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A lot of empty seats on Sunday

NewBlue : 9/14/2021 2:21 pm
Forgot to mention this. Perhaps the Virus fear in some folks but there were substantial empty seats for opening day on a perfect weather day.

I noticed a lot of orange jerseys too  
Sean : 9/14/2021 2:22 pm : link
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Further  
NewBlue : 9/14/2021 2:22 pm : link
I see the Giants (Not the secondary market) are selling prime seats on their website.......I wonder how this compares to other teams around the league
Empty Team  
M.S. : 9/14/2021 2:23 pm : link


Empty seats.
RE: I noticed a lot of orange jerseys too  
NewBlue : 9/14/2021 2:23 pm : link
In comment 15366468 Sean said:
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NY being NY there are always opponents fans at games, so many people from all over the country live in the Metro area....
Covid  
DanMetroMan : 9/14/2021 2:24 pm : link
likely a massive impact. Most fans will attend the first game of the season regardless of the projections of your team. The Mets and Yankees had trouble drawing all season
Lousy team + covid = empty seats  
Greg from LI : 9/14/2021 2:24 pm : link
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wait until the Cowboy game.  
Ron Johnson : 9/14/2021 2:25 pm : link
It'll sound like ATT
It filled in a bit throughout the game.  
Vin_Cuccs : 9/14/2021 2:26 pm : link
But this team has not given the fans anything to root for in about 10 years.

If they want to fill up the stadium, the solution is simple. Win.
RE: Covid  
NewBlue : 9/14/2021 2:28 pm : link
In comment 15366474 DanMetroMan said:
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likely a massive impact. Most fans will attend the first game of the season regardless of the projections of your team. The Mets and Yankees had trouble drawing all season


Dan...what are the Mets going to do with Conforto?
I think it's a Northeast thing  
Eli2020 : 9/14/2021 2:29 pm : link
In regards to their views on Covid safety.

From my own personal experience last month, I visited CT/NY and saw a lot more people wearing masks and avoiding crowded areas.

Out West or during my trip to South Florida, not so much.
With all the lounges  
NewBlue : 9/14/2021 2:30 pm : link
At the stadiums, I wonder how many empty seats are do to people sitting in the clubs watching inside....I see it at Citi Field quite a bit
My own anecdotal experience  
Matt in SGS : 9/14/2021 2:31 pm : link
going to the game as a season ticket holder, there were tons of seats for sale by the season ticket holders. The reason I say that, beyond all the orange jerseys (which opposing teams coming into the stadium are just a reality now as people try to recoup the PSL costs and/or cut their losses), has to do with the parking passes.

The traffic getting into the Stadium was nuts on Sunday. I come in off Route 17 and over Paterson Plank. In the past you used to go into the entrance towards the race track & if you didn't have a parking pass, they would turn you around close to the ticket booths. Every year I shake my head at this because parking passes have been around now I think something like 15 years at this point. Anyway, this time they stopped cars before getting into the entrance on Paterson Plank (which is good). But that held up so much traffic until I was able to weave in and get waived in by security. I got to the lot behind the track and it was near empty around 3:15 PM. Normally it would be full.

So that means most fans sold their seats but people didn't get the parking passes. I'm very curious to see how the Atlanta game goes with Eli's ceremony. I'd figure it will be filled with Giants fans for that one, but we'll have to see. It was also a younger crowd than usual that I saw at the Denver game. Normally the old timers are there for the season opener in good weather, so I think the virus concerns had a lot to do with it.

I was there, and yes there were empty seats  
mikeinbloomfield : 9/14/2021 2:32 pm : link
COVID was the issue, I'm sure. Not that many Denver fans, I thought but I haven't been to a game in 2 years. Obviously, lots of Giants fans left early.
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Route 9 : 9/14/2021 2:34 pm : link
Caught the Panthers game and the Falcons game. Looked like a lot of empty seats there, too. Plus unemployment $300 ran out on the 4th didn't it?
RE: My own anecdotal experience  
Route 9 : 9/14/2021 2:35 pm : link
In comment 15366491 Matt in SGS said:
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going to the game as a season ticket holder, there were tons of seats for sale by the season ticket holders. The reason I say that, beyond all the orange jerseys (which opposing teams coming into the stadium are just a reality now as people try to recoup the PSL costs and/or cut their losses), has to do with the parking passes.

The traffic getting into the Stadium was nuts on Sunday. I come in off Route 17 and over Paterson Plank. In the past you used to go into the entrance towards the race track & if you didn't have a parking pass, they would turn you around close to the ticket booths. Every year I shake my head at this because parking passes have been around now I think something like 15 years at this point. Anyway, this time they stopped cars before getting into the entrance on Paterson Plank (which is good). But that held up so much traffic until I was able to weave in and get waived in by security. I got to the lot behind the track and it was near empty around 3:15 PM. Normally it would be full.

So that means most fans sold their seats but people didn't get the parking passes. I'm very curious to see how the Atlanta game goes with Eli's ceremony. I'd figure it will be filled with Giants fans for that one, but we'll have to see. It was also a younger crowd than usual that I saw at the Denver game. Normally the old timers are there for the season opener in good weather, so I think the virus concerns had a lot to do with it.


Lol. I'd always get dropped off by there, they'd bitch and complain that wasn't the drop off lot and I'd say "now it is"
US Open too  
Dave : 9/14/2021 2:43 pm : link
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RE: RE: Covid  
DanMetroMan : 9/14/2021 2:45 pm : link
In comment 15366481 NewBlue said:
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In comment 15366474 DanMetroMan said:


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likely a massive impact. Most fans will attend the first game of the season regardless of the projections of your team. The Mets and Yankees had trouble drawing all season



Dan...what are the Mets going to do with Conforto?


19 million dollar question... I suspect they offer him the QO
RE: I noticed a lot of orange jerseys too  
ron mexico : 9/14/2021 2:49 pm : link
In comment 15366468 Sean said:
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tons of bronco fans in attendance.
Odd as they are not some powerhouse
I didnt see the empty seats, where was that?  
cjac : 9/14/2021 2:55 pm : link
upper bowl? Lower level was full


as far as opposing fans, it wasnt any more than we usually see at games, it just becomes more noticeable at the end of every home game, when the opponent is clearly going to win the game.

I go to every home game and i can tell you that i'm sick and tired of watching opposing teams fans celebrate in the Meadowlands
I think it was more due to Covid  
ZogZerg : 9/14/2021 2:55 pm : link
Now that the team looks like dog shit, I think there will be even more empty seats due to shitty team.
10 minutes before kickoff, there was  
regulator : 9/14/2021 3:03 pm : link
a massive crowd outside of the west gates awaiting entry, and the stadium was unusually empty at kickoff. Anecdotally it seemed like a bigger crowd than usual at that time. I wonder if people were having trouble with their electronic tickets?

The stadium filled in during the first quarter like it usually does, but it was nowhere near a packed house.
RE: My own anecdotal experience  
mikeinbloomfield : 9/14/2021 3:26 pm : link
In comment 15366491 Matt in SGS said:
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going to the game as a season ticket holder, there were tons of seats for sale by the season ticket holders. The reason I say that, beyond all the orange jerseys (which opposing teams coming into the stadium are just a reality now as people try to recoup the PSL costs and/or cut their losses), has to do with the parking passes.

The traffic getting into the Stadium was nuts on Sunday. I come in off Route 17 and over Paterson Plank. In the past you used to go into the entrance towards the race track & if you didn't have a parking pass, they would turn you around close to the ticket booths. Every year I shake my head at this because parking passes have been around now I think something like 15 years at this point. Anyway, this time they stopped cars before getting into the entrance on Paterson Plank (which is good). But that held up so much traffic until I was able to weave in and get waived in by security. I got to the lot behind the track and it was near empty around 3:15 PM. Normally it would be full.

So that means most fans sold their seats but people didn't get the parking passes. I'm very curious to see how the Atlanta game goes with Eli's ceremony. I'd figure it will be filled with Giants fans for that one, but we'll have to see. It was also a younger crowd than usual that I saw at the Denver game. Normally the old timers are there for the season opener in good weather, so I think the virus concerns had a lot to do with it.


Just want to say I got stuck in that too. The 17 to Paterson Plank entrance has been how I've gone in for 5 or 6 years and was always super easy. This last week was super frustrating because they stopped every car, making sure you had a parking pass. I think the lots were empty around 3:15 because people who used this entrance usually leave later, and they didn't expect to be stuck in traffic. Thank goodness I left super early.

RE: I didnt see the empty seats, where was that?  
mikeinbloomfield : 9/14/2021 3:28 pm : link
In comment 15366547 cjac said:
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upper bowl? Lower level was full


as far as opposing fans, it wasnt any more than we usually see at games, it just becomes more noticeable at the end of every home game, when the opponent is clearly going to win the game.

I go to every home game and i can tell you that i'm sick and tired of watching opposing teams fans celebrate in the Meadowlands


I sit in the second row of the upper deck, seats 13 and 14 and every seat to my left was empty. I don't think I've seen that before.

And I agree about other teams' fans -- I'm really not looking forward to the Dallas and Philly games. We had one obnoxious Denver fan in our section and that was plenty.
Don’t  
mitch300 : 9/14/2021 3:32 pm : link
Remember where. But, I seen advertisements for Giants season tickets. Never use to see that. I remember when their was a waiting list to ver 30 thousand . I guess PSL has a lot to do with this.
I didn't see a large number of empty seats from my perch in sec 229  
State Your Name : 9/14/2021 3:43 pm : link
The crowd was pretty good, actually.

There were more parking-cone colored people than I would have liked to see though.
Empty seats  
brookeny : 9/14/2021 3:44 pm : link
I wouldn’t spend my hard earned $$ to watch this garbage product. I sold my season tix a few years ago.
RE: RE: My own anecdotal experience  
johnnyb : 9/14/2021 3:45 pm : link
In comment 15366607 mikeinbloomfield said:
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In comment 15366491 Matt in SGS said:


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going to the game as a season ticket holder, there were tons of seats for sale by the season ticket holders. The reason I say that, beyond all the orange jerseys (which opposing teams coming into the stadium are just a reality now as people try to recoup the PSL costs and/or cut their losses), has to do with the parking passes.

The traffic getting into the Stadium was nuts on Sunday. I come in off Route 17 and over Paterson Plank. In the past you used to go into the entrance towards the race track & if you didn't have a parking pass, they would turn you around close to the ticket booths. Every year I shake my head at this because parking passes have been around now I think something like 15 years at this point. Anyway, this time they stopped cars before getting into the entrance on Paterson Plank (which is good). But that held up so much traffic until I was able to weave in and get waived in by security. I got to the lot behind the track and it was near empty around 3:15 PM. Normally it would be full.

So that means most fans sold their seats but people didn't get the parking passes. I'm very curious to see how the Atlanta game goes with Eli's ceremony. I'd figure it will be filled with Giants fans for that one, but we'll have to see. It was also a younger crowd than usual that I saw at the Denver game. Normally the old timers are there for the season opener in good weather, so I think the virus concerns had a lot to do with it.




Just want to say I got stuck in that too. The 17 to Paterson Plank entrance has been how I've gone in for 5 or 6 years and was always super easy. This last week was super frustrating because they stopped every car, making sure you had a parking pass. I think the lots were empty around 3:15 because people who used this entrance usually leave later, and they didn't expect to be stuck in traffic. Thank goodness I left super early.


I was caught in that traffic as well on Patterson Plank. And I was there before 1:00 PM. Part of the problem was some had the parking pass on their phone, not a hard copy or printed, and they were being sent away. But I saw multiple times the driver not move and argue with security, holding up his phone. People do not read before they leave.
RE: RE: RE: My own anecdotal experience  
mikeinbloomfield : 9/14/2021 3:48 pm : link
In comment 15366635 johnnyb said:
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In comment 15366607 mikeinbloomfield said:


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In comment 15366491 Matt in SGS said:


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going to the game as a season ticket holder, there were tons of seats for sale by the season ticket holders. The reason I say that, beyond all the orange jerseys (which opposing teams coming into the stadium are just a reality now as people try to recoup the PSL costs and/or cut their losses), has to do with the parking passes.

The traffic getting into the Stadium was nuts on Sunday. I come in off Route 17 and over Paterson Plank. In the past you used to go into the entrance towards the race track & if you didn't have a parking pass, they would turn you around close to the ticket booths. Every year I shake my head at this because parking passes have been around now I think something like 15 years at this point. Anyway, this time they stopped cars before getting into the entrance on Paterson Plank (which is good). But that held up so much traffic until I was able to weave in and get waived in by security. I got to the lot behind the track and it was near empty around 3:15 PM. Normally it would be full.

So that means most fans sold their seats but people didn't get the parking passes. I'm very curious to see how the Atlanta game goes with Eli's ceremony. I'd figure it will be filled with Giants fans for that one, but we'll have to see. It was also a younger crowd than usual that I saw at the Denver game. Normally the old timers are there for the season opener in good weather, so I think the virus concerns had a lot to do with it.




Just want to say I got stuck in that too. The 17 to Paterson Plank entrance has been how I've gone in for 5 or 6 years and was always super easy. This last week was super frustrating because they stopped every car, making sure you had a parking pass. I think the lots were empty around 3:15 because people who used this entrance usually leave later, and they didn't expect to be stuck in traffic. Thank goodness I left super early.




I was caught in that traffic as well on Patterson Plank. And I was there before 1:00 PM. Part of the problem was some had the parking pass on their phone, not a hard copy or printed, and they were being sent away. But I saw multiple times the driver not move and argue with security, holding up his phone. People do not read before they leave.


Well, I can only hope people have learned or they stop the check, because this is my go to.
RE: I didn't see a large number of empty seats from my perch in sec 229  
Route 9 : 9/14/2021 3:48 pm : link
In comment 15366631 State Your Name said:
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The crowd was pretty good, actually.

There were more parking-cone colored people than I would have liked to see though.


There were a lot of Bronco fans at the 2013 game as well. Left early from that one super early so I could catch Breaking Bad.
I was at the game  
nygiants16 : 9/14/2021 3:53 pm : link
and people in our section was saying they were having trouble getting to their tickets on their phone..

I thought it was pretty full from vantage point, crowd was pretty loud to..

There was definitely some empty seats, but my first thought was covid
RE: I was at the game  
Route 9 : 9/14/2021 4:02 pm : link
In comment 15366647 nygiants16 said:
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and people in our section was saying they were having trouble getting to their tickets on their phone..

I thought it was pretty full from vantage point, crowd was pretty loud to..

There was definitely some empty seats, but my first thought was covid


They also stink. I've been to enough games over the past 3-4 years to say I learned my lesson. My days of going to games at Toilet Stadium are behind me.
Yeah, not sure where people were looking  
redwhiteandbigblue : 9/14/2021 4:19 pm : link
Yes there were some empty seats up top. Have been for several years. Lower level and Mezz. where I sit were pretty packed and the crowd for the 1st half was as loud as I have heard it in years. 2nd half a different story. I have a panaoramic view from my seats in the lower Mezz and did not see a ton of Broncos fans. Maybe more up top?

As stated, getting to the lots from RT 17 and Paterson Plank Rd. was a shitshow. Took me nearly 2 hours from Biggies on Rt17 (not more than 2 miles away) to get to lots. Cops had no clue how to direct traffic. I asked 2 of them and each one shrugged.

What bullshit - that was the  
section125 : 9/14/2021 4:22 pm : link
fullest I have seen the stadium in years..

Keep stirring up shit..
those tickets should be 50 bucks max  
Platos : 9/14/2021 4:23 pm : link
section 126 was ok not too many empty seats but i don't blame anyone for not wanting to come.

first off no one was wearing a mask. maybe 2% of the fans wore masks. vaccinated or not theres 70k+ at the stadium during a pandemic. i would think more people would be cautious.

2nd, you get nothing going to the game. the team sucks, the atmosphere is shot. it got loud maybe 3 times. they started "lets go defense" chants in the 4th when the game was done.

PSL's ruined the game experience. we bought tickets off a guy who had season tickets a few weeks before the game. we could've got better tickets before the game for half the price.
Reasons  
Hilary : 9/14/2021 4:48 pm : link
3.Covid fears high in NYC area
2.Parking and time getting out of stadium after the game
1.Enertainment has in my opinion priced itself out of a lot of people's budgets. I will not go to sporting events other than baseball and I will not go to Broadway or most concerts.
I received an email from the Giants  
RobCrossRiver56 : 9/14/2021 4:50 pm : link
on Thursday saying there were still good seats available for the opener. I never got that before. Almost went but I had fishing plans in the morning.
RE: Don’t  
mikeinbloomfield : 9/14/2021 5:44 pm : link
In comment 15366617 mitch300 said:
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Remember where. But, I seen advertisements for Giants season tickets. Never use to see that. I remember when their was a waiting list to ver 30 thousand . I guess PSL has a lot to do with this.


Tbere hasn't been a waiting list since the new stadium opened. There's a lot more capacity and PSLs seem to be a hard sell. I considered giving up my tickets and just buying games I want to go to the week of. So many good tickets on the secondary markets.

In the end, these were my dad's tickets and I don't want to give them up. If my son decides he doesn't care, then off they go.
There were issues with mobile tickets  
upstatenyg : 9/14/2021 6:15 pm : link
And there were issues with parking pass checks.

First time they had this kind of crowd in 20 months.

Everything was a shit show, and I would guess tons of concession and other staff were new.

This was the most traffic I have seen still entering the stadium when I was walking in. Guessing some folks wouldn't have gotten to their seats until late 2nd quarter. Guessing some people left in the 3rd. Some people probably didn't come due to covid.

Despite their public portion, I am also guessing the Giants game people a pass for the year if they made a stink.
This year the Giants have advertised seasons tickets  
Hammer : 9/14/2021 7:19 pm : link
and game tickets to a greater extent than they have at any time in the past.

I am going to make a leap here, but I would have no trouble concluding that there are a bunch of season ticket holders that decided not to re-up these last two years.

And I'm not surprised.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 9/14/2021 7:24 pm : link
Can't speak as to the crowd size, but an awful lot of Denver fans from what I saw on TV.

Then again, Metlife sucks. I went once & that's enough for me. No feel whatsoever. And truth be told...I'd rather watch the game @ home or a bar & not have to shell out $15 dollars for a beer/bathroom lines/getting there & home/weather/etc.
RE: ...  
Route 9 : 9/14/2021 8:21 pm : link
In comment 15366873 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Can't speak as to the crowd size, but an awful lot of Denver fans from what I saw on TV.

Then again, Metlife sucks. I went once & that's enough for me. No feel whatsoever. And truth be told...I'd rather watch the game @ home or a bar & not have to shell out $15 dollars for a beer/bathroom lines/getting there & home/weather/etc.


Next home game I go to is a playoff one. That might be 2077 at the rate this ass juice team is going.
I have the tickets for every game up for sale...  
EricJ : 9/14/2021 10:03 pm : link
if someone want to pay to sit in my seats, then they can have them.
RE: ...  
Paulie Walnuts : 9/14/2021 11:20 pm : link
In comment 15366873 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Can't speak as to the crowd size, but an awful lot of Denver fans from what I saw on TV.

Then again, Metlife sucks. I went once & that's enough for me. No feel whatsoever. And truth be told...I'd rather watch the game @ home or a bar & not have to shell out $15 dollars for a beer/bathroom lines/getting there & home/weather/etc.
been to the new stadium three times.. it sucks been to ATT it's a palace . Giants season tickets used to be like gold the Giants killed that feel with PSL greed no going back shame tickets used to be cherishes heirlooms
I have season tix...  
BillKo : 9/14/2021 11:30 pm : link
...and really had been looking forward to going back to games this year.

But I did end up selling and holding off on going back.

I certainly will wear a mask to the ATL game, which I think I will be going to.
RE: I have the tickets for every game up for sale...  
Route 9 : 9/15/2021 12:32 am : link
In comment 15366995 EricJ said:
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if someone want to pay to sit in my seats, then they can have them.


I'll go to a game with you.
RE: What bullshit - that was the  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 9/15/2021 1:16 am : link
In comment 15366695 section125 said:
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fullest I have seen the stadium in years..

Keep stirring up shit..


Yeah, I didn’t notice a sea of empty seats. I did notice that there must be more Broncos fans in this area than I thought.
Yes ....  
short lease : 9/15/2021 2:39 am : link

especially in the middle of the 3rd quarter - the 2:00 minute warning.
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