Minneapolis or Buffalo?

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I am lazy- what months are the games in?

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This year we have narrowed it down to two games of interest in September:

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OP even had the info in it

Late September should be good fall weather in Buffalo

I skipped the whole damn paragraph. That is horrible. If you do MSP you can also catch a twins game because they are at home against the Gaurdians. I enjoy MSP. Fun nightlife.

Hey, you'll be the only person that said they went to Buffalo voluntarily.

Yes. Most of the group are Saints/LSU fans. The draw of MN is the stadium and the chance to watch Burrow, Chase, and Jefferson. Buffalo draw is the Saints and Niagra Falls. I would think Minneapolis would have a better downtown/restaurant scene, but not sure what else there is. Kinda leaning Buffalo because I can't think of another time where I'd be up that way to see Niagra Falls

Minneapolis, without question. Much better scene for a group of guys looking for a fun weekend. In addition to the Vikings game on Sunday, Twins have a homestand that weekend. Target Field is in North Loop, which is a neighborhood of endless food/drinking options, from breweries, to cocktail bars, to nicer restaurants, to food halls. If you really want to get in the college scene, take the light rail over to Dinkytown + walk over to Surly Brewing, O'Shaughnessy Distilling, and The Market. Food scene around Minneapolis is very underrated, too - there are a number of restaurants and chefs with James Beard awards and finalists to their name. Ton of breweries and cocktail bars in North Loop, and Northeast is chalked with breweries, as well. Not sure how recreation fits into your schedule, if at all, but Minneapolis has no shortage of lakes and trails.

I'm up in MPLS pretty frequently visiting college buddies. Will be heading up for Twins/Brewers in a few weeks. Can't wait

ETA: Just saw a subsequent post of yours about Niagara Falls... If that is a must, then Buffalo is your simple answer Otherwise, run with MPLS.

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group of younger guys looking for a fun weekend

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Whoa! We are all over 50

Buffalo area (Amherst, finger lakes, etc) has a fantastic brewery scene. Can also play 3-4 public golf courses in the area for under $100 that blows Louisiana country clubs out the water

Minneapolis is a far better city. For a guys trip football weekend I think Buffalo is a better trip

Honeslty both towns really suck for a trip like this. Why not a three day weekend in NOLA and watch from a fun bar?

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This is just a really bad response

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Man I've been to both plenty and there is just about zero reason to go to either. Minneapolis is a liberal dumpster fire but without the soul or interest of Chicago or New Orleans. It's like one bigass suburb full of people that disagree with me. And it's cold AF half the year. There is very little interesting food, not much for music. Plenty of more interesting golf elsewhere.

Then you have Buffalo. With the exception of some tremendous restored Frank Lloyd Wright houses, this town had the air go out of the baloon around 1905 and never bounced back. There is a couple good diners and a really good pizza joint in the hood called Carbones, so the food scene is a C+ instead of the D- of Minnie. The falls is interesting for a few hours.

When I have to visit either city for business I quickly head upstate if I have a day to kill between meetings.

Cities I would rather visit for an NFL game: Chicago, NOLA, Seattle, Dallas, LA, New York, Cinci, Denver, Philly, Charlotte, Detroit, KC, Miami, Houston