Sunday, December 13, 2015

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (24/32)

December 13, 2015

Matchup:  Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints

Setting:
  • December game in Florida
  • 82 Degrees on game day 
  • Arrived early
  • Seats at level 300 at 50 yard line
  • Visited the Pirate ship
  • Hardly anyone in the stadium
  • The cheer was tampa - bay across the stadium
  • Cheer leaders came out before the players and did a dance performance
Highlights:
  • Cannons blasted every time a touch down and a few random times
Trip Memories: 
  • Sat by the pool at the Hilton Hotel at St. Petersburg
  • Went to dinner at a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives highlighted location in TB
  • Visited the beach and walked 2 miles
Team 24 of 32
Award:  Best Integrated Experience (Pirate Ship)

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Oakland Raiders (23/32)

November 15, 2015

Matchup:  Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings (w)

Setting:
  • Flew and stayed in San Fran
  • Beautiful weather
  • Took public train/subway to get to Oakland and the O.co Stadium
  • Subway let us out on opposite side of the stadium so had to walk around entire stadium and go through long line to get through the front gates.
  • Seats were at 100 level, row 13 approximately 45 yard line so extremely close to the players/bench
  • Large men on either side of us so a bit squeezed
  • One person held up a baby like the lion king
  • Stadium not very new or nice, but basic
Highlights:
  • Costumes and outfits
  • Derek Car

Trip Memories: 
  • Walked the park and were on the north side instead of south side so had to run across to get to Jenni's on time
  • Went to Jenni B's house to meet her kids, Danielle N came over with her kids as well
  • Tiny hotel room, similar to European hotels
  • Took over 1 hour to get out of the stadium and to the train/subway.  Insane crowd across the bridge.
  • Better experience with uber drivers than cab drivers.

Team 23 of 32
Award:  Most costumes and dressed-up fans