Yesterday, I took Jackson to his first Dallas Cowboys game. It was only my second NFL game, my first being a Chiefs game in Arrowhead Stadium in 1985.
The Chiefs were in town and some friends of ours who have season tickets were gracious enough to give us their tickets for the game.
We had a blast. The logistics worked great. We reserved parking online at a lot next to the Rangers Ballpark and schlepped half a mile to AT&T stadium. The walk wasn't too bad and allowed us to miss a lot of traffic both to the game and afterwards. We got in and out pretty quickly for a big event like that.
Our tickets were in the west end zone. We had a great view. Both Jackson and I had been to the stadium before for different events, me a U2 concert and Jackson for a stadium tour with his class last year. They had the roof closed, which is a shame since it was a beautiful day. But I'm sure they wanted to create a noisy home field advantage.
I was surprised by the number of Chiefs fans in attendance. Almost 40% of the crowd was wearing red. The Kansas City War Chant echoed through the stadium. This led to a raucous and fun atmosphere.
Yes, everything is overpriced. Yes, it is very crowded with a mass of humanity. Yes, the alcohol flows. But the crowd was decently behaved, that might not be the case against a divisional rival. But everyone was friendly and perhaps that was also due to the fact that Dallas won.
My son is a Cowboys fan and I'm glad he enjoyed his first pro football game. For me, it's not something I could do every year. Maybe every five or ten years. We had a blast. If I ever swing free tickets again, I'll go back. But man, if you're paying for the tickets, it gets expensive quickly.
