I've done both, the parking pass is nice knowing you're going to get in there and be parked right at the stadium. Be warned though, you better be there early due to traffic and plan on it taking a while to get out, if you park anywhere on the east side of the river you will more than likely pay more for parking than what the parking pass cost. You may save a dollar or two by parking downtown and walking across the river, it's nice to park downtown if you want to hit up a downtown hot spot after the game but everything over there will be slam packed.
