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Jason72 · 11-29-2006, 09:21 PM

Fans leaving early is nothing new. I remember at RFK in 1996 against the Arizona Cardinals (with Boomer at QB) at 10:00 to go in the fourth and the Redskins went up 11 and 1/4 of the stadium clears out. The game had been wacky with all kinds of scoring going on and I couldn't imagine that the game was close to over.

Predictably the Cardinals wind up tyeing the game and we are going to over time! All along more fans had been trickling out but at this point, unbelievably another 1/3 of the stadium clears out. The OT goes all the way till about 1 minute to go, back and forth with both teams missing makable game winning kicks.

By the time the game winning kick happened only 1/3 of the stadium was still there! My dad and I moved down during OT from the upper decks to the first level 50 yard line because their were so many empty seats! This wasn't some meaningless game either, the Skins were in the Playoff hunt at the time.

Some people just have to beat the traffic no matter what's going on in the stadium. Makes you wonder why they pay for tickets if they care so little?

11-29-2006, 09:21 PM	#64
Jason72 Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Age: 53 Posts: 114	Re: Fan's leaving Fedex early Fans leaving early is nothing new. I remember at RFK in 1996 against the Arizona Cardinals (with Boomer at QB) at 10:00 to go in the fourth and the Redskins went up 11 and 1/4 of the stadium clears out. The game had been wacky with all kinds of scoring going on and I couldn't imagine that the game was close to over. Predictably the Cardinals wind up tyeing the game and we are going to over time! All along more fans had been trickling out but at this point, unbelievably another 1/3 of the stadium clears out. The OT goes all the way till about 1 minute to go, back and forth with both teams missing makable game winning kicks. By the time the game winning kick happened only 1/3 of the stadium was still there! My dad and I moved down during OT from the upper decks to the first level 50 yard line because their were so many empty seats! This wasn't some meaningless game either, the Skins were in the Playoff hunt at the time. Some people just have to beat the traffic no matter what's going on in the stadium. Makes you wonder why they pay for tickets if they care so little? __________________ A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.