We first had dinner at a great micro-brewery downtown near the Circle Center mall. I'm not much of a fan of micro-brew beer (too strong), but they had a pale ale that wasn't too bad. The bacon cheeseburger was AMAZING.
Lucas Oil Stadium is the new home of the Colts, but they unfortunately had yet to win a game at home this season.
The stadium is the NFL's first with a retractable roof AND a window that opens in the front. I'm not sure why they claim this as such a big deal, but it was pretty cool. Apparently they have to decide a few hours before the game whether the roof is going to be open or closed for the game. Does this mean if it starts pouring rain in the middle of the game they have to leave it open? Wouldn't that be great...I'm sitting getting soaked and there's a roof you can close?!
As you can see, we had really good seats. The only drawback was that as the sun made its way across the stadium, we ended up in the heat of the sun in the late afternoon. It occurred to me after we left that season ticket holders of the RCA Dome are probably experiencing this for the first time... In spite of the open roof and window, there wasn't much of a breeze.
I can almost see how the NFL can support the salaries they pay their players...of the 63,000 that Lucas Oil can hold, I'd guess at least half were wearing > $100 in Colts gear. Sell a few $3.50 bottles of water, LOTS of $7 beers, and...well...it adds up.
Here's the obligatory self-portrait to prove I didn't just get these pictures from Flickr.
The game was really exciting...and the Colts ended up winning 31-3. Special thanks to Barrett for picking me to go along with him....
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