Published 14:50 IST, November 30th 2019

This NFL fan has set a Guinness World Record for visiting every stadium in 84 days

Jacob Barner, an NFL fan since a decade, set a world record by visiting every NFL stadium in 84 days; he beat the previous record by two days

Reported by: Colin DCunha
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New Orleans Saints came out on top during ir game against Atlanta Falcons earlier this week. game me helines when Saints' defensive tackle Shy Tuttle caught Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in face with a stiff-arm. However, one man making history on day went under rar. 

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Jacob Barr is man in question. Barr attended Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stium and by doing so, he wrote his name in history books of NFL. Jacob Barr of Leeds, England, broke record for attending a game at every NFL stium in fastest time. It took Englishman 84 days to achieve feat. previous record of attending a game at every NFL stium in quickest time was of 86 days, a record which was set in December 2016.

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Super Bowl tickets for win

In order to reward feat, NFL fan was presented with two tickets to Super Bowl. Speaking after his record-breaking visit to Mercedes-Benz Stium after Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints game, Jacob Barner said that he has been an NFL fan for close to 10 years. He also played a bit of American football back in UK. When asked about stiums that h left most lasting impression on him, NFL fan replied by saying that he was most impressed by Atlanta Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stium and also Kansas City's Arrowhe Stium.

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Interestingly, Jacob Barner w plans to make ar world record. When asked about his future plans, NFL fan said that someone informed him that he could attempt to attend as many games in an NFL season as possible. With Super Bowl tickets on offer, offer could prove to be tempting for world-record holder.

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11:33 IST, November 30th 2019