This past Sunday, I went to the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers.

The last time I went to a Redskins game was the playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks back in 2012 and the Redskins lost, so I was hoping for a better outcome this time.

The Metro was packed with mostly Redskins fans and some Packers fans here and there.

As I was walking to the stadium, I passed by a lot of cars, trucks and busses painted and decorated all over in Redskins colors.

Once in the stadium, it was almost impossible not to crash into someone because there were just so many people there. My seats were in section 426 so I had to make the long journey to the top of the stadium using the ramps. After I got to the top, I grabbed some food at Johnny Rockets then headed to my seat.

I thought I had really good seats, even though it was pretty high up. I sat almost in line with midfield and had an amazing view of the entire field. We arrived as the all the players were warming up for the game.

After some time the players went back to their locker rooms and then the fans started to pile into their seats. Once everyone was in, it looked like as if the stadium was completely sold out.

There were mostly Redskins fans but there were a surprising amount of Packers fans as well, especially in my section.

The first team to come out was the Packers who received a lot of boos from the crowd. Next came the Redskins. They came out of a giant Redskins helmet with smoke all around them, and it looked pretty awesome. This had the crowd going crazy.

Everyone was so pumped up for the game. Throughout the first couple of minutes, the crowd wouldn’t quiet down. Every time the Redskins made a stop on defence or a play on offense, the crowd would erupt.

In the first quarter the momentum was definitely with the Redskins. We took a five point lead through a safety and a field goal and held it till the end of the 1st. We started the second quarter off really well. We got a touchdown through a beautiful pass from Cousins to Reed but missed the extra point and had an impressive 11-0 lead. All you could hear from the crowd was the chant “YOU LIKE THAT?!” But as it got deeper into the second quarter, you could see the Packers were starting to get into a groove.

They scored 17 unanswered points to take the lead 17-11. You could tell the crowd was starting to get pretty upset at what they were watching. At the end of the half, the Redskins were only down by six so it was still a very close game.

The Redskins started the third quarter with the ball. They needed to get some points on the board to get some momentum back on their side. After a five minute drive, they ended up scoring off after Cousins ran it in for six. This gave them the lead back, 18-17. But Green Bay wasn’t done.

They came right back and scored a touchdown of their own. At the end of an even third quarter, the score was 24-18 with the Packers still having a slight advantage. Throughout the final quarter of the game, it was all Green Bay. It seemed as if their offense just couldn’t be stopped.

They scored another 11 points to finish off the game. All the Redskins fans were really riled up. There were even some fights between some really drunk fans that happened right next to me, which were actually more interesting than the end of the game.

The final score was a very disappointing 35-18 as the Packers moved on to the next round. As I was leaving the stadium, I could see all the disappointment on all the Redskins fans faces.

After the mile walk back to the station, I got back on the Metro and headed home. Although my favorite team did lose, I still ended up having a really fun time.