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Gillette is the Best!
This was my first game in Foxborough, and since I've been a Patriots fan for over a decade, it was really like a pilgrimage to me. Prior to the game, we went to the Hall of Fame at Patriot Place, which has some excellent interactive exhibits that really teach important things about football strategy and skill required to execute it.
The stadium is absolutely beautiful; I've been to three other NFL stadiums to compare it to: Giants Stadium (before MetLife was built), the Georgia Dome, and FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. Gillette stadium is so much better than all of these, perhaps because it is the youngest; you never feel like you're in a bunker whilst getting to your section because it's so open. The Pats fans are so passionate during the game, as well, screaming their heads off on almost all defensive downs. And they had good reason to shout that night: incredible offensive and defensive play by their team! Any time one watches the Patriots, there's going to be something highlight worthy that happens, and this night there were multiple such occurrences. Two incredible long passes from Brady to Lloyd and Stallworth (who had just been re-signed) and a defensive turnover really elicited screams, which were rewarded by the delectable sound of musket volleys (if you get there more than half an hour in advance, you may snap a picture with the minutemen above the endzone section).
Patriots - Dolphins (12-14-14)
Enjoyed the game. Unlike the two previous games that I attended (vs the Jets & vs the Broncos) the gate was not too difficult to enter, but we were in line at 12:15pm. Gillette Stadium does appear to have a SERIOUS issue with the number of gates open and the number of people manning these gates. Prior games we have been in line 30 minutes before the game and missed the opening kickoff. For a BILLION dollar organization, that is inexcusable and from my observations (attending 2-3 games a year) it has got progressively WORSE over the past few years. This sentiment is shared by EVERY one of my friends that are season ticket holders and it is becoming an issue with them as they think about renewing their tickets.
Getthedetails
The stadium and area the stadium is great! My son is a Patriots fan and the game was good.
Now some helpful details to know about the process and getting yo and leaving the game.
1) had to call Ticketmaster to get the game tickets emailed to me, the eticket link on the email confirmation did not work.
2) found out the hard way that Gillette stadium does not allow taxis to access the stadium during an NFL game. There is a commuter rail train from Boston that runs to and from the game, but it's one shot there and one shot back. We took the train to Mansfield and took a taxi to the stadium, the driver dropped us off in a residential area and says it was closer to walk a path through the woods than to go around to the stadium with traffic. The driver could of told us the real reason he wasn't going to the stadium, but the walk was short and we could see the stadium where he dropped us off. We left the game in time to catch a taxi back to the train depot, that's where the truth came to light. U asked the exit gate attendant, where do I catch a taxi, he said over to the right by the #5 sign, we walked there and no taxis. Walked back to the entrance and asked another person and they said we had to walk a mile to a McDobalds to find a taxi. I said you're kidding, right? We started walking in the direction of where the McDonalds was supposed to be, you cannot see it from the stadium. I also got on the phone with a local cab company and that's when I finally got the whole sad story. We walked to a Gulf station and then had to walk down a side street about100 yards to finally see a single taxi. Amazingly enough we still got to the train station with 2 minutes to spare!