The Silverdome opened for games in 1975. My first game there was in 1978 against Tampa Bay.. There was no easy access to the Stadium....and when there was a sellout, attendance was 80,000, traffic would become gridlocked and it would take hours to get into the stadium. If it was cold, rainy or snowy, it was absolutely miserable. Because it was a domed stadium, if you sat in the third deck near the top, and you were a non smoker, you were practically dying. Back in those days smoking was permitted in the stadium and from your seats, you would be sitting in a fog of cigarette smoke so dense, you had difficulty seeing the playing field not to mention not being able to breathe easily. I would walk out of there with my head spinning from lack of oxygen. You were also a long way away from the action up there. Any seat between the goal lines were great seats. The other thing I remember is because of the dome, the stadium was pressurized to help keep the dome lifted. So when you were to enter the stadium from any door, the air from inside the stadium would rush out and it was like you were walking through a hurricane. I also used to get frustrated because back in the day, with the local blackout rule, we would have to sell out 80,000 seats 72 hours before kickoff for the game to be shown on local tv. Not very easy to do when you have a losing team, and it wasn't fair because other venues only sat 60,000, so it was easier to get the blackout lifted in those markets. It was always a huge thing when the blackout was lifted. These days, with the Silverdome being demolished some time ago, the site is being redeveloped for industrial buildings. Last time I drove by on Opdyke, you could see two 200,000+ square foot buildings being constructed. I think one is an Amazon building. Ford Field is a much better place to see a football game, much easier in and out, but in a way, I do miss seeing the Lions play at the Silverdome.