September 10, 2017
AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas
My Cousins John and Carrie (I love them even though they are Cowboys fans)
Pregame Thoughts
Prediction: Giants win by 3
Results
Final Score: Cowboys 19, Giants 3
My Record: 0-1
A terrible prediction followed by a terrible game. I am a Giants fan so it was kind of a biased pick, but none the less I thought the game would at least be close!
The Game
Dak Prescott was not at his best only completing half of his passes and looking confused at times, but the Cowboys came out with the win behind the running of Ezeikiel Elliot. He finished with 104 rushing yards and 36 receiving yards.
The Giants defense actually didn’t play bad holding Dallas to only one touchdown. It was surprising that they only surrendered 19 points considering they were on the field most of the game.
Jason Witten set two franchise records for the Cowboys; receiving yards and games played.
The Stadium
Overall Rating: C+
AT&T Stadium is more like a luxury hotel. You can find anything you need and the staff is super friendly. There is not really a bad seat in the place, including the standing room. There is also a lot of art throughout the stadium. However, the walkways are kind of narrow and their weren’t a lot of bathrooms. Building a newer stadium you should over do it with convenience.
The large video board is hard to ignore. I noticed myself looking at the screen even when I could see the play perfectly fine. I think this was a strategy in “Jerry’s World” not to make a better fan experience but to make more money. With its size and location, you can’t help but to look at all the brands that paid top dollar to be featured.
My only other complaint is that it is in Arlington kind of in the middle of nowhere. You can take an Uber if you don’t have a car (expensive), but definitely can’t rely on public transportation.
Love, Hate and Shout Out
Love: The city of Dallas. It is a great place to visit, lots of outdoor bars, fairly easy to get around and lots of friendly people.
Hate: Cowboys. Sorry, does this surprise you? I won’t elaborate.
Shout Out: Cowboys fans. They really weren’t as bad as I thought. Especially the way the game went, I thought for sure I would get a lot of harassment, but they were tame. Good luck getting that when you visit New York Cowboys fans.
Fan Tips
Park at Six Flags in the very back of the lot. It is only a 15 minute walk over to the stadium and there is plenty of room to tailgate.
Most bathrooms in the stadium have multiple entrances, don’t settle for waiting in line.