I was excited, yet anticipated that I would be cold and feel as though the game was too long. I figured I could at least take the cold factor into my own hands. The game's longness, I would have to deal with. So, in preparing for the game, I layered, layered, and layered.
Layer #1:
Layer #2:
Layer #3
From here, I was sure to pack my credit card so if I needed any more layers I could just buy them there. The problem of the game being too long was surprisingly a non-issue. We arrived to Cleveland Browns Stadium an hour early, what I thought would be a painful hour. But, once I saw our amazing seats, which happen to be Dr. Kev's season ticket spot, and realized the sun was going to make an appearance I forgot about the no 56 minutes until kick-off. I was too busy taking in the scene and searching for Tom Brady's Gisele.
Once the game got started, I quickly learned sitting in the end zone provides a great advantage. You can see running lanes open up that are otherwise undetectable. It put the game into a whole new perspective. I also didn't seem to mind the down time between plays and during TV timeouts. The time that bores me to death watching a game on TV, I was too busy passing high fives around the crowd and doing first down dances to notice.
Being in constant motion also helped fend off the cold. That, and the brown furry dogs who were sitting behind me were radiating heat!
I can go on and on talking about the fun and excitement this game brought, from Colt McCoy's rookie leadership and Peyton Hillis' running escapades, to Tom Brady being sacked basically into my lap. But, I think the best way for me to express the great experience I had today would be to declare myself the newest fan of the Cleveland Browns.
A big thanks goes out to Dr. Kev for bringing me to my first NFL game. Here we go Brownies!
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