December 7, 2017
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
My Friends (from left to right) Melissa, Bob, David, Su Mei, Andrea, Alex (cousin) and Josh (this was the largest group of my trip!)
Pregame Thoughts
Prediction: Falcons win by 10
Results
Final Score: Falcons 20, Saints 17
My Record: 15-10
Another close game and another good prediction. I couldn’t have been more accurate in predicting the Falcons D coming up big, they intercepted a pass in the end zone with under one minute left.
The Game
Review to come! Sorry, this guy has been busy!
The Stadium
Overall Rating: B+
The overall rating isn’t bad, but that’s because there were extreme positives and negatives to balance one another out. For a brand new stadium, it definitely has a lot more negatives than expected.
First and foremost, getting out of the stadium was a nightmare. Now I know its a lot of people exiting at once, but that’s the case for every stadium and this was ridiculous. There are only 4 main ramps, no stairs and if you are sitting in the upper deck you are kind of stuck until the the lower sections leave.
One other major negative was the concessions in general. You may have heard the prices are down, which are true, but that comes at a cost. What that means is there are only two registers opened at each concession/bar and there are fewer of them. This makes long lines longer, even when there aren’t that many people. The other thing that lower concession prices brings is that most of the food was generic and very plain/basic (like hot dogs and pizza). Lastly, they only serve alcohol until the end of halftime. I don’t need to drink during games and one quarter short isn’t a big deal, but its the only stadium that does that and I think that does make a lot of fans hit the bars early (depending on the game).
Okay the positives. Yes, they kept the Falcons downtown (not like the Braves), so good location. The “halo” scoreboard on the roof is really awesome! No matter where you are sitting you can see most of the screen. The general areas where you walk around are good (except when you leave). Overall I liked it, but it could have been improved.
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