First NFL Football Game

On December 16^th, the three guys and I went to the Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers football game in Dallas! Dad’s company has 4 season tickets, so the boss gives them out to the employees so they can go to one game each. We were very excited, as we probably wouldn’t have ever gone to a game had it not been for the gift of the tickets.

Although we were going to the Cowboys' stadium, we’re actually Steelers fans (Dad grew up in Pennsylvania.) Ben and Josiah are the biggest Steelers fans in our family, so they were absolutely *thrilled* to have the opportunity to go to their first NFL game.

We arrived at the stadium around 2:00 p.m. We had to walk a good distance from where we parked, but the weather was really nice that day. What this picture doesn’t show is the thousands of tailgate parties going on before the game. Some of the barbeques smelled really good!

After going through security, we finally made it to our seats. The game was completely sold out, and thus the stadium was packed. Apparently, the Cowboys and the Steelers are big rivals so there was a large turnout for the game.

Ben and I waiting for the game to start.

At the start of the game, they had all the players run out amidst fireworks. There was certainly a lot of fanfare over the beloved Cowboys. J

We were very excited to have some of our favorite players play including Roethlisberger (number 7 above) and Polamalu.

The game was very well matched. They both had the same record going into the game. One team would score and then the other would follow to tie the game again.

This was the view from our seats. You can see how packed the stadium was!

By the end of the 4 quarters, the game was tied 24-24. They went into overtime! The Steelers had the ball, but the Cowboys intercepted it. They ran to the 1- yard line, and then kicked a field goal to win the game 27-24. Although it was disappointing to have our favorite team lose, I have to admit that it was a very good game.

What you don’t see on TV: members of both teams taking a knee at the end of the game.

We kids in front of the stadium on our way out.

It took a good hour to get outside of Dallas due to all the traffic. We stopped at Wendy’s to get a snack and then continued home. We really had a great time, and I’m grateful that we were able to experience an NFL game!