Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints


  

Thurs. Nov. 29, 2018 - I got a call from my brother in law (Jeff Riell)(sister's husband). He said he had won an award for best driver at UPS and there were a pair of VIP Cowboy tickets involved. I kinda dropped EVERYTHING I was going to do and even if I thought about doing them I dropped that thought and said You betcha!! More details with the pictures.

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Jeff outside.JPG
Jeff outside.JPG
outside pano.JPG
outside pano.JPG
Troy Aikman.JPG
Troy Aikman.JPG
So we got VIP parking and seats along with an escort on the field before play. Jeff had to wear his uniform for the presentation so he brought a pair of normal clothes to wear later. First time I had been to this stadium. We waited for our escort outside gate 3 and saw tons of activity. There was a buzz in the crowd and Troy Aikman walked by on his way to the pre-game broadcast booth... neat seeing the guy in real life... suit, nice pants, & tennis shoes! <grin>
Jeff and escort.JPG
Jeff and escort.JPG
Famous Kettle.jpeg
Famous Kettle.jpeg
Players Perspective.jpeg
Players Perspective.jpeg
We were met by our escort who gave us our field passes and would be with us until the game ball presentation. A really nice guy who is interning with the Cowboys organization. He was extreamly helpful and good to us! Got to see the famous kettle... it's almost chest high on me... no way I could jump in! (it would probally look like a dumpster dive and then I'd never be able to get out!) The long field - good perspective!
comm center.JPG
comm center.JPG
trainer box.JPG
trainer box.JPG
Film crew.JPG
Film crew.JPG
Got to get close to a lot of stuff on the sidelines... this is the comm center they use to get hold of various sections of the house. Just one of about a dozen trainer boxes with all the stuff the players could ever need. This cart with the film crew was really cool. The top guy can go up to 25 feet up!
D & Jeff.jpeg
D & Jeff.jpeg
VIP Section.jpeg
VIP Section.jpeg
Warmups.jpeg
Warmups.jpeg
Jeff and I on the field. Everyone has to stand behind the yellow line there... then one yard in front of the yellow is the VIP white line... that's where we got to stand! Whoo Hoo!! I mean we were five yards from the players during warmups.
Warmups 3.jpeg
Warmups 3.jpeg
In front of us.jpeg
In front of us.jpeg
The Refs.jpeg
The Refs.jpeg
You could hear them joking with each other... pumping each other up, etc.... Lots of short little drills... right in front of us. Cool! The refs... man... I got to see their belts... they have all kinds of equipment connected there... two seperate radios and other stuff.
Allen Hurns & Noah Brown.jpeg
Allen Hurns & Noah Brown.jpeg
Coach Jason Garrett.jpeg
Coach Jason Garrett.jpeg
Cole Beasley.jpeg
Cole Beasley.jpeg
So the next few pictures are just the players as they came near our spot...
Cooper Rush & Gallup.jpeg
Cooper Rush & Gallup.jpeg
Dak Prescott.jpeg
Dak Prescott.jpeg
Ezekiel Elliot.jpeg
Ezekiel Elliot.jpeg
  

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Last updated: 12/27/18