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Every year hundreds of fans make their first visit to the Boston area, and their first visit to Foxboro to see the Patriots play live. Many come here in search of advice, and with questions about where to stay, what to do, how long will it take to get there, etcetera.
Unfortunately many of those questions are often unanswered because they are in one of the less-often visited subforums such as the New Members Area or Patriot Nation, so after seeing one of these threads over there I thought I'd start a thread here where it will hopefully get more expert responses for those making their first pilgrimage to Gillette. In addition others that ask similar questions throughout the season can be pointed to this thread for answers.
Here's a sampling of one of these threads; hopefully the forum can offer some good advice based on their experiences.
Unfortunately many of those questions are often unanswered because they are in one of the less-often visited subforums such as the New Members Area or Patriot Nation, so after seeing one of these threads over there I thought I'd start a thread here where it will hopefully get more expert responses for those making their first pilgrimage to Gillette. In addition others that ask similar questions throughout the season can be pointed to this thread for answers.
Here's a sampling of one of these threads; hopefully the forum can offer some good advice based on their experiences.
Now.. this will be my first time in Boston, and it'll be my FIRST ever NFL game!!! (I went to go watch the local Toronto Argonauts play when we got Ricky Williams, but I don't really think CFL really counts haha).
As far as I know, we will be staying in Boston, and my gf said that Gillette Stadium is about an hour away from our hotel :s Can anyone offer any advice as to how early we should show up for the evening game? What about tailgating parties? I've heard so much about them but I've never been to one and I'm not quite sure how it works..
Finally.. since I bought the tickets online and I've never seen actual NFL tickets, how do I know these things are the real deal and I won't be turned away at the gates ala Homer Simpson (sorry sir, these aren't even tickets.. they're printed on crackers! DOH!)
Hahaha
Thanks in advance
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