Thoughts from someone at the game

[8FOR!3]

First off I'll say that I'm a born and raised Texan. There and South Carolina, where I currently live, are the only two states I've ever lived in. I'm 22 years old and while I've traveled through the United States and Europe I've miraculously been able to avoid cold weather for the most part throughout my life. Other than the occasional inch or two of snow which makes you avoid going outside once every few years, I've never dealt with extremely cold weather. If anybody can relate with me, then you'd understand what I dealt with today was unlike anything I've been in before. It was bone chilling freezing cold. I'm not sure if it could be seen on TV, but there were small flurries of snow a couple of times during the game.

This brings me to the point, Romo and the 'Boys get a lot of credit for pulling this one off. I could barely take my gloves off long enough to take a picture on my iPhone, while Romo's trying to sit there in the pocket and deliver pin point throws. I don't think many people understand how well he played under those circumstances. The Giants looked much more comfortable than we did, we were dropping passes and fumbling the ball around all over the place. I thought a lot of that was due to the weather.

Anyways, on to the game itself. I was fortunate to sit in the 4th or 5th row up on the 50 yard line. I managed to get a few pics at the game so I'll try and get them posted soon, not many though because it was hard to move (literally had on about 5 or 6 layers of clothing.) But the crowd around us wasn't as wild and rowdy as I expected, they were a pretty typical sports crowd. I'm a pretty vocal fan, so I'm going to talk some smack about the Giants, their fans, and Eli. But I'm not crude or vulgar and I don't really expect the other team's fans to be either. It WAS in New Jersey though so I was expecting to hear the F bomb tossed around a lot. It doesn't bother me, but when I'm surrounded by my mother and grandmother and all these kids and families at the stadium, people should have a little more respect for the people around them. Even if that's common culture here.

I was impressed however that no one was hateful or violent. Nobody said anything directly at us either other than the occasional "they shouldn't let you Cowboys fans in here" kind of thing, again I expect stuff like that. No big deal. I never felt like anybody was trying to pick a fight or anything which is great, because nobody wants that kind of thing to happen. There were a couple of "Kill Romo, kill Dez" comments a few rows behind me, a lot of people were booing injured players walking off the field. I didn't really say anything, because it's classless, and people like that's actions speak for themselves.

There were more Cowboys fans there than I was expecting and I thought we had the momentum for most of the game. My voice projects and I was screaming at the top of my lungs for a while trying to get the crowd out of it. The 3rd quarter is when it really picked up and going into the last drive the Giants had all the momentum. The stadium was pretty loud and it felt like a loss waiting to happen. The last drive was unreal, because it seemed like we had to execute about perfect to win the game. It's not easy to move the ball, run out the clock, and try and score at the end of the game. Jason Garrett learned his lesson and was aggressive throwing the ball on 2nd and 3rd down at the end. We all thought the 1st 3rd down play was a catch as well. Even the Giants fan in front of me said he didn't know how they made that call on the incomplete pass.

I think it was the play when the Giants TE/Receiver caught the ball, didn't get touched, and got up and ran in the endzone, where Orlando Scandrick went off on the bench. He wasn't mad at anybody on the team or staff but he was not happy about something during the play. Either he thought the guy was touched or down or something, but you could clearly hear him yelling from my seat. Dez got frustrated a couple of times when he was going at it with a coach but nothing big. He tried to get some of the Cowboys fans in it a time or two as well. Very emotional player and I think teams need guys who are more relaxed and then some guys who are like Dez or Scan and display their emotion.

End of the day it was a fun game, probably the best I've been to. The Seattle game without the botched Romo snap is up there and the Philadelphia last game of the season before we beat them two weeks in a row in the playoffs were pretty great too. This one was right there with them. I thought I'd share some thoughts about the fans, the stadium, and what I saw, because the perspective is always a little different when you're actually there. It was definitely an early highlight to my vacation in NYC and I can't wait til we play on Thanksgiving day. It's not easy to beat a team as annoyingly resilient as the Giants in their house with their backs against the wall and we did it, so you really can't complain.

Until next time, how bout em?

 

[theebs]

Excellent.

There is no substitute for being in the stadium. Nothing comes close.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Thanks for sharing this. I feel like I was there, except for the cold.

 

[Plankton]

First off I'll say that I'm a born and raised Texan. There and South Carolina, where I currently live, are the only two states I've ever lived in. I'm 22 years old and while I've traveled through the United States and Europe I've miraculously been able to avoid cold weather for the most part throughout my life. Other than the occasional inch or two of snow which makes you avoid going outside once every few years, I've never dealt with extremely cold weather. If anybody can relate with me, then you'd understand what I dealt with today was unlike anything I've been in before. It was bone chilling freezing cold. I'm not sure if it could be seen on TV, but there were small flurries of snow a couple of times during the game.

This brings me to the point, Romo and the 'Boys get a lot of credit for pulling this one off. I could barely take my gloves off long enough to take a picture on my iPhone, while Romo's trying to sit there in the pocket and deliver pin point throws. I don't think many people understand how well he played under those circumstances. The Giants looked much more comfortable than we did, we were dropping passes and fumbling the ball around all over the place. I thought a lot of that was due to the weather.

Anyways, on to the game itself. I was fortunate to sit in the 4th or 5th row up on the 50 yard line. I managed to get a few pics at the game so I'll try and get them posted soon, not many though because it was hard to move (literally had on about 5 or 6 layers of clothing.) But the crowd around us wasn't as wild and rowdy as I expected, they were a pretty typical sports crowd. I'm a pretty vocal fan, so I'm going to talk some smack about the Giants, their fans, and Eli. But I'm not crude or vulgar and I don't really expect the other team's fans to be either. It WAS in New Jersey though so I was expecting to hear the F bomb tossed around a lot. It doesn't bother me, but when I'm surrounded by my mother and grandmother and all these kids and families at the stadium, people should have a little more respect for the people around them. Even if that's common culture here.

I was impressed however that no one was hateful or violent. Nobody said anything directly at us either other than the occasional "they shouldn't let you Cowboys fans in here" kind of thing, again I expect stuff like that. No big deal. I never felt like anybody was trying to pick a fight or anything which is great, because nobody wants that kind of thing to happen. There were a couple of "Kill Romo, kill Dez" comments a few rows behind me, a lot of people were booing injured players walking off the field. I didn't really say anything, because it's classless, and people like that's actions speak for themselves.

There were more Cowboys fans there than I was expecting and I thought we had the momentum for most of the game. My voice projects and I was screaming at the top of my lungs for a while trying to get the crowd out of it. The 3rd quarter is when it really picked up and going into the last drive the Giants had all the momentum. The stadium was pretty loud and it felt like a loss waiting to happen. The last drive was unreal, because it seemed like we had to execute about perfect to win the game. It's not easy to move the ball, run out the clock, and try and score at the end of the game. Jason Garrett learned his lesson and was aggressive throwing the ball on 2nd and 3rd down at the end. We all thought the 1st 3rd down play was a catch as well. Even the Giants fan in front of me said he didn't know how they made that call on the incomplete pass.

I think it was the play when the Giants TE/Receiver caught the ball, didn't get touched, and got up and ran in the endzone, where Orlando Scandrick went off on the bench. He wasn't mad at anybody on the team or staff but he was not happy about something during the play. Either he thought the guy was touched or down or something, but you could clearly hear him yelling from my seat. Dez got frustrated a couple of times when he was going at it with a coach but nothing big. He tried to get some of the Cowboys fans in it a time or two as well. Very emotional player and I think teams need guys who are more relaxed and then some guys who are like Dez or Scan and display their emotion.

End of the day it was a fun game, probably the best I've been to. The Seattle game without the botched Romo snap is up there and the Philadelphia last game of the season before we beat them two weeks in a row in the playoffs were pretty great too. This one was right there with them. I thought I'd share some thoughts about the fans, the stadium, and what I saw, because the perspective is always a little different when you're actually there. It was definitely an early highlight to my vacation in NYC and I can't wait til we play on Thanksgiving day. It's not easy to beat a team as annoyingly resilient as the Giants in their house with their backs against the wall and we did it, so you really can't complain.

Until next time, how bout em?

That's good to hear. Sounds like a great time.

Before I moved to the midwest, I went to every Cowboy-Giant game in NJ from 91 through 2011. It's a good atmosphere, and the Giant fans are generally good - they will razz you for being a Cowboy fan, but everyone shakes hands at the end of the game and goes home.

Hope you didn't get frostbite.

 

[DandyDon1722]

That's good to hear. Sounds like a great time.

Before I moved to the midwest, I went to every Cowboy-Giant game in NJ from 91 through 2011. It's a good atmosphere, and the Giant fans are generally good - they will razz you for being a Cowboy fan, but everyone shakes hands at the end of the game and goes home.

Hope you didn't get frostbite.[/qu

 

[DandyDon1722]

I love reading stuff from fans who were at the game -- thanks for that!

 

[Beast_from_East]

First off I'll say that I'm a born and raised Texan. There and South Carolina, where I currently live, are the only two states I've ever lived in. I'm 22 years old and while I've traveled through the United States and Europe I've miraculously been able to avoid cold weather for the most part throughout my life. Other than the occasional inch or two of snow which makes you avoid going outside once every few years, I've never dealt with extremely cold weather. If anybody can relate with me, then you'd understand what I dealt with today was unlike anything I've been in before. It was bone chilling freezing cold. I'm not sure if it could be seen on TV, but there were small flurries of snow a couple of times during the game.

This brings me to the point, Romo and the 'Boys get a lot of credit for pulling this one off. I could barely take my gloves off long enough to take a picture on my iPhone, while Romo's trying to sit there in the pocket and deliver pin point throws. I don't think many people understand how well he played under those circumstances. The Giants looked much more comfortable than we did, we were dropping passes and fumbling the ball around all over the place. I thought a lot of that was due to the weather.

Anyways, on to the game itself. I was fortunate to sit in the 4th or 5th row up on the 50 yard line. I managed to get a few pics at the game so I'll try and get them posted soon, not many though because it was hard to move (literally had on about 5 or 6 layers of clothing.) But the crowd around us wasn't as wild and rowdy as I expected, they were a pretty typical sports crowd. I'm a pretty vocal fan, so I'm going to talk some smack about the Giants, their fans, and Eli. But I'm not crude or vulgar and I don't really expect the other team's fans to be either. It WAS in New Jersey though so I was expecting to hear the F bomb tossed around a lot. It doesn't bother me, but when I'm surrounded by my mother and grandmother and all these kids and families at the stadium, people should have a little more respect for the people around them. Even if that's common culture here.

I was impressed however that no one was hateful or violent. Nobody said anything directly at us either other than the occasional "they shouldn't let you Cowboys fans in here" kind of thing, again I expect stuff like that. No big deal. I never felt like anybody was trying to pick a fight or anything which is great, because nobody wants that kind of thing to happen. There were a couple of "Kill Romo, kill Dez" comments a few rows behind me, a lot of people were booing injured players walking off the field. I didn't really say anything, because it's classless, and people like that's actions speak for themselves.

There were more Cowboys fans there than I was expecting and I thought we had the momentum for most of the game. My voice projects and I was screaming at the top of my lungs for a while trying to get the crowd out of it. The 3rd quarter is when it really picked up and going into the last drive the Giants had all the momentum. The stadium was pretty loud and it felt like a loss waiting to happen. The last drive was unreal, because it seemed like we had to execute about perfect to win the game. It's not easy to move the ball, run out the clock, and try and score at the end of the game. Jason Garrett learned his lesson and was aggressive throwing the ball on 2nd and 3rd down at the end. We all thought the 1st 3rd down play was a catch as well. Even the Giants fan in front of me said he didn't know how they made that call on the incomplete pass.

I think it was the play when the Giants TE/Receiver caught the ball, didn't get touched, and got up and ran in the endzone, where Orlando Scandrick went off on the bench. He wasn't mad at anybody on the team or staff but he was not happy about something during the play. Either he thought the guy was touched or down or something, but you could clearly hear him yelling from my seat. Dez got frustrated a couple of times when he was going at it with a coach but nothing big. He tried to get some of the Cowboys fans in it a time or two as well. Very emotional player and I think teams need guys who are more relaxed and then some guys who are like Dez or Scan and display their emotion.

End of the day it was a fun game, probably the best I've been to. The Seattle game without the botched Romo snap is up there and the Philadelphia last game of the season before we beat them two weeks in a row in the playoffs were pretty great too. This one was right there with them. I thought I'd share some thoughts about the fans, the stadium, and what I saw, because the perspective is always a little different when you're actually there. It was definitely an early highlight to my vacation in NYC and I can't wait til we play on Thanksgiving day. It's not easy to beat a team as annoyingly resilient as the Giants in their house with their backs against the wall and we did it, so you really can't complain.

Until next time, how bout em?

Thanks for sharing your experience..........................games are way better in person than on TV.

 

[Zordon]

I got cold reading your post.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Thanks to the OP. Just hearing you talk about the weather....I still cannot believe they will be playing a football game for all the marbles in conditions WORSE than what you describe. I know there are purists that will argue that is what football is supposed to be about. But I disagree. The rules now favor offenses and big time scoring moving the ball through the air. You cannot encourage teams to build their organizations to flourish in the "new rules" era....promote that throughout the year.....then host a game at a venue that will severely diminish their chances of playing "their" game when it's for all the marbles.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Thanks to the OP. Just hearing you talk about the weather....I still cannot believe they will be playing a football game for all the marbles in conditions WORSE than what you describe. I know there are purists that will argue that is what football is supposed to be about. But I disagree. The rules now favor offenses and big time scoring moving the ball through the air. You cannot encourage teams to build their organizations to flourish in the "new rules" era....promote that throughout the year.....then host a game at a venue that will severely diminish their chances of playing "their" game when it's for all the marbles.

While I am sure the SB will be packed regardless of the weather there are plenty of places more suitable to host the game than NJ in Feb.

 

[Doomsay]

First off I'll say that I'm a born and raised Texan. There and South Carolina, where I currently live, are the only two states I've ever lived in. I'm 22 years old and while I've traveled through the United States and Europe I've miraculously been able to avoid cold weather for the most part throughout my life. Other than the occasional inch or two of snow which makes you avoid going outside once every few years, I've never dealt with extremely cold weather. If anybody can relate with me, then you'd understand what I dealt with today was unlike anything I've been in before. It was bone chilling freezing cold. I'm not sure if it could be seen on TV, but there were small flurries of snow a couple of times during the game.

This brings me to the point, Romo and the 'Boys get a lot of credit for pulling this one off. I could barely take my gloves off long enough to take a picture on my iPhone, while Romo's trying to sit there in the pocket and deliver pin point throws. I don't think many people understand how well he played under those circumstances. The Giants looked much more comfortable than we did, we were dropping passes and fumbling the ball around all over the place. I thought a lot of that was due to the weather.

Anyways, on to the game itself. I was fortunate to sit in the 4th or 5th row up on the 50 yard line. I managed to get a few pics at the game so I'll try and get them posted soon, not many though because it was hard to move (literally had on about 5 or 6 layers of clothing.) But the crowd around us wasn't as wild and rowdy as I expected, they were a pretty typical sports crowd. I'm a pretty vocal fan, so I'm going to talk some smack about the Giants, their fans, and Eli. But I'm not crude or vulgar and I don't really expect the other team's fans to be either. It WAS in New Jersey though so I was expecting to hear the F bomb tossed around a lot. It doesn't bother me, but when I'm surrounded by my mother and grandmother and all these kids and families at the stadium, people should have a little more respect for the people around them. Even if that's common culture here.

I was impressed however that no one was hateful or violent. Nobody said anything directly at us either other than the occasional "they shouldn't let you Cowboys fans in here" kind of thing, again I expect stuff like that. No big deal. I never felt like anybody was trying to pick a fight or anything which is great, because nobody wants that kind of thing to happen. There were a couple of "Kill Romo, kill Dez" comments a few rows behind me, a lot of people were booing injured players walking off the field. I didn't really say anything, because it's classless, and people like that's actions speak for themselves.

There were more Cowboys fans there than I was expecting and I thought we had the momentum for most of the game. My voice projects and I was screaming at the top of my lungs for a while trying to get the crowd out of it. The 3rd quarter is when it really picked up and going into the last drive the Giants had all the momentum. The stadium was pretty loud and it felt like a loss waiting to happen. The last drive was unreal, because it seemed like we had to execute about perfect to win the game. It's not easy to move the ball, run out the clock, and try and score at the end of the game. Jason Garrett learned his lesson and was aggressive throwing the ball on 2nd and 3rd down at the end. We all thought the 1st 3rd down play was a catch as well. Even the Giants fan in front of me said he didn't know how they made that call on the incomplete pass.

I think it was the play when the Giants TE/Receiver caught the ball, didn't get touched, and got up and ran in the endzone, where Orlando Scandrick went off on the bench. He wasn't mad at anybody on the team or staff but he was not happy about something during the play. Either he thought the guy was touched or down or something, but you could clearly hear him yelling from my seat. Dez got frustrated a couple of times when he was going at it with a coach but nothing big. He tried to get some of the Cowboys fans in it a time or two as well. Very emotional player and I think teams need guys who are more relaxed and then some guys who are like Dez or Scan and display their emotion.

End of the day it was a fun game, probably the best I've been to. The Seattle game without the botched Romo snap is up there and the Philadelphia last game of the season before we beat them two weeks in a row in the playoffs were pretty great too. This one was right there with them. I thought I'd share some thoughts about the fans, the stadium, and what I saw, because the perspective is always a little different when you're actually there. It was definitely an early highlight to my vacation in NYC and I can't wait til we play on Thanksgiving day. It's not easy to beat a team as annoyingly resilient as the Giants in their house with their backs against the wall and we did it, so you really can't complain.

Until next time, how bout em?

Great write-up. I've spent most of my life in NYC and have been to a number Jets and Giants games. Their fans are generally less hostile than those at Philly Boston and Washington games - usually a lot of ribbing, but nothing over the top. I learned to wear overall snow pants or snowmobile suits to late season games here after almost freezing to death at the "tuck rule" playoff game between the Pats and Raiders in 2002. I've been to much colder games at Soldier Field, but the snow in 2002 would melt and then freeze on your clothes and the swirling winds seemed to push it down the back of your neck. The guys in snowmobile suits were warm throughout the entire OT-extended game (I was so cold that I cursed Vinatieri for that game-tying doink kick) .

Have fun in NY.