It was quite a while ago now, but I finally got around to getting the pictures off my camera and posting about the Cleveland Browns game that Tim invited me to earlier this month. I believe he got the tickets from a family member, because it was his birthday earlier this month. The only thing we had to do was drive up to Cleveland and park in an awesome spot right next to the stadium.
The game was the Cleveland Browns vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. It is the kind of game that everyone from Ohio wants to go and see. I know that none of these pictures really tell the picture, but we were quite literally surrounded by Bengals fans. I have not been to a game against the Bengals before, so this might be the way the fans are at this game.
The Browns did a decent job, but really they were outplayed for a great deal of the time. I was already a little bummed about going to the game, because this was the game they decided to start Anderson at QB instead of Quinn, and well, now being able to write this post weeks after that game I can safely say that my feeling on that decision was right. It was so hard watching the Browns lose the whole game.
I was really glad Tim invited me, because I have never sat in club seats before. The seats are not even accessible by normal means. You have to actually get access through a door to an escalator to get to the seats. I have always been sitting in the nose bleed section where after hiking up a bunch of ramps, then stairs, you finally reach your seat in time to squint real hard and try and watch the game. The seats were not the only thing that were amazing though – you actually have access to a bar and you do not have to really wait in line when you want something to eat. It is amazing. The price tag on the tickets will probably keep me from purchasing said tickets.
The weather was nice and some guy gave us a bag of popcorn. I think that was pretty sweet. I had a bit of a cold and I sort of just sat there and drank tea and ate peanuts the whole time. I am glad that my cold was not something worse, because otherwise I would have had to miss the game.
That is all I have to say about the game really. It was disappointing to watch them lose and in overtime. They just could not get it into the end zone, and that is ultimately what ended up doing them in. They even managed to block a field goal and an extra point, but they could not get to that next step and actually score themselves. I tapped the girl in front of us on the shoulder and said we will do better next time, but now I doubt it. Field goals just are not going to win games. I wonder how long I have to live to see the Browns get good again.