Sean Pa Patriot

With Tv the way it is now, and how things are getting overpriced on tickets, is it better sometime to watch the game from home. For nothing beats going to a game, though I would never do it every week, unless I lived by the stadium and dont have to fight traffic after the game, for me that is the only negative..

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We going to take it one game at a time

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

I would rather watch at home or local sports bar.

Cost,
DWI,
i don't like being outside when it is cold

Flying Fungi

stretched out on my world series leather sectional from jordan's...plasma hdtv...yamaha/polk surround sound...fully stocked fridge...couple of big old german shepherd dogs flobbered down at my feet...nothing better...

i was offered a ticket in the 200s for last nights game...as well as the Buff and SD home games...but I'm good observing this amazing season from home...

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Seymour93

Going to the game is still better. The October Dallas game was my first NFL game I attended since Houston regular season back in 2003. By watching on TV you can't have the feeling you get when you walk up the ramp and begin to see the interior of the stadium. For those of us who are too cheap to get a high definition TV, being in the stadium and being able to see the secondary gives us a crucial aspect to the game that we usually miss. And even with HD, the camera can only focus so far, you're still missing the long routes.

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fozziewazzi

I voted too soon. If you're including the ticket prices and grief of getting there and getting out of there, then no, I don't think I would go to every game. The weather doesn't deter me though. The best games are the ones in frosty blizzardy conditions. Great stuff.

Sean Pa Patriot

Those 3 things are the only downfall for me, since this whole Patriot place thing the getting to and leaving the stadium is pretty taxing now... The parking was fine 2 3 yrs ago..

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We going to take it one game at a time

Scouse Patriot

I'd much rather go to a game. Interacting with other fans, the atmosphere and seeing the game and the players "live", if you like.

RichardHead

Going to the game is far better than watching it on TV. There's nothing quite like watching the play develop that you just can't see on TV (of course maybe it's because I'm up in the 300s that I have such a good "view" of the route running). Anyway, the 1 or 2 games a year I don't go to are difficult to watch on TV because I'd much rather be there. And, yes, it's not quite as loud or rowdy as the old Foxboro Stadium (except during the playoffs of course), or for that matter Ralph Wilson stadium last Sunday night, but it's still very a enjoyable time. As for some of the other threads and posts here regarding prices, drinking beer and men's room lines, that's where you can spot the rookies. Get there early, tailgate with your own beer in the parking lots, then you only need to buy one (if any) at the game. Once you know the rest room situation, it's no big deal, if I anticipate a timeout, punt etc, I can leave my seat, get to the men's room, listen to Gil and Gino for 1 maybe 2 plays and be back in my seat before the 3rd play is run. After the game, I'm walking in my front door 1 hour or less after the game ends (last night I stayed to the end, and was home by 12:15, in bed by 12:30), it seems that they've changed the traffic flow on Route 1, they stopped traffic southbound and we were able to cross a crosswalk near the Bass Pro, and they let people walk in the break down lane which made if much quicker for those of us NOT parked in the stadium lots.

chris_in_sunnyvale

I enjoy going to the games, but one or two a year is more than enough (and that's when I even get the opportunity to go at all, considering I'm in CA). I enjoy the strategy aspect of the game and it's tough to pay attention to such details when sitting in the corner of an endzone while the action is going on the other half of the field. Since I'm not one of the priviledged to get seats between the 30s, the viewing angle is typically horrible for at least half the game from where I sit.

I do enjoy the atmosphere of being at games and this is why I still enjoy going to a game or two.

Regards,
Chris

fozziewazzi

Another reason to go to the game is that you don't have to sit through..

commercial
kick
commercial
a few plays
timeout
commercial
a few plays
injury
commercial
challenge
commercial
timeout
commercial
score!
commercial
kick
commercial
...