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Home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team
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Retractable Roof -But Not in December in IN :)
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It had been almost 4 years, since I was last at an
NFL Game. So as an early gift for my birthday, my parents gave Grace and I their
season tix for Sunday's Colts game against the
Detroit Lions,
what a gift it was! Grace and I have always wanted to go see the new
Lucas Oil Stadium home of where the
Indianapolis Colts play, so off to
Indy we went at 8:30 Sunday morning, as it is
about a 2 hour drive from
Valparaiso.
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Team gets Ready To Run on Field Thru Tunnel
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Cheerleaders Perform - Game Starting Flame!
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As we entered the Stadium,
I was in awe at just how enormous the facility is! Very art-deco decor in the concourses, which were so wide, that even with over 70,000 people walking around, there was plenty of room! Variety of Food and Beverage concessions stands Galore... like every 4 feet,
it was sweet. Televisions on the outer concourse at every position possible, so you miss nothing when leaving your seat to buy refreshments!
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No Recession noted inside the Dome :)
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Alot to see and Do along the concourse!
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Entering the field area. one word described my first thought, WOW! There are 7 levels to this stadium, with many private suites. As we looked to our left there was a huge all glass window with the Indianapolis Skyline behind it. The stadium is awesome! A
SEA of BLUE loyal Colts fans, most wearing numbered team jerseys filled the seats.
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Touchdown Colts!
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Kick is good!
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Sitting just 15 rows up from the playing field, you get a real feel just how HUGE these athletes are! We had great views, since the seats were very close to where the Colts run out on the field.
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FUMBLE....
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Ref reviews the calls :)
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Now to the game...The Colts sure decided to let the Lions stick around for 59:00 minutes and never put them away. Until, with 48 seconds left, after the Colts were trying to run out the clock,
they fumble the ball right in front of us and the melee for recovering the ball began. One ref signaled Detroit ball another came running in with held up the fist indicating 4th Down Colts!?! I saw the entire play come to life in front of me, and so I knew, no doubt, the Colts had indeed recovered the ball! Field Goal then kicked to leave the Colts up WINNING by 10pts - GAME OVER.
All the scoring except for 7 points was right in front of Grace and I so that made this day even more enjoyable:)
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Ah here's the TV view we usually watch at home :)
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Gigantic Screens in the Stadium provide closeups
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It was not the Stadium, Nor the Colts 31-21 win, that was the most memorable event of this game. It was How the Colts and their Coaching Staff acted after the game!!! Now, I can see why the Indianapolis Colts have the reputation of being one of the CLASSIEST Organizations in this league. After the game, Grace and I stayed, as did many other fans in the entire stadium to show their appreciation towards this team. Players such as Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Caito June, Jeff Saturday, Peyton Manning + Head Coach Tony Dungy and many others who slowly left the field looked up into the stands and made purposefully contact with the fan...they : raised their hands, or waived, or gave a thumbs ups sign n one even pumped his fist to the crowd showing just how appreciative they are for support. A few even stopped to pose briefly for fans to snap photos. Their interaction with the crowd was something I have never seen pro athletes do in today's sports world. It was refreshing to see just how humble this team is!
Editorial by Jeff Safrin
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Colts Players Connect With Fans at game End!
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