Wild Card Weekend

phineas gage

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To me, there's something special about outdoor winter football.

Perhaps it is now a dated concept in the era of football as entertainment, but many memorable moments have occurred in environments such as Lambeau or Arrowhead.

I've always though that the Vikings lost a lot of their regional edge by going indoors (the steely Bud Grant stare and all that). I'm probably just old.
 

Deathofthebambino

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Buddy of mine is at the game and sent pics. Looks like the lots are plowed, and people have to dig out their seats inside. Aisles look clear. Sunny skies in the pics he sent.
So many games melt together, but this same thing happened at Gillette after a storm. Seats weren't shoveled out, so you just sat on the snow, which put you about a foot off where the seat would be. One of the many games where snow was flying after Pats TDs, but I can't remember which one specifically. Felt like maybe a San Fran game in the 2000s
 

tims4wins

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So many games melt together, but this sane thing happened at Gillette after a storm. Seats weren't shoveled out, so you just sat on the snow, which put you about a foot off where the seat would be. One of the many games where snow was flying after Pats TDs, but I can't remember which one specifically. Felt like maybe a San Fran game in the 2000s
Not Miami 2003? That was the famous throw the snow in the air after the Bruschi pick 6 game.
 

Deathofthebambino

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Not Miami 2003? That was the famous throw the snow in the air after the Bruschi pick 6 game.
I dont think it was that one. After that game, that tradition took hold and became a thing anytime there was snow around, and there was snow around a lot, but I don't think that was the game where they didn't get the seats shoveled out.
 

Van Everyman

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So many games melt together, but this same thing happened at Gillette after a storm. Seats weren't shoveled out, so you just sat on the snow, which put you about a foot off where the seat would be. One of the many games where snow was flying after Pats TDs, but I can't remember which one specifically. Felt like maybe a San Fran game in the 2000s
Miami 2003?

Edit: I remember seeing fans throw snow and Dave Wannstedt rocking a ridiculous Fins hat with a pompom. It wasn’t this game but looked similar:

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CR67dream

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Harmless, drunken fun.
I've been to a few games over the years, and loved the atmosphere. After the post-Milloy game, the walk of shame wasn't fun, but even then, my wife and I garnered a bunch of free sympathy beers on the walk back to the car. Thinking back, that was probably all her doing....

But yeah, half crazy is another half crazy away from my experience with Buffalo fans. But it's a fun crazy, and I hope they get to enjoy a win today. I'll admit most of that is that I don't want KC to play at home next week.
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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Nantz just said "Welcome to Super Bowl Wild Card Weekend".
Given how crazy the NFL is in policing their Super Bowl mark I was kind of surprised they were ok diluting the “super” aspect of the mark by using it this weekend.