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Top-10 Biggest NFL Stadiums By Seating Capacity

Top-10 Biggest NFL Stadiums By Seating Capacity
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What are the biggest NFL stadiums in the United States?

The NFL is unarguably America’s top sport that attracts a large number of spectators. Each year, people troop out en masse to witness the American Football League live and cheer their teams to victory. 

In the NFL, there are 32 teams with different stadiums. There is a total of 31 stadiums in the NFL as the New York Jets and New York Giants share one. While some of these stadiums are popular for the kind of luxury they afford the spectators, others are known for their capacity to accommodate a good number of spectators at a sitting.

In today’s post, we shall be unraveling the biggest NFL stadiums by their seating capacity. Not just that, we will also cover the construction cost of each NFL Stadium and the team that uses each. So, read on and see who claims our number one spot.

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The Current Biggest NFL Stadiums

10. Bills Stadium

Seating Capacity: 71,608

Bills Stadium
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Team: Buffalo Bills; Construction Cost: $22 Million (1973) ($127 Million in 2019 dollars)

The Bills Stadium previously referred to as the New Era Field is an NFL stadium located in New York (Orchard Park). It is the home ground of the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills used to be among the top three biggest stadiums in the National Football League but renovations over the years have seen its over 80,000 seating capacity reduced to 71,608.

Despite this reduction, it is still one of the biggest stadiums in the NFL as far as seating capacity is concerned.

The Bills is designed without a retractable roof. The ground, from the initial construction of the stadium, is made of an AstroTurf and has never been interchanged with grass.

9. NRG Stadium

Seating Capacity: 72,220

Biggest NFL Stadium – NRG Stadium
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Team: Houston Texans; Construction Cost: $449 Million.

Opened officially in 2002 and located in Houston, Texas, the NRG stadium is one of the beauties of NFL not just for its size but for the retractable roof it brings on board.

The NRG is the home ground of the Houston Texans team of the NFL, and as a multi-purpose stadium, it hosts many events every year.

The NRG Stadium can boast of several top amenities for the comfort of their fans. Some of them include 8,200 club seats, about 186 luxury suites, a team store, bars, and lounges. There is also a wide Video (HD) scoreboard for everyone to see the game’s score in the stadium.

8. Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Seating Capacity: 73,208

Biggest NFL Stadium – Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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Team: New Orleans Saints; Construction Cost: $1.5 Billion

Watching the Mercedes-Benz Stadium from the outside is just about enough to lure one into staring at the stadium’s aesthetics.

Situated in Atlanta, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the home ground for the Atlanta Falcons and has one of the best designs you can ever think of in the NFL.

With its spectacular retractable roof that allows the stadium to be lit with natural lights, to the exterior representing the engineers’ engineering acumen, one would dream of witnessing a game live from this stadium. The stadium also features stores, entertainments, and food vendors, making it a full option stadium.

7. Bank of America Stadium

Seating Capacity: 75,523

Biggest NFL Stadium – Bank of America Stadium
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Team: Caroline Panthers; Construction Cost: $242 Million.

The Bank of America Stadium is one of many NFL stadiums built in 1990s America. The stadium is the home ground for the Carolina Panthers and is located in Charlotte.

Apart from this dome’s massive size and seating capacity, the Bank of America Stadium is famed for her well-designed archways, dome-like towers, and beautifully aligned silver and blue seats. The stadium also houses some features such as three full training grounds, administrative offices, and up to 157 luxury suites.

The over 190 feet video scoreboard from which spectators can remind themselves of the game scores and roaring sound system in the stadium are also a great attraction.

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6. Empower Field 

Seating Capacity: 76,125

Biggest NFL Stadium – Empower Field
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Team: Denver Broncos; Construction Cost: $364 Million.

Talk of an NFL stadium that takes on horseshoe’s shape, then Empower Field comes to mind. Located in the city of Colorado (Denver) and home to the Denver Broncos, the Empower is one of the biggest NFL stadiums. 

It has a seating capacity of about 76000 with many exciting amenities such as a Legacy Walk where pre-game activities take place, a Legend Mall, “Colorado Hall of Fame,” and a large stadium store.

The Scoreboard in the Stadium is also one of the biggest and most decorated scoreboard in the NFL. The scoreboard has a size of 220 by 40 feet.

Despite the stadium’s luxurious interior, the outside is more talked about due to the beautiful sculptures that edify it. 

5. Arrowhead Stadium

Seating Capacity: 76,416

Biggest NFL Stadium – Arrowhead Stadium
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Team: Kansas City Chiefs; Construction Cost: $43 Million.

Coming off renovations in 2010, the Arrowhead Stadium is one of the eye-catching stadia in the NFL. The 2010 renovation ensured that enough expansion to increase the seating capacity was carried out.

Located in Kansas City, the Arrowhead is used by Kansas City Chiefs for their home games. The stadium boasts of 76,416 seating capacity.

After the renovation, facilities such as Club Restaurant, Concession Areas, and a Founders Plaza were included in the massive stadium. Other renovations were captured to include the construction of an upper deck in the stadium, an expensive suite, and seats for notable personalities.

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4. AT&T Stadium

Seating Capacity: 80,000

Biggest NFL Stadium – Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium
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Team: Dallas Cowboys; Construction Cost: $1 Billion.

Widely regarded as America’s choice, due to some of their successes in the 1990s, the Dallas Cowboys can boast of the AT& T as their home turf.

Located in Texas, AT&T stadium is one of the biggest, most popular, and beautiful stadiums in the United States.

The HKS inc designs the stadium, and it has one of the best exterior designs you can get in the NFL. With about 750-foot glass wall, a spectacular retractable roof facility, you will come to terms with the HKS Architects for boasting that they would erect the best NFL stadium for the Dallas Cowboys.

With a gigantic videoboard mounted approximately 90 ft above the ground, anyone in the stadium can view what’s going on at a glance.

3. Lambeau Field

Seating Capacity: 80,500

Biggest NFL Stadium – Lambeau Field
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Team: Green Bay Packers; Construction Cost: $960,000; Expansion Cost: $295 Million.

Since opening in 1957, Lambeau Field has undergone multiple reconstructions and expansions, with the latest coming in 2013. The aim was to increase the seating capacity of the stadium

Located in the city of Wisconsin (Green Bay), the Lambeau is one of the most talked-about NFL stadiums in the United States, probably because of its long history. The Green Bay Packers call this stadium home.

Apart from the massive capacity the 2013 expansion brought, the stadium also ensured better amenities like better suites and a larger video scoreboard.

2. FedEx Field

Seating Capacity: 82,000

Biggest NFL Stadium – FedEx Field
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Team: Washington Redskins; Construction Cost: $250 Million.

Originally called the Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the FedEx Field, despite its reduction of the number of seats it has in the stadium, still remains one of the biggest stadiums in the NFL.

Home for the Washington Redskins, the stadium is located in Landover, Maryland. The FedEx Field can boast of some of the best amenities after years of renovation.

For instance, before the 2009 season, the stadium had two video scoreboards at the north and south ends of the stadium but has mounted a better-looking and bigger one after the 2009 season. After the expansion, several restaurants, Redkskin Hall of Fame, were added.

1. MetLife Stadium

Seating Capacity: 82,500

Biggest NFL Stadium – MetLife Stadium
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Teams: New York Jets and New York Giants; Construction Cost: $1.6 Billion.

Originally known as Meadowlands Stadium, the Metlife came about by the agreement of two NFL teams – New York Jets and New York Giants – to collectively construct the biggest NFL stadium. 

Located in New Jersey (East Rutherford), the architects’ dualization concept in constructing the stadium is top-notch. For instance, because of the stadium’s dual ownership, the light colors in the stadium switch at intervals to reflect the team playing in the stadium.

As the biggest stadium with about 82,500 seating capacity, the Metlife also has dual training facilities for the two teams. It also houses amenities to accommodate other events within the facility.

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