"This year, for whatever reason, it became a bit of a fortress for us. Let's hope we can finish it off right," said Kreis.

"At the beginning of the year, we formulated some team goals and we wanted to be extremely hard to beat at home," Cutler said. "I think more than anything it has been the attitude we have. We decided that we just were not going to lose at home. It was our place and we didn't want to let anyone come in and take it."

The swan song for Rice-Eccles has been coming ever since the plans for the new stadium were finalized. Plenty of memories were created and team history was made. Whether it was scoring droughts, winning streaks or losing streaks, the time spent at Rice-Eccles will be looked back upon just like the stadium itself on game days — either half empty or half full.

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