It was late yesterday afternoon when the BF recommended that we try to get last minute tickets to the Cleveland Browns vs. NY Giants game. I completed both my undergraduate and graduate degrees at a Big Ten university, so I’m no stranger to football (or its crazy fans) but I’d never been to a pro football game and the weather was unseasonably warm for mid-October in Cleveland, so I said “let’s do it.” We headed down to the stadium at around 7 pm and managed to find a scalper selling tickets for face value in section 345 right up against the rail. The BF is a huge Cleveland sports fan and he tends to keep me updated on his teams, so (sad to say) I expected to be cabbing it back to my apartment at half-time with the Browns down by 2 or 3 touchdowns. But, it turns out that playing televised Monday Night Football against the Super Bowl champion Giants was the fire the Browns needed under their butts to get a win. Other than the SUPER obnoxious and stinking drunk fan who was sitting next to us, it was a great night. But, the “mostly” part of my recommendation is the caveat that the Browns don’t always perform like they did last night.
Price: $45 (face value)
Time: 3 to 4 hours
http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/
Cleveland Browns Stadium at Sunset, CASB © 2008
Inside Browns Stadium, CASB © 2008
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