush of Tampa Bay. That's what I'm hoping. I always like it when they're as far away from me as possible."

The British fans, who generally prefer their game of football to the American version, are expected to fill the stadium for the third straight year.

"This is a game that we'll be remembering for the next 40 or 50 years of our lives," Brady said. "So we all want to go out and play as well as we can."