Happy Halloween from Gillette Stadium!

On Sunday we attended the Halloween match up between the Patriots and the Vikings at Gillette Stadium. It was a 4 o'clock game, so we arrived at 11am with about five car loads of people all decked out in purple... that way we had plenty of time for tailgating. We had an awesome tailgating setup with a prime front row spot in the parking lot since we arrived so early. We had multiple grills, banners, flags, balloons, bags, and even an inflatable Vikings player. We had an amazing spread of food... hot dogs, brats, steak tips, state fair style pork chops on a stick, taco dip, spinach dip, chili, cheese and crackers,and plenty of coolers full of drinks. We even had some MN people fly out for the game and they brought us some Michgolden! I was actually surprised by how much purple I saw in the parking lots, but we were by far the biggest Vikings crew. Tailgating was definitely a success... and lots of fun! Makes me wish we could do it more often. My all time favorite part was getting everyone together for the group photo and we all broke out in song, "Skol Vikings, let's win this game..."

In the spirit of Halloween, there were also quite a few people dressed up for the game. Some of the costumes were pretty amusing. I saw everything from Bieber Fever in a Tom Brady jersey to Brett Favre's cell phone and of course tons of Randy Moss afro wigs! Some of my favorites were a mummy wrapped up in bandages wearing a #4 jersey poking fun at our old and injured quarterback. Another person in the crowd was dressed up exactly like Childress. They showed the fan in the stands up on the big screens, then showed Chilly on the sidelines, and went back and forth between the fan and the coach - it was pretty funny.

The first half of the game was great. The stadium was packed, but we had good seats with a good view - second level on about the 10 yard line. Favre started despite his busted ankle, as we all knew he would, to keep his streak intact. The Patriots debuted their throwback jerseys for this game. An interested stat I heard, our throwback QB was actually in the league when the Patriots really wore these jerseys! Watching the game live was fun... I got to see Adrian Peterson muscle in for a touchdown. We were either ahead or tied during the first two quarters which made for an exciting game. We were surrounded by some fun Pats fans, so there was lots of giving and taking in the taunting department. After halftime, the Vikes came out and got a field goal, and the Pats responded with a touchdown. We got the ball back and Favre throws an interception, which the Pats converted into another TD. And it was all downhill from there. I was really hoping Moss would have been a bigger factor in this game, but Tom Brady and his Patriots team proved to be too much for us this time around. Despite the loss, I think I can speak for everyone and say we still had a great time!! There were too many pictures to post for this one, so check out the slide show below:



HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND SKOL VIKINGS!!