Skinsguy going to his first Redskins Game!

Thanks for the advice Mooby! We are planning on tailgating beforehand, so I'm sure we won't be buying any of the food and drink at the stadium. When I went to see the Panthers play a couple of years back, one beer (in the bottle) was like $6, so yeah, I won't be spending money on that. Plus, I'm not the type that gets all liquored up at games. I always have a phobia of tripping over somebody's feet or falling down the steps (lol) even sober, so I like to have my senses well intact so that I can enjoy the game and not get hurt or embarrassed...lol!

We are sitting somewhere in the 400's, around the 30-40 yard line on the "home side", upper deck. My girlfriend's D.C. friends told us exactly what you said about the 200 level seats and that the 400 level seats are actually pretty good seats. All I know is that I don't want to ever get endzone seats if I go back to a football game, because like you said, Mooby, you have to rely on the jumbo tron to see what's going on. I had that experience in Charlotte.

How early do they start selling tickets for the next season?

NP. Lots of other good advice in this thread too, since you're driving get there early and stay late. One good thing about it being the last home game of the season is that attendance will still probably be down so mayyyybe traffic won't be that bad, but if the game is pretty well attended you're in for a rough time getting out after the game. And heed Stacks' advice about the bags/backpacks/purses lol, I knew a guy who took a backpack to a Skins game like last season and he had to take the Metro back to some station near Vienna because they told him he couldn't bring it in. And you can def. try to sneak down to the lower bowl seats if the right opportunity presents itself, no need to watch the game from the nosebleeds if there are better seats available. Just be smart about how you do it. Other than that have fun.

I will be going to the game. It will be my first game in FedEx in 11 years. I just hope the Redskins stick it to the giants and end the season on a high note.

This game will also be my first Redskins Game and I come from Paris, France to see it !
I just can't wait this moment !

I definitely second all of the advice above, especially mooby's advice on drinking and eating in the parking lot beforehand.

Something new I learned last time, was to basically just offer drinks/food to anyone who parks near you. EVERYONE reciprocates and it just makes it an even more fun situation.

Just stay clear of the DTC and the thousands of other drunk fans who are incapacitated to the point where they can't follow whats going on (which obviously defeats the purpose of spending $100's of dollars to attend a game).

Personally I have more fun attending basketball, baseball, and hockey games as the arenas and stadiums are usually much more accessible. Plus the drinking culture isn't nearly as bad with those sports as it is with football. I guess the large amount of downtime on the weekend gives people the chance to build up enough liquid courage before games. Unlike the other big 3 sports which have numerous weekday games that require people to go right after work.

Thanks guys! We will be actually riding with some people who live in D.C. who are going to the game, so all my girlfriend and I have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. Her friends that we are staying with go to the games on a regular basis, so I'm sure they'll probably be telling us the same thing you guys are telling me.

This might be a stretch, but is it possible to meet any of the players after the game? Coaching staff?

Yep, go early, stay late, eat and drink during the tailgate, have fun, and don't be in a hurry. Take your time.

I went to 2 games this year. At the Packers game, we had the AAA Fan Tailgate passes, so we didn't tailgate and then hung out in the club level after the game for 2 hours until the traffic died down. At the Vikings game, we tailgated before and after. We left the parking lot around 5:45pm and it took us 5 minutes to get out onto Landover Road and over to the BW Parkway and up to the Beltway and about an hour to get back to Germantown to pick up the kids, which is normally a 30-45 minute ride.

Hey you guys have fun. This is good advise. If you get to the stadium 2 hours or sooner before the game then you will not have trafic issues. If you tailgate a couple hours after the game then the trafic leaving is no big deal.

Hey you guys have fun. This is good advise. If you get to the stadium 2 hours or sooner before the game then you will not have trafic issues. If you tailgate a couple hours after the game then the trafic leaving is no big deal.

I'm definitely up for staying and doing some more tailgating after the game. It's not like I have to head home after the game anyways.

Just stay clear of the DTC and the thousands of other drunk fans who are incapacitated to the point where they can't follow whats going on (which obviously defeats the purpose of spending $100's of dollars to attend a game).

Personally I have more fun attending basketball, baseball, and hockey games as the arenas and stadiums are usually much more accessible. Plus the drinking culture isn't nearly as bad with those sports as it is with football. I guess the large amount of downtime on the weekend gives people the chance to build up enough liquid courage before games. Unlike the other big 3 sports which have numerous weekday games that require people to go right after work.

Absolutely. I used to park semi-close to them and it was funny for about 10 minutes. They're kind of like people who blast their music when they're driving... About 1% of people are like, "WOW, THOSE GUYS ARE AWESOME!" The other 99% are like, "What a bunch of douchebags."

Their tailgate gets around 20-30 and they have got to be the most obnoxious bunch out there. There's plenty of people drinking all over the parking lot, but the maybe 4-5 times we parked near them, we saw a fight or saw someone puking.

I just went to my first game against Tampa. Get there early, and dress warm if your going to tailgate. I had a parking pass, but my brother didn't so he parked at the shopping center up the street. It didn't cost anything and it's pretty close. If you smoke, prepare to walk each time you want one. Watch out for the drunks, almost had to pull some people out of their car windows.....