MetLife Stadium review

[Ethan in Cleveland]

I was generally happy with the MetLife experience today. Both the Jets and Bills fans looked to be tailgating in full force before the game. Getting in was reasonable. Took a few more minutes than usual. A guy in front of us was carrying brass knuckles and they made him give them up after a brief conversation.  I was in section 237 with my wife. Front row around the 35 yard line. Odd with the wall there. You could see the entire field but hard to see the Bills sideline without leaning forward.  Jets fans were cordial. Lots of empty seats. Bills fans looked to be at least 30% maybe more at the start and by mid 3rd quarter it was well over half and probably close to 2/3rds. Is that the norm for a Jets game?  On one kickoff touchback in 3rd quarter, Taiwan Jones was gettin the corner fans going and it looked like a sea of blue.

Club level food was good. My only real criticism is having only two bathrooms for the whole club level. 
Getting back to NYC was a nightmare. Took us four attempts before we could get a Lyft driver to figure out where the pickup area was. And then traffic via the Lincoln tunnel was terrible.  
Went for Indian food at Awadh for dinner. It was excellent.

[NobesBLO13]

Brass knuckles? Looks like spags went to the game.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

LOL. And you were happy overall with this experience OP?

 

Must have set some very low standards.

[LeGOATski]

1 minute ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

LOL. And you were happy overall with this experience OP?

 

Must have set some very low standards.

Going to New Jersey automatically lowers your standards.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I am pretty sure it is a crime to possess brass knuckles in most states, including NJ. 

[Augie]

1 minute ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

LOL. And you were happy overall with this experience OP?

 

Must have set some very low standards.

 

If the brass knuckles are caught, and they are not used on YOU, that’s a relatively good thing. 

 

 

I think. 

[JerseyBills]

I live right by MetLife. I go to every Bills game there each year.

I think I know your section but not positive. 

I actually sat in section 350. Upper deck,  Directly behind the goal post. It was one of my best experiences as far as seats go. Was shocked how good the seats were.

I could see everything.  It was like watching the coach cam. 

 

Where'd you tailgate? We were between K5 and K6. Overall had a great time myself. Glad you enjoyed yourself 

[JMF2006]

The big question is did he get a claim check for said knucks and pick them back up after the game?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

4 minutes ago, JMF2006 said:

The big question is did he get a claim check for said knucks and pick them back up after the game?

They gave him an option to leave them in some trailer and getbthem at the end of the game. He just let them throw them out.

I don't know much about brass knuckles but these weren't made of brass.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Should have had Lexan (bulletproof glass) knuckles, just as strong as brass.  Would have passed through metal detector. 

 

[Doc]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Portland said:

I was generally happy with the MetLife experience today. Both the Jets and Bills fans looked to be tailgating in full force before the game. Getting in was reasonable. Took a few more minutes than usual. A guy in front of us was carrying brass knuckles and they made him give them up after a brief conversation.  I was in section 237 with my wife. Front row around the 35 yard line. Odd with the wall there. You could see the entire field but hard to see the Bills sideline without leaning forward.  Jets fans were cordial. Lots of empty seats. Bills fans looked to be at least 30% maybe more at the start and by mid 3rd quarter it was well over half and probably close to 2/3rds. Is that the norm for a Jets game?  On one kickoff touchback in 3rd quarter, Taiwan Jones was gettin the corner fans going and it looked like a sea of blue.

Club level food was good. My only real criticism is having only two bathrooms for the whole club level. 
Getting back to NYC was a nightmare. Took us four attempts before we could get a Lyft driver to figure out where the pickup area was. And then traffic via the Lincoln tunnel was terrible.  
Went for Indian food at Awadh for dinner. It was excellent.

 

What did you order?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Just now, Doc said:

 

What did you order?

Black pepper and pomegranate marinated chicken for an appetizer.  My wife had goat cheese and spinach stuffed mushrooms. For entree I had lobster in a cream and saffron sauce. She had the vegetable bityani. Two taj mahal beers.

[Mr. WEO]

11 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

I was generally happy with the MetLife experience today. Both the Jets and Bills fans looked to be tailgating in full force before the game. Getting in was reasonable. Took a few more minutes than usual. A guy in front of us was carrying brass knuckles and they made him give them up after a brief conversation.  I was in section 237 with my wife. Front row around the 35 yard line. Odd with the wall there. You could see the entire field but hard to see the Bills sideline without leaning forward.  Jets fans were cordial. Lots of empty seats. Bills fans looked to be at least 30% maybe more at the start and by mid 3rd quarter it was well over half and probably close to 2/3rds. Is that the norm for a Jets game?  On one kickoff touchback in 3rd quarter, Taiwan Jones was gettin the corner fans going and it looked like a sea of blue.

Club level food was good. My only real criticism is having only two bathrooms for the whole club level. 
Getting back to NYC was a nightmare. Took us four attempts before we could get a Lyft driver to figure out where the pickup area was. And then traffic via the Lincoln tunnel was terrible.  
Went for Indian food at Awadh for dinner. It was excellent.

 

 

You can't take a car back to the city after a game---this is always the result.  Take the train.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

You can't take a car back to the city after a game---this is always the result.  Take the train.

There wasn't a train option that I could find, at least not one that got you close to the stadium.  I was shocked there was not a train stop at the stadium. 

[Wacka]

13 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

 

Club level food was good. My only real criticism is having only two bathrooms for the whole club level. 
 

Better than the old Shaefer stadium in NE (went there twice). I think they had two bathrooms on each side for the whole stadium.

[HOUSE]

The stadium looked empty in the 4th quarter, must have been some kind of a security scare

[Plano]

15 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:

There wasn't a train option that I could find, at least not one that got you close to the stadium.  I was shocked there was not a train stop at the stadium. 

There is, though.

 

NJ Transit from Penn Station. Believe there's an exchange at Secaucus. Then direct to the stadium. Always a sea of people, but it's efficient. Been a few years since I've done it, but always good. 

[DJB]

11 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Should have had Lexan (bulletproof glass) knuckles, just as strong as brass.  Would have passed through metal detector. 

 

 

That you OJ? 

[Einstein]

11 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Black pepper and pomegranate marinated chicken for an appetizer.  My wife had goat cheese and spinach stuffed mushrooms. For entree I had lobster in a cream and saffron sauce. She had the vegetable bityani. Two taj mahal beers.

 

I must be going to the wrong Indian restaurants.

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Portland said:

There wasn't a train option that I could find, at least not one that got you close to the stadium.  I was shocked there was not a train stop at the stadium. 

 

Path train round trip from Penn Station to Secaucus and then switch to train right to stadium.

 

43 minutes ago, BUFFALOBART said:

Catch an Uber, to Hoboken, and take the PATH train, into Manhattan.

 

The problem is the Uber around the stadium.