That pretty much sums it up. Once again, in case you didn't catch it in the last thread on this topic:
GILLETTE STADIUM DOES NOT CONTAIN CROWD NOISE LIKE OTHER STADIUMS. I've attended every single Patriots home game played at Gillette and as stated earlier, have been to games in the Meadowlands, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, Houston, Jacksonville, and Baltimore. All of those stadiums are enclosed bowls (except for Pittsburgh), and ALL of them have MUCH CLOSER proximity of seating-to-field than Gillette.
There is some truth to this, I really believe the design plays a part in the lack of crowd noise at times.
That said, Gillette stadium can get very loud - and it will be very loud on Sunday. The '04 divisional playoff against the Colts, the 2005 game against Tampa (after Seymour called out the crowd), and the San Diego game this year were three games where Gillette was rocking. I yell my head off every play/every game - some people don't. But this is such a big game that I really believe it will be as loud as the Chargers game.
I also have been to games at several other stadiums (Meadowlands, Georgia Dome, Qwest field, Superdome, Miami) and with the exception of Qwest field (insane fans - great stadium design conducive to noise) Gillette can be every bit as loud.