The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 When going to watch the Bills on the road what cities have the best fans to tailgate with and have fun with? I've only been to two. New Orleans was awesome, the people were extra friendly, and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Houston twice, and their fans were just neutral. No trouble, but not even a lot of fun back and forth banter/trash talk.
hondo in seattle Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've only been to a few Bills games in road cities. My best experiences... Miami - great weather and the fans demonstrated a hatred of all things Buffalo which made it fun. San Francisco - the 9er fans around me were conversational and welcoming.
Jobu Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Kansas City and Green Bay both were awesome. I give the slight edge to Green Bay. I have been up there for Preseason games and 3 regular season games. A couple of those regular season games were in December. I cannot ever remember being so drunk, and yet so cold at the same time. Fans are excellent in both cities and the tailgating is top notch as well.
Dave in Avon Lake now Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've actually had fun at 2 Patriots games at Gillette. A lot of Bills fans in New England. The worst is getting out of Foxboro on US 1. You need to stay extra long after games.
dwight in philly Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) i have not gone to the "linc" as it is known , here in philly, but i am going to go out on a limb and say it would probably rank as one of the worst, if not , thee worst. this is based on the various reports of fans of the visiting teams getting the crap kicked out of them. i know it has happened at the baseball park where NY Met fans regularly get in fights and i think it would be a safe assumption that a fan of the visiting team at an eagles game would not have a "pleasant" experience. Edited December 8, 2015 by dwight in philly
jimmy10 Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Atlanta was bland. Charlotte slightly less so. Denver didn't impress me at all. Fans did not seem particularly knowledgeable about football. I look forward to one day checking out KC or Green Bay, I hear great things.
Beerball Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 San Fran good. Balt good. Tenny good. Cleveland bad. Old cowboys stadium bad. New cowboys stadium blah.
dhg Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Haven't been there, but I remember a lot on this board saying the Saints fans were pretty cool.
NextYearGuys Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Oakland was actually surprisingly great. Tailgating with Raider fans was awesome, they offered us food and we had some friendly trash talk. Some fans were pretty bad in the stadium, but that's true anywhere.
aristocrat Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Couple years ago this girl wanted a kiko alonso jersey so bad she traded me for a certain favor that is nsfw. Then this past weekend I'm out in the parking lot she wants a robert woods jersey...so she got the wood! Bills games are the best!
PromoTheRobot Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've never had a terrible experience at a road game. I've gotten the most razzing at Patriot games. I had to dodge some potential fights in Miami. Had no issues whatsoever in Baltimore, Atlanta and, surprisingly, Jets games.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Going to the Linc this weekend. Keep head on a swivel, watch out for incoming D batteries
reddogblitz Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I'm not a big tailgater, I've been to these: Houston - Pretty cool pre game experience with a country rock band playing the parking lot. Everyone was cool. Lady in front of was gloating during the game until Blue Dredsloe got us the lead at the end for the win. Then she got persnicketty. New Orleans - People were very cool and welcoming. Of course the Saints sucked then so they couldn't really say too much. Seattle - In 2004 it was pretty tame. Now, probably no so much. The bandwagon fans are horrible. Opposing fans have been beat up. Cops even had under cover cops in 49er jerseys to catch punks last year. Dallas - It was pre season a long time ago and I was not yet a Bills fan but my future wife was. We tailgated with my cousins and brothers so it was pretty cool. My drunk cigar smoking cousin did start trash talking to her after the game though.
LabattBlue Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've been to Miami 5 times. Each time I am amazed at the lack of security during the game. Arguments, escalating into shoving, escalating into fights...and NO security to be found anywhere. Not sure how they get away with this when big brother(the NFL) is always watching.
Jobu Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 My drunk cigar smoking cousin did start trash talking to her after the game though. I hear banjos.
reddogblitz Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I hear banjos. Yeah because they don't drink or smoke cigars in Buffalo.
phypon Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I've actually had fun at 2 Patriots games at Gillette. A lot of Bills fans in New England. The worst is getting out of Foxboro on US 1. You need to stay extra long after games. I've only been to one game, yes, one. This year was my first game. I went to Gillette and there were a lot of fellow Bills fans there. I had a great experience. The fans were great and didn't mind that I was a Bills fan. I talked to Bills fans and Pats fans alike. All were nice, friendly and pleasant. In fact, a group of pats fans (with one Bills fan in their group) next to us tailgating actually offer some food. Great tasting steak tips I must say. I was a little apprehensive at first, but in talking with the fans there were no problems at all. And, you're right about the traffic. My group stayed in the lot late because of traffic. Ha, we actually got kicked out of the parking lot because it was closing we stayed so late after the game! It really was a great experience...would have been better with a Bills win, but the they did play one hell of a game!
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