NFL Stadiums Ranked by Seating Capacity
Find out where every NFL stadiums rank in terms of seating capacity, from largest to smallest.
Football has been America's favorite spectator sport since 1972. The numbers don't lie. Millions of Americans turn out to live games every year to cheer for their favorite teams. In 2017, the NFL had a whopping average attendance of 67,405, which beats the average attendance numbers of every other professional sports league in the world.
America comes out in doves for pro football, so the NFL needs big stadiums to hold the crowd. There are 32 teams in the NFL and 31 stadiums in use (the New York Giants and New York Jets share a stadium) with an average seating capacity of 69,444. That means in 2017, the average NFL team were short just 2,039 tickets from selling out all of their live games.
In this post, we'll take a look at every NFL stadium ranked by their main seating capacity. But note that the ranking is based on the main seating capacity, not the maximum expandable seating capacity of a stadium. For example, AT&T stadium in Dallas usually restricts their seating capacity to 80,000 but can expand to fit up to 100,000 people for larger events like the Superbowl. We'll also take a look at the cost of each stadium (based on 2017 prices) and how much it cost to build a stadium per seat. But also note that the listed cost does not include the cost from renovation done over the years, which can run up to the hundreds of millions of dollars (as was the case for Lambeau Field).
1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- location: Los Angeles, California
- team: Los Angeles Rams
- opened: 1923
- capacity: 93,607
- cost: $13,802,405
- cost Per Seat: $147
2MetLife Stadium
- location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
- team: New York Giants / New York Jets
- opened: 2010
- capacity: 82,500
- cost: $1,790,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $21,697
3FedExField
- location: Landover, Maryland
- team: Washington Redskins
- opened: 1997
- capacity: 82,000
- cost: $382,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $4,659
4Lambeau Field
- location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
- team: Green Bay Packers
- opened: 1957
- capacity: 81,435
- cost: $8,446,573
- cost Per Seat: $104
5AT&T Stadium
- location: Arlington, Texas
- team: Dallas Cowboys
- opened: 2009
- capacity: 80,000
- cost: $1,500,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $18,750
6Arrowhead Stadium
- location: Kansas City, Missouri
- team: Kansas City Chiefs
- opened: 1972
- capacity: 76,416
- cost: $254,070,000
- cost Per Seat: $3,325
7Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- location: Denver, Colorado
- team: Denver Broncos
- opened: 2001
- capacity: 76,125
- cost: $555,710,000
- cost Per Seat: $7,300
8Bank of America Stadium
- location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- team: Carolina Panthers
- opened: 1996
- capacity: 75,419
- cost: $390,050,000
- cost Per Seat: $5,172
9Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- team: New Orleans Saints
- opened: 1975
- capacity: 73,208
- cost: $624,580,000
- cost Per Seat: $8,532
10NRG Stadium
- location: Houston, Texas
- team: Houston Texans
- opened: 2002
- capacity: 72,220
- cost: $482,660,000
- cost Per Seat: $6,683
11New Era Field
- location: Orchard Park, New York
- team: Buffalo Bills
- opened: 1973
- capacity: 71,608
- cost: $125,410,000
- cost Per Seat: $1,751
12M&T Bank Stadium
- location: Baltimore, Maryland
- team: Baltimore Ravens
- opened: 1998
- capacity: 71,008
- cost: $330,600,000
- cost Per Seat: $4,656
13Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- location: Atlanta, Georgia
- team: Atlanta Falcons
- opened: 2017
- capacity: 71,000
- cost: $1,600,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $22,535
14Lincoln Financial Field
- location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- team: Philadelphia Eagles
- opened: 2003
- capacity: 69,596
- cost: $684,280,000
- cost Per Seat: $9,832
15Nissan Stadium
- location: Nashville, Tennessee
- team: Tennessee Titans
- opened: 1999
- capacity: 69,143
- cost: $428,630,000
- cost Per Seat: $6,199
16Levi's Stadium
- location: Santa Clara, California
- team: San Francisco 49ers
- opened: 2014
- capacity: 68,500
- cost: $1,350,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $19,708
17Heinz Field
- location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- team: Pittsburgh Steelers
- opened: 2001
- capacity: 68,400
- cost: $389,710,000
- cost Per Seat: $5,698
18CenturyLink Field
- location: Seattle, Washington
- team: Seattle Seahawks
- opened: 2002
- capacity: 68,000
- cost: $589,610,000
- cost Per Seat: $8,671
19FirstEnergy Stadium
- location: Cleveland, Ohio
- team: Cleveland Browns
- opened: 1999
- capacity: 67,895
- cost: $418,280,000
- cost Per Seat: $6,161
20TIAA Bank Field
- location: Jacksonville, Florida
- team: Jacksonville Jaguars
- opened: 1995
- capacity: 67,246
- cost: $195,500,000
- cost Per Seat: $2,907
21Lucas Oil Stadium
- location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- team: Indianapolis Colts
- opened: 2008
- capacity: 67,000
- cost: $828,330,000
- cost Per Seat: $12,363
22Gillette Stadium
- location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
- team: New England Patriots
- opened: 2002
- capacity: 66,829
- cost: $445,640,000
- cost Per Seat: $6,668
23U.S. Bank Stadium
- location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- team: Minnesota Vikings
- opened: 2016
- capacity: 66,655
- cost: $1,160,000,000
- cost Per Seat: $17,403
24Raymond James Stadium
- location: Tampa, Florida
- team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- opened: 1998
- capacity: 65,890
- cost: $253,210,000
- cost Per Seat: $3,843
25Paul Brown Stadium
- location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- team: Cincinnati Bengals
- opened: 2000
- capacity: 65,515
- cost: $654,570,000
- cost Per Seat: $9,991
26Hard Rock Stadium
- location: Miami Gardens, Florida
- team: Miami Dolphins
- opened: 1987
- capacity: 65,326
- cost: $251,140,000
- cost Per Seat: $3,844
27Ford Field
- location: Detroit, Michigan
- team: Detroit Lions
- opened: 2002
- capacity: 65,000
- cost: $685,600,000
- cost Per Seat: $10,548
28University of Phoenix Stadium
- location: Glendale, Arizona
- team: Arizona Cardinals
- opened: 2006
- capacity: 63,400
- cost: $557,190,000
- cost Per Seat: $8,788
29Soldier Field
- location: Chicago, Illinois
- team: Chicago Bears
- opened: 1924
- capacity: 61,500
- cost: $182,480,000
- cost Per Seat: $2,967
30Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
- location: Oakland, California
- team: Oakland Raiders
- opened: 1966
- capacity: 53,286
- cost: $194,730,000
- cost Per Seat: $3,654
31StubHub Center
- location: Carson, California
- team: Los Angeles Chargers
- opened: 2003
- capacity: 27,000
- cost: $200,470,000
- cost Per Seat: $7,425