If it makes you feel any better, if you spent out the ass to go to Lambeau Field this Sunday and now you’re not as pumped up about it due to the QB situation, I too know the pain of dropping a ton of dough to ultimately be left standing pissed off in some other team’s stadium watching Brian Hoyer when you never really intended to.
Now granted, in my case, I only had to put up with watching Hoyer in 4th quarter mop-up duty once Tom Brady was pulled in a stupid blowout against an eventual Super Bowl champion.
You?
Well, you’re not so lucky, as it’ll be Brian Hoyer getting the start against the Packers in place of an injured Mac Jones.
Hopefully you won’t spend part of your experience yelling:
“I DIDN’T COME ALL THIS WAY TO SEE BRIAN HOYER” like I did that horrible Monday night in New Orleans 13 years ago.
To help prevent that, and to help ensure you have as best a time as possible in America’s Dairyland, here’s this week’s guide for the travelin’ Patriots fan.
2.) DO: JUST FLY TO CHICAGO & RENT A CAR!
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Or fine, I guess you could just take a direct to Milwaukee and do the same thing, but trust me Milwaukee mostly sucks and you’re better off going to a REAL city with better nightlife, restaurants, architecture and history.
That’s why, if you haven’t already booked, I’d recommend you go to Chicago, shack up there for a few days and go to an amazing steakhouse , and then drive the 3 1/2 hours to Green Bay on Sunday morning, and drive back that night.
Sure, the back end of that is a giant pain in the balls, but in the end I assure you it’ll be worth it.
Fat Bears fans have been doing it their whole lives.If they can do it, you can too.
3.) DO: CONSIDER RENTING A SEAT!
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This can be a sobering reality to you if this is your first trip into Lambeau Field.
You get in to the place, you drink in just how GREEN the grass is, and all of the history swirling around the joint (it is quite awesome) and you’re awed by it all.
And then you realize your ticket is in one of the bleacher sections of the stadium (Sections 100-138 & 300-354) and you’re going to be squished next to someone and wildly uncomfortable for the next 3-to-4 hours.
Seat back rentals are available at each of the gates that have the bleacher sections, so be sure to look at your ticket and if you find out that’s where your located, do yourself a favor and drop the 10 bucks to make yourself more comfortable when you’re inside for the game.
4.) DO: CLOG YOUR ARTERIES WITH CHEESE CURDS
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Cheese curds certainly look weird. They’re just small, bumpy lumps of (usually) cheddar that are collected before the cheese has formed into blocks.
And sure, they’re tasty on their own, but if you happen to see them on a menu where they’re batter-fried and served with tasty dips (and believe me, you will) order up a batch and wash ‘em down with a Miller Lite or Schlitz.
