RAIDER NATION

Yesterday we went to see the Oakland Raiders play the Cincinatti Bengals at the Oakland Coliseum, courtesy of Cam & Penny (THANKS GUYS!), & it was AWESOME

Edward had laughed when we told him we were going & described the entrance to the stadium from the train as a "maximum security prison". we were not disappointed.

In the parking lot of the stadium they have Tailgate Parties where everyone hangs around there cars & gets really hammered on Budweiser & chicken wings

 

 The stadium itself is pretty awesome; the Raiders share it with the Oakland Athletics baseball team so it's got an odd shape to it & they patch grass over where the baseball diamond would usually be

The Raiderettes are BABEZ

We got some food

 The game itself was action packed with many a twist & turn. The Raiders were major underdogs with a 2-7 record coming in to the game against division leading Bengals (7-2), & the Bengals took an early lead. The picture below is the first Raiders touchdown; #5 will throw to #80 & the stadium will go NUTS!

When the Raiders are on defense & a big play is coming up some sort of undertakers bell will toll over the speaker system & it's DEFENSE TIME

The Raiders were down 17-10 with only a couple of minutes left but managed to comeback with an 80-yard touchdown drive to tie it up at 17 all. Then a fumble was forced by the Raiders to regain the ball within field-goal range which sent the crowd into a FRENZY.

Janikowski nailed it & the Raiders won it 20-17

Truly an awesome spectacle & the win meant we didn't get stabbed. We have some video to upload but haven't worked that out yet so coming soon. Off to Portland on an overnight Greyhound later today so we're off to explore Haight-Ashbury & Golden Gate Park & maybe catch a cable car!