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Patriots Get Hearty Welcome, and Win Over Raiders, in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — Technically, it was a home game for the Oakland Raiders, though played thousands of miles south on the hallowed, soccer-entrenched ground of Estadio Azteca here.

But by the frequent, lusty chants of “Brady! Brady!”; the deafening roar every time the New England Patriots did something right, which was pretty much the entire game; and Brady’s nearly flawless performance in a 33-8 win for the Patriots, the colossus of the N.F.L. felt right at home on Sunday here in the colossus of Saint Ursula, as the stadium is nicknamed.

Such a sterling night for Brady, who completed 30 of 37 passes for 339 yards and three touchdowns, surely would please the N.