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With a peak capacity of over 100,000 spectators (80,000+ listed seating capacity), AT&T Stadium has the highest capacity of any NFL stadium, while MetLife Stadium has the highest listed seating capacity at 82,500. The smallest stadium is Soldier Field with a capacity of 61,500.
Not included are several large stadiums used by teams in the now-defunct NFL Europa, as these were all built for and used mainly for association football, or Rogers Centre, located in Canada (although it does host occasional American football games). Currently American football stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included.
They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football, either in college football or the National Football League (NFL).
Capacity: 68,740. ... but the shadows created by the retractable north end-zone window and/or sliding roof can create some wild shadows on the field. ... NFL stadium rankings: Football's 30 venues ...
In 1970, the NFL ruled that all teams must play in stadiums that seated more than 50,000 fans, and the Bears were forced to leave Wrigley Field. Ultimately, a deal to play permanently at Dyche Stadium fell through, forcing the Bears to return to Wrigley for the remainder of the 1970 season.
The playing field at the stadium has a conventional north–south alignment, at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level. [14] Lambeau Field is the oldest continually operating NFL stadium. [15] In 2007, the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking the all-time NFL record set by the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field (1921 ...
Municipal Stadium, built in 1923 and mostly rebuilt in 1955, seated approximately 35,000 for football, but as part of the AFL–NFL merger announced in 1966, NFL stadiums would henceforth be required to seat no fewer than 50,000 people. The loss of the A's was a shock to local sports fans an community leaders and there was a growing sense that ...
NFL owners unanimously approved Jacksonville's $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” Tuesday, a decision that should keep the Jaguars in one of the league's smallest markets for at least ...