Touchdown New England Patriots is a photograph by Juergen Roth which was uploaded on November 25th, 2012.
Touchdown New England Patriots
New England Patriots versus Indianapolis Colts battling it out in Gillette Stadium. Sport football fans went nuts over this huge NFL Patriots win.... more
by Juergen Roth
Title
Touchdown New England Patriots
Artist
Juergen Roth
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
New England Patriots versus Indianapolis Colts battling it out in Gillette Stadium. Sport football fans went nuts over this huge NFL Patriots win. Patriots won this game 59 to 24 in an rediscovered rivalry. Gillette Stadium is a stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles (34 kilometers) southwest of downtown Boston and 20 miles (32 km) from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for both the NFL's New England Patriots football franchise and the MLS' New England Revolution soccer team. In 2012, it also became the home stadium for the football program of the University of Massachusetts (UMass), making it the largest football stadium in the Mid-American Conference. The facility opened in 2002, replacing the old Foxboro Stadium. The seating capacity is 68,756, including 6,000 club seats and 87 luxury suites. The stadium is owned and operated by Kraft Sports Group, a subsidiary of The Kraft Group, the company through which businessman Robert Kraft owns the Patriots and Revolution. The stadium was originally known as CMGI Field before the naming rights were bought by Gillette after the "dot-com" bust. Although Gillette has since been acquired by Procter & Gamble, the stadium retains the Gillette name because P&G has continued to use the Gillette brand name and because the Gillette company was founded in the Boston area. Gillette and the Patriots jointly announced in September 2010 that their partnership, which includes naming rights to the stadium, will extend through the 2031 season. Additionally, uBid (until April 2003 a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI) as of 2009 continues to sponsor one of the main entrance gates to the stadium.
The Town of Foxborough approved plans for the stadium's construction on December 6, 1999, and work on the stadium began on March 24, 2000. The first official event was a New England Revolution soccer game on May 11, 2002. The Rolling Stones played at Gillette Stadium on September 5, 2002 on the band's Licks Tour. Grand opening ceremonies were held four days later on September 9 when the Patriots unveiled their Super Bowl XXXVI championship banner before a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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November 25th, 2012
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Comments (23)
Joan Bertucci
Juergen, I have to admit I'm a Cowboys fan but what an amazing capture and perspective of your beautiful stadium! L
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Charlie Cliques
Congratulations! Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the group "Office Art Decor".
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group!
Juergen Roth
Thanks Joe ... very much appreciate your wonderful comment on my New England Patriots at Gillette stadium picture. Me and my daughter had a real blast. I was really thrilled when I heard they moved the game from 1 to 4:45 pm that Sunday and was hoping for some eye catching sky magic. Patriots did their own magic that night and we liked it! My best, Juergen
Joe Bonita
Wow, Juergen. This is so much better than any stadium shot I've ever seen. And I really like the open, dusk sky to which the playing field points. Great work. (I'll bet you're a Patriots fan!) This gets my vote! -- Joe.