2007 Photos

The 2007 Buffalo road trip, on the weekend of November 16-19, saw one change as far as road trippers go. Dwayne C. replaced Dan P. Otherwise, it's our returning veterans, Steve B., Bruce M., Bill M., Chris V., Jason C., Brett R. and Josh B. We also met up with a couple of Dwayne's buddies, Jamie and Jeff, who you'll see at the tailgate party below.

The Patriots defeated the Bills by an astounding 56-10 score on their way to what would be an NFL first undefeated regular season record of 16-0. The Pats would make it all the way to Superbowl XLII but would fall short by losing to the Giants 17-14 in the big game.

Of course, we didn't know that then, so we were pretty happy heading out to Buffalo at 9-0 and coming off the bye week. Enjoy the photos. I think this is the most we've had yet.

Got sasquatch?

19-0? 18-1 isn't so bad!

Who's bright idea was that anyway?

Yeah, maybe we shouldn't have put that on the van.

Bruce's Red Sox sweatshirt gives him away.

Bill looks splendid.

That's 4xFU!

Thanks for acting mature, guys!

Is this mean?

That speaks for itself.

Steve guards the palace gate.

Steve strikes a pose in the parking lot of the motel.

Someone call Diane Fossey.

Josh sometimes hops around like a monkey.
It's a little strange, even by our standards.

"Yes, Honey, we're going to church now."

Chris checks in with the boss.

Someone's gonna break that finger off one day, Bill.

Bill tells Josh that he's #1!

Someone's got a case of the sillys.

Brett looks like that all the time. I think it's the Red Bull.

I will buss you up!

Here's the new guy, Dwayne, lookin' like he means bidniss!

Dum-de-dum-dum...

Waiting for everyone to load up for some excursion.

"Hey, guys, where we go...?" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Josh is falling asleep again.

Do you have any Grey Poupon?

Having lunch at the local pub.

Motorin'.

Bill rides shotgun.

No Barry!?

Brett just found out that Barry Manilow will NOT
be doing the national anthem at the game.

It's good to be back at The Ralph.

Arriving at the stadium on gameday.

Base camp.

The Ralph is to your right at the top of the hill in this picture.

It's shapin' up to be a big one.

Set up in record time.

An early group shot.

Tailgating with some friendlies!

The grill's already on.

Again.

A bigger group shot.

Whoa! Lots more friendlies! And a couple of cool Bills fans, too.

I looked it up. This grill goes for around $700.

Cool grill. We need to work on this.

Why does it always seem to be cloudy in Buffalo?

The tailgating is going on behind these trucks and vans.

Josh and Bruce from the neck up.

Darkness begins to descend on Orchard Park.

What is WRONG with you?

Bruce looks like he's trying to make a point.

Darkess falls.

The Ralph looms in the darkness. Game on!

Now he looks like he's having fun, doesn't he?

Josh and Jamie (one of Dwayne's buddies) in the parking lot.

"But Norwood did put it wide right, right?"

Chris talks to Kenny the Canadian Bills fan. They stay at the same motel
as us so we all tailgate together. It's nice that we can all get along.

GO, JEFF, GO!

Jeff (the other of Dwayne's buddies) decides to have a funnel!

Bruce only does this because he's going through a mid-life crisis.

Bruce is funnelling again!

Click here to watch Bruce doing a funnel earlier in the day.

Chris just loves beer.

Chris polishes off a funnel.

Steve enjoys a good cigar with his friend, Vince.

Steve with Vince (v2.1).

It's a great funnel, eh?

This is Damien. We met him in Buffalo in 2007. He and a couple of his buddies have since been our guests at a game in Foxborough during the 2008 season.

That's what we call hardware!

Damien and Marc get aquainted with Vince, Vince and Vince.

I'm not sure Damien even knew these guys.

Damien with a couple of other friendlies.

Another FOV (Friend of Vince).

I dont know who she is but she can hold my trophy anytime!

Tailgating.

Why can't life just be one big tailgate party?

Tailgating.

Another unsuspecting fan falls victim to the funnel.

Schlitz chugger.

We even let Steelers fans use the funnel. We put
Schlitz in it, though. Shhhh...don't tell him.

Police officer.

This police officer is curious about us.

Police officer.

We gave him a beer and he went away.

Clydesdales in the parking lot.

The Budweiser Clydesdales out of Merrimack New Hampshire made an appearance.

Clydesdales again.

Blurry but you get the point.

Paranormal orbs maybe?

It wasn't actually raining or anything. This must be dust in the air.
Maybe they're spiritual orbs from the Sheldon family cemetary.

Jamie warms up before attempting a funnel.

Jamie falls victim to the funnel.

Breakin' down while Jeff chows down.

Jeff enjoys Bud Light and huffing propane with his cookies.

(PatsRoadTrip.com does not condone huffing. That is unless it's the New England Patriots huffing and
puffing and blowing The Ralph down.)

That's the canopy for little people next to ours.

Josh is looking for someplace to sleep.

Still cleaning up.

Looks like that can of propane is making the rounds.

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Randy and Wes talk strategy during the pre-game.

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Coach Belichick stalks the sidelines as the teams warm up.

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Tom Brady confers with one of his coaches.

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Pre-game warm-ups continue.

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Nearing game time!

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Damien enjoys the game with a very large beverage!

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The Patriots begin the slaughter.

"Randy, run a corner pattern and I'll lay it in for you!"

Tom Brady casually changes the play while leading the
Pats to a blow-out win over the Bills.

Post-Game

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Damien seems pleased with the final score of 56-10, Patriots.

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Damien proudly displays his heritage for the world to see.

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Marc and Damien ham it up with a couple of Bills fans after the game.

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Generally speaking, the Bills fans have always been gracious in defeat.

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Damien, is that guy wearing a mask or is it actually Randy Moss?

"We're from France!"

What the...? Where did you get those hats?

Steve just saw himself in the mirror.

Steve is doing that thumb thing again.

"I will kill you!"

Sheik Brett bin Ricci.

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It really seemed like a good idea at the time.

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Marc decides a nap would be best at this point.

Should have taken the red-eye out of this one.

Bruce has had a very long day.

Not havin' so much fun now, are we, Jamie?

Jamie is un-sober. That's like being un-dead, I think.

Sleepy time.

Bruce has a little nappy.

"Hey guys! It says here that the Patriots won!"

Josh reviews his photos from the day just before nodding off.

Not dead. Just tired.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........

"SILENCE! I will KILL you!"

Isn't the U.S. Government looking for this guy?

"Can somebody help me with this?"

Bruce is very tired and apparently can't work his zipper.

"Josh, I think Brett is hiding something."

Bruce is just wispering something in Josh's ear, I swear.
Note that Josh is, once again, sleeping.

"I would have killed you if I hadn't been outwitted by your superior American intellect!"

CAPTURED! Sheik Brett bin Ricci is shown here in his November 2007 booking photo.