Aside from my personal issues with being in massive crowds, which I suspect is not as unusual as one might think, going to an NFL game is just not that much fun. Spend an hour (or more) getting everyone ready. Spend another hour getting to the stadium (and for many, make that two hours). Then it’s a half hour of standing in line to get inside, and another half hour to get food and find your seats. (For those counting at home, we’re up to 3-4 hours and the game hasn’t started yet.)
Now, the game. This is three and a half hours, of which about ten minutes (fifteen if you’re lucky) are actual football plays. All the while, you have people screaming right behind you, and many of the people there are getting more and more intoxicated. I’ve seen more fights in the stands than I care to think about, and at least one person ejected for throwing a bottle onto the field.
Finally, the game is over, and there’s the crush of 60-70,000 people leaving at the same time. Between the crowd, walking back to the car or waiting for the shuttle, and the drive home, it’s yet another 90 minutes. All told, it’s an 8-9 hour experience, and it only costs $100 per person for lousy seats and bad food. And have fun if it’s cold or raining!
OR….
You can sit at home, watch the game on tv, eating whatever good food you want. And if (when, because in a 3 1/2 hour game, you will) you have the need, the bathroom is nice and clean, without long lines. And when it’s over, you’re not exhausted like you were out there playing the game.
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