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2017 Season begins with new stadiums

The 2017 – 2018 season has begun and it couldn’t be more exciting. This week we will see The Los Angeles Charges and Atlanta Falcons at their home openers with new stadiums. The Chargers are using a temporary stadium for a few years until they join the Rams at a newly built Los Angeles stadium.

 

The Falcons are in a new and truly amazing stadium we can’t wait to see. We visited Atlanta earlier in the year during the construction and saw helicopters lifting large steel beams onto the roof. It seemed far from complete but they got it done and it looks amazing.

 

Home Stadiums for Super Bowl 51 Teams

We’ve been to New England Patriots Gillette Stadium and Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome the past several years and both are a great time.  Today they play at Houston Texans NRG stadium.  We’ll see how they do as the fans should be just as loud as any home game.

#SB51 #NEvsATL

Georgia Dome and Gillette Stadium

Tampa Bay Bucaneers at San Diego Chargers 2016

San Diego is a great city and the weather is always great.  There is plenty to do over a long weekend and you will enjoy the tailgating and game.  We were glad to make it to the Tampa Bay at Chargers game this year, as we don’t know if they will be there or move to another city.

Tampa Bay vs San Diego Chargers

Tampa Bay vs San Diego Chargers

Tampa Bay vs San Diego Tailgating in the inner ring

San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium

Our Friends of VenRoo made it to San Francisco to see the 49ers new stadium.  Levi’s Stadium was an awesome experience and highly recommended.

Green Bay – Plan ahead and act fast

Green Bay has got to be the best overall venue we’ve experienced. From the town, the people, the stadium, and the bars and restaurants, we had a blast everywhere we went. The area around the stadium is compact, and filled with plenty of hotels and restaurants. We stayed at the Tundra Lodge in a couple of their “suite” rooms. They had a great breakfast and bar right in the hotel, and it was within walking distance of the stadium and other bars.

Lambeau field is open to the public during the week, which we visited on Saturday. They have several places to eat and drink, along with a museum if you want to take in some Packer culture.

At first we didn’t know if we wanted to tailgate at the stadium during the game or find a bar, but we quickly learned from the local restaurants, on Saturday, that several offer pre-game specials. These specials included food and all you can drink for a flat rate. We had a blast at Favre’s (yes Brett Favre’s restaurant), the morning of the game. We went in mid September and experienced a bonus heat wave, with nearly 80 degree temperatures, so it was plenty warm during the day (we probably won’t be so lucky the next time we go).

Green Bay

Lambeau Field Seats

The stadium is awesome, even with bleacher seating. It’s not like your typical bowl stadium with lower and upper bowls that take you, what seem like, thousands of feet in the air. This stadium is much lower to the ground, so you have a great experience anywhere you sit.

We knew we wanted to go to Green Bay, before the NFL schedule was released. We also knew the tickets and hotels sell out fast. So, the day the schedule came out, we had two groups of guys working the phones. One group started calling the hotels, while the other worked the ticket brokers. Within 10 minutes we had 8 tickets, in the same row, and two awesome rooms at the Tundra Lodge. We probably got these within a few minutes of selling out the tickets and hotels for the entire season. So, if you know you’re going to Green Bay for the first time, be prepared for some extra time and expense, unless you plan ahead and act fast.

 

Denver – INVESCO Field… A Mile from Where?

We visited Denver in 2008, which was our first trip with all of us flying into the town. We highly recommend booking a car ahead of time to get you from the airport to Denver, especially a Limo. With 10 of us in our group, a large limo was very reasonable, and fun, for the 20 mile ride into the city.

We stayed at a Residence Inn Hotel, near the 16th street mall. The Residence Inns are fantastic hotels and offer great breakfast and happy hours with huge rooms. We always try to find a Residence Inn for all our trips.

The stadium is near downtown, but not within walking distance. We chose to stay near the 16th Street Mall area, which has great bars and restaurants to keep us busy the day before the game. One tip is to use the FREE Trolley to take you up and down the street. We didn’t see the big “FREE” sign all over the trolleys to know that we can get on and ride for FREE, until late afternoon. Now we know.

Getting to the stadium was an adventure, but we finally made it. By taking the Free trolley, walking to the train station, finding the right train to take us near the stadium, then walking about half a mile we finally made it. Denver’s tailgating is pretty good, but we were surprised the parking lot didn’t really fill up until late morning. Everyone in the lot was friendly and fun to hang out with.

When we finally went into the game and walked up to our seats, which were on the 20 yard line (four rows from the top), we realized why they call it Mile High Stadium… It’s a mile from the top of the sky, not a mile from the ground. Wow, that air is thin.

Tailgating at Mile High Stadium

 

Which city has the best pre-game atmosphere?

Watching the game is the ultimate goal of your football trip, but getting to, and around, the city is the first part.  What city do you like best for pre-game activities?  Cities that have the stadiums close to resturants, bars, public transportation, hotels, and tailgating, are on the top of our list.  We have the best time when we get to a city and stay in a hotel right near the stadium with plenty of activities to keep us busy the day before and morning of a game.  Which city is the best, in your opinion?

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