Bills Mafia v Fins: Hard Rock Stadium Review

1. Hard Rock Stadium Review is part of the Punxsutawney TPOL Trip Report, where TPOL leaves the basement. It’s finally happening despite inconsistent policies, interruptions, and human stupidity as explained in these posts:

• 11 Reasons Why I Still Don’t Want to Travel
• North Korea – Level 4: Do Not Travel
• We’re All In This Together, So Long As You’re Miserable
• Air TPOL Retiring From Travel
• Kayak Answers, “Can I Travel to…?”
• Don’t Route Via Panama
• Breakthrough Infections: Another Reason Not to Travel
• COVID Test for Return Travel Is Stupid
• COVID Test to Come Home Is S-T-U-

It’s been a while since I have been to a football game. I thought I was going to go to the Super Bowl last year (see Bills Mafia: TPOL’s NFL Playoff Predictions), but the Bills did not get the job done (see About Those Buffalo Bills…). When I saw that they were visiting Miami the second week of the season, I jumped on the opportunity.

Location

Hard Rock Stadium is like the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. It is located in the middle of nowhere.

Club Level

It’s good to have friends with season tickets. While club level does not offer free drinks and food, it does have easier access to restrooms and plenty of vendors for overpriced food and drink.

Shula Burger

One Shula burger is $11. One Bud Light is $12. Neither was good.

Bottle of Wine?

I noticed a wine bar in the club level. I also saw that a bottle of sauvignon blanc went for $40. It came in an ingenious bottle. The next challenge was to keep it cold. I cleverly filled up a bucket of popcorn with ice.Seats

I used to be content just for the opportunity to go to the game. Upper bowl was my life. Like travel, I have had the good fortune to sit in better seats.

Game

The Bills were awful. The Dolphins were worse.

Both Teams Played Hard

In the end, the Bills won 35-0. But the highlight was talking to other members of Bills Mafia who made the trip from all over the country.

Overall

Hard Rock Stadium, like the turnout, was not impressive. I would gladly return December 31st, but I am going to predict that I will have no reason to go.