Bruce L.
Yelp
My review is two parts: one for the drive, parking, tailgating, and general AZ Cardinals experience pre-game, and two for the game, seating, access, and getaway. Our experience was Oct 19, 2025 Packers @ Cardinals.
Pre-game: Does any team in the NFL present a more miserable, and confusing tailgating experience than the Cardinals? Yes, I am biased and spoiled as a Green Bay fan. The Packers wholeheartedly embrace the fans full-experience and make us all feel like family working toward a common goal of winning. The (typical) Cardinals experience makes you feel like you are always one-step away from violating some ridiculous rule and being reprimanded. Granted, both teams allow tailgating 4 hours before kickoff, but I've been to Lambeau Field as many as 5 hours early w out issue. The VERY VERY WORST OF ALL... You are NOT allowed to tailgate or stay in your tailgate and enjoy the atmosphere after the game kicks off or do any kind of celebrating after the game! What? What the hell kind of rule is that? Is it because you only win 41% of the games since 1899? You want your fans to stay away from the stadium if they don't have a ticket, then leave promptly if they do have a ticket. Disgusting. I guess unless you know how other teams are allowed to do it, you might find it normal - but it is NOT.
In Green Bay, you can arrive early, have a massive party, never go into the stadium for a single game (we have friends who do that every game, every year) start tailgating all over again after the game, and you can leave the stadium lots when you are good and ready. Im sure there is a time restriction, we've just never seen it, or seen it enforced. In Wisconsin, we joke that you have until the next game to leave your tailgate party. It makes us feel important. It takes the sting out of an 18.00 beer. It makes us feel like we count in the pilgrimage for a championship. Maybe this is what being a perennial loser does to an org? "Thanks for coming and using two paychecks to bring your family, don't have too much fun, and then leave right away to minimize the experience and perhaps our liability." Maybe this is what happens when you lose so often? Or do you lose so often because this is how you function? Do you know how hard it is to lose 849 games in the NFL that is designed to take turns winning and being good? The Packers couldn't be more different in how they treat their fans, and their record, over the course of 100 plus years, not only represents that commitment to the fans and winning, but is almost exactly the opposite of the Cardinals. Green Bay has won over 800 games with only 600 losses and the Cardinals have lost 850 games while winning just 595 games (Im counting next week's loss to the Cowboys already) Do you realize that would take 15 UNDFEATED SEASONS in a row just to get back to being an team that wins only half the time??? An NFL team can hide its genuine desire to win over the course of any given season or even a decade, but when the sampling is 105 years and counting, it is indefensible.
The drive from anywhere you would want to stay, East Valley, Scottsdale etc is a pain, but gets really stupid as you get to the poorly designed streets surrounding the stadium. You will find more confusing safety cones smatterings blocking off roads than is necessary and weird restricted or confusing-at-best, pathways to get to your lot. Parking personnel are not knowledgeable and don't seem to know how to advise if you get off the ideal route to your lot. Our Lot was Green F, and we arrived 18 min early and were among the first to park. We set up our RV, and half our tailgate only to be told we have to uproot and change the direction we were facing and move our vehicle. If you know RV-ing, you know how undesirable that is. This is the typical Cardinals experience that I have witnessed in the Valley for over four decades, watching this miserable organization try to give its consumers the bare minimums they need to remain supportive, only to get trampled by an organization that has had only one common denominator since 1932, well that and ZERO championships. I always warn out-of-towners they should be prepared for things to not make sense. Dysfunction will always be buoyed to underproduction and dissatisfaction. I give the pre-game experience a .5 half a star. The best parts being weather, great company, and the show of support for a team that actually cares about us... and thank goodness they can't manipulate any of that.
The in-game experience was surprisingly excellent. Whoever, is in charge of ushers or guest services folk A+. Friendliness of the those greeters and service people in the building was amazing. So Un-Cardinal like to be treated so kindly. The food and timeliness of service is typical-minus w halftime lines too long and bathroom experiences (of course) confusing at best. Field, seating, and the space- excellent. Entry process excellent. 4 stars.