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Game 13: Redskins @ Eagles

October 23, 2017

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

My Friend Annette

 

Pregame Thoughts

Prediction: Eagles win by 10

 

Results

Final Score: Eagles 34, Redskins 24

My Record: 8-5

 

Another win, another perfect prediction! On to the next one.

 

The Game

Review to come! Sorry, this guy has been busy!

 

The Stadium

Overall Rating: A

 

The best part about this stadium is the Infinity Center with all the bars and restaurants. You must go there before and after games.

 

Inside the stadium the lines moved quickly and concessions had several options. Also, it seemed like you couldn’t find a bad seat in the house.

 

The only negative was that it takes forever to get out of the parking lot. But no team has really figured that one out. Maybe it’s a little tougher in Philly from the lack of public transportation and location, but just go early enough and stay after at Infinity as I mentioned and you will avoid most of the traffic.

 

 

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Game 12: Falcons @ Patriots

October 22, 2017

Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, Massachusetts

My Friend Rich (yes, those are the two best photos I had)

 

Pregame Thoughts

Prediction: Patriots by 10

 

Results

Final Score: Patriots 23, Falcons 7

My Record: 7-5

 

Good prediction except for the score. It was not a close game at all at any point in the game.

 

The Game

The Patriots dominated in every aspect of the game (possessing the ball 60% of the game too). Tom Brady continues to look like young quarterback. He was very efficient completing 21 of 29 passes, 249 passing yards and two touchdowns.

 

The game was relatively boring in my opinion. There were no turnovers, only three sacks and limited penalties. Also, there was really dense fog where you couldn’t see anything at times (the field or the scoreboard). That photo of the field is the only clear one I had and it was ah hour prior to kickoff.

 

The Stadium

Overall Rating: B

 

The stadium was nice, pretty standard. The best part is the fan areas right at the entrances. It has everything you need and has enough vendors where its not too crowded before games. There really isn’t a bad seat in there (unless the fog exists).

 

The negative part is how far away it is from civilization. I am learning a lot of stadiums aren’t too close anymore, but this one doesn’t have much in the near area either. There is one McDonald’s and gas station a 10 minute walk away, but no bars.

 

Love, Hate, Shout Out

Love: Clear days. The fog made me appreciate when the weather is nice and clear. It was warm for a late fall night game, but the fog really put a damper on the game.

 

Hate: No Ubers or Taxis available after the game. We were staying at my friend’s grandparents and it was over an hour walk on some dark windy roads. At midnight it wasn’t a fun walk at all.

 

Shout Out: Robert Kraft. There were 200+ cancer survivors brought on the field beforehand, including his wife. He also made a million dollar donation to local cancer treatment hospitals. I am not a Patriots or a Kraft fan, but I respect this.

 

Fan Tips

Plan ahead for transportation, the stadium is literally in the middle of nowhere!

 

 

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Game 11: Chiefs @ Raiders

October 19, 2017

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum – Oakland, California

My Friend Chris

 

Pregame Thoughts

Prediction: Raiders win by 3-7 points

 

Results

Final Score: Raiders 31, Chiefs 30

My Record: 6-5

 

Another good prediction and another win! It did end up being one point so I don’t get the “perfect score” status, but come on you can’t predict that.

 

The Game

By far the best game I have seen thus far! Let’s jump right to the final series. Raiders down by 6 and the ball around the 50 yard line. A deep pass and a touchdown! Oh wait, after further review, its not a touchdown, its down at the one yard line. Maybe a couple passes. Then an incomplete pass to end the game as time expires. Nope penalty. Okay now another play, incomplete pass to end the game. Nope another penalty. Chiefs royally messed that up. Then finally, a touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree to win it. They did review it and confirm it, I was a little afraid for how angry the place would be if they overturned that.

 

The whole game had so many highlights, it was just back and forth with a lot of long scoring plays. The teams combined for 7 touchdowns and almost 1,000 total yards. There was also an ejection (more on that below). Amari Cooper went off for 11 receptions, 210 yards and two touchdowns (of course I started Michael Crabtree over him in fantasy, great job Jason).

 

The Stadium

Overall Rating: F

 

Well, the stadium looks like it is literally falling apart. They also had a lack of concessions. I mean I was in the club level and they only had one pizza line. The bar was nice, but we had to walk around a quarter of the stadium before we found hot dogs. The first place was all snacks then the next one was burritos (which I would eat, but wasn’t in the mood for it at that particular moment).

 

No wonder the Raiders want to move to Vegas. Golden State is out of there too. Now someone needs to adopt the Athletics and after seeing this stadium I really hope they get to go somewhere else too…. All sports wave goodbye to Oakland.

 

Love, Hate and Shout Out

Love: The Raiders Offense with Derek Carr. The team looks completely different when he plays and the offense is actually electrifying. They had at least five plays of more than 20 yards. Hopefully Carr can stay healthy and help Oakland grab a wild card spot, because I think this team could make some noise in the playoffs.

 

Hate: Marshawn Lynch. What are you doing? When he went after the Chiefs D for hitting Derek Carr late, he looked like he wasn’t going to stop until he got ejected. I mean it looked like he had somewhere better to be or maybe was thinking he should have stayed retired. He hasn’t done much this season anyway, but this was just a boneheaded stupid play.

 

Shout Out: Raider Nation. I can’t believe the NFL is going to move the Raiders to Vegas (not a done deal yet). I mean I can believe it from a business perspective, but they should have moved the Chargers there, not the Raiders. These fans are die hard! Somewhat crazy and they would probably fight a five year old kid if they were cheering for the other team, but very passionate. They love their Raiders, some of the most dedicated fans I’ve seen so far.

 

Fan Tips

Eat before going to the game due to lack of concessions and choices.

Plan a long commute back home no matter where you are going or how you are getting there.