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Game 7: Panthers @ Lions

October 8, 2017

Ford Field – Detroit, Michigan

My Friend Duncan (props to his throwback jersey)

 

Pregame Thoughts

Prediction: Panthers win by 10+

 

Results

Final Score: Panthers 27, Lions 24

My Record: 3-4

 

A good prediction for the most part. I was on pace for calling it perfectly, but then the Lions woke up with 7 minutes left and decided to make it a game. I got a win, but need to do better with the score. I will try better next time!

 

The Game

The game was great and ended up being a lot closer than expected too. The Lions took an early lead but around the 13 minute mark of the second quarter to the 9 minute mark of the fourth quarter, they managed to have a total of -19 yards. I mean they barely looked like a football team. Luckily their defense helped them out and Stafford had some key throws to bring them back and make the game close. Ultimately Cam Newton and the Panthers won the game, in which Newton threw the call as best as he ever has. He managed to stay in the pocket with only 7 rushing attempts for 0 yards and 355 passing yards with 3 touchdowns, including one of the best throws I have ever seen live, a bullet to Golden Tate!

 

The Stadium

Overall Rating: A+

 

Downtown Detroit and the stadium are awesome. Ford Field is by far my favorite stadium at this point in the trip. The atmosphere when you walk in is amazing, you feel like you are just hanging out in a comfortable place. Its very family friendly and very loud when the game is going on.

 

Love, Hate, Shout Out

Love: Cam Newton’ passing game. He looked like a pure pocket passer and limited his running. Maybe he should think about doing it more often.

 

Hate: How many times the people in our row got up. I mean seriously, I think it was over 10 times per person, multiple times literally standing in front of us as we let them out. DON’T BE THOSE FANS!

 

Shout Out: Downtown Detroit. Detroit has a great area to hang out before the game for all ages. The area around the stadium includes things like live music, free games and even a zip line. Plenty of nearby bars and if you want to go out before or after the game there is plenty to do. Good job Detroit.

 

Fan Tips

Go to the stadium early to grab drinks, play games, eat, etc. both outside and inside the stadium (for all ages).

 

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Game 4: Lions @ Giants

September 18, 2017

MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey

My Friend Dave

 

Pregame Thoughts

Prediction: Giants win by 3

 

Results

Final Score: Lions 24, Giants 10

My Record: 2-2

 

Terrible pick again for the Giants. My two losses are their two losses, both equally bad.

 

The Game

A late 88 yard punt return for a touchdown by Jamal Agnew for the Lions put the Giants away. This was overall a sloppy game with each team held to around 250 yards. Eli Manning was sacked 5 times and knocked down another 8 times (great job Offensive Line). The Lions did not play great but came out with a win thanks to the poor play of the Giants.

 

The Giants celebrated their 10 year anniversary of Super Bowl XLII. Most of the players and coaches from the 2007 team were there and honored at half time.

 

The Stadium

Overall Rating: D (too harsh to give an F)

 

New York City is filled with things to do, so there is not much to say about that, too bad the stadium isn’t really anywhere near it. The train is somewhat easy to get to MetLife (as long as you leave early enough), but a royal pain to get back. The stadium doesn’t have the greatest setup and although it is newer, it has an old feeling to it. They could have done a much better job on this one.

 

Easy to enter and good concessions with plenty of choices are the only upsides.

 

Love, Hate, Shout Out

Love: Michael Strahan’s half time speech about the Super Bowl anniversary. I don’t have the exact words, but it was powerful and got you motivated to do something. The current team should have been on the field, maybe they would have learned something.

 

Hate: Giants Offensive Line. It’s a tough argument to make when you say Eli Manning is losing it and getting old. Let’s face it, he is, but he was never an elite QB and you can’t put it all on him. When you get hit literally every other play, its hard to get any timing down. Maybe it is time to address the Offensive Line issue, since its been an issue for 4 years now, ughhhhh!

 

Shout Out: Giants Defense. I am not sure how many weeks they will be asked to play 40 minutes a game, but so far its two out of two. Playing that much and giving up less than 20 points both games is great (can’t count the punt return against them).

 

Fan Tips

If you are taking the train leave really early for the game and expect to wait a long time before you get out (unless you leave the game early, which I would never do).

 

You cannot walk all the way around the stadium on some levels because of the suites. So check your section before you go up the escalators.