NFL attendance
The National Football League is the largest live spectator sport in the world in terms of average attendance. Despite the recession and rising ticket prices, as of the 2009-10 season the NFL averaged 67,509 live spectators per game, and 17,282,225 total for the season.
Although average attendance is the highest in the world, ticket sales have been declining since the recession began in 2007. The 2010-11 season attendance numbers are expected to decline slightly as well. The recession, rising ticket prices, and high television coverage have all been to blame for declining league attendance.
2010 Attendance Statistics
Team |
Stadium |
Home Games |
Average Attendance |
Total Attendance |
Capacity Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas Cowboys |
Cowboys Stadium |
8 |
87,047 |
696,377 |
108.8% |
Washington Redskins |
FedEx Field |
8 |
83,172 |
665,380 |
90.7% |
New York Giants |
New Meadowlands Stadium |
8 |
79,019 |
632,156 |
95.8% |
New York Jets |
New Meadowlands Stadium |
8 |
78,596 |
628,768 |
95.3% |
Denver Broncos |
Invesco Field at Mile High |
8 |
74,908 |
599,264 |
98.4% |
Carolina Panthers |
Bank of America Stadium |
8 |
72,620 |
580,965 |
98.4% |
Baltimore Ravens |
M&T Bank Stadium |
8 |
71,227 |
569,817 |
100.3% |
Houston Texans |
Reliant Stadium |
8 |
71,080 |
568,643 |
100.0% |
Green Bay Packers |
Lambeau Field |
8 |
70,795 |
566,362 |
97.1% |
New Orleans Saints |
Louisiana Superdome |
8 |
70,038 |
560,304 |
96.0% |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Lincoln Financial Field |
8 |
69,144 |
553,152 |
102.3% |
Tennessee Titans |
LP Field |
8 |
69,143 |
553,144 |
100.0% |
New England Patriots |
Gillette Stadium |
8 |
68,756 |
550,048 |
100.0% |
Atlanta Falcons |
Georgia Dome |
8 |
67,850 |
542,800 |
95.2% |
Miami Dolphins |
Sun Life Stadium |
8 |
67,744 |
541,959 |
90.1% |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Arrowhead Stadium |
8 |
67,672 |
541,380 |
88.2% |
Seattle Seahawks |
Qwest Field |
8 |
66,992 |
539,141 |
100.0% |
Indianapolis Colts |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
8 |
66,975 |
535,942 |
106.3% |
Cleveland Browns |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
8 |
66,116 |
528,933 |
90.3% |
San Diego Chargers |
Qualcomm Stadium |
8 |
65,530 |
524,241 |
91.9% |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Heinz Field |
8 |
63,083 |
504,669 |
97.1% |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
EverBank Field |
8 |
63,032 |
504,262 |
93.8% |
Arizona Cardinals |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
8 |
62,774 |
502,197 |
99.0% |
Chicago Bears |
Soldier Field |
8 |
62,195 |
497,561 |
101.1% |
San Francisco 49ers |
Candlestick Park |
7 |
69,732 |
488,124 |
99.3% |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Paul Brown Stadium |
8 |
60,364 |
482,917 |
92.1% |
Minnesota Vikings |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome** |
8 |
58,751 |
470,009 |
94.1% |
Detroit Lions |
Ford Field |
8 |
56,285 |
450,286 |
87.3% |
Buffalo Bills |
Ralph Wilson Stadium** |
7 |
63,195 |
442,366 |
86.5% |
St. Louis Rams |
Edward Jones Dome |
8 |
52,922 |
423,383 |
81.0% |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Raymond James Stadium |
8 |
49,314 |
394,513 |
75.1% |
Oakland Raiders |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
8 |
46,431 |
371,448 |
73.7% |
2010 Notes
- Total does not include the one regular season home game the Buffalo Bills play each year from 2008–2012 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario as part of the Bills Toronto Series.
- Total does not include the NFL International Series regular season game played in London, England in which the San Francisco 49ers were designated the home team in 2010.
- Total includes 2 home games the Minnesota Vikings played at Ford Field and TCF Bank Stadium due to the collapse of the Metrodome roof.
2009 Attendance Statistics
Team |
Stadium |
Home Games |
Average Attendance |
Total Attendance |
Capacity Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas Cowboys |
Cowboys Stadium |
8 |
89,756 |
718,055 |
112.2% |
Washington Redskins |
FedEx Field |
8 |
84,794 |
678,352 |
92.5% |
New York Giants |
Giants Stadium |
8 |
78,701 |
629,615 |
98.1% |
New York Jets |
Giants Stadium |
8 |
77,052 |
616,420 |
96.0% |
Denver Broncos |
Invesco Field at Mile High |
8 |
75,116 |
600,928 |
98.7% |
Carolina Panthers |
Bank of America Stadium |
8 |
73,289 |
586,314 |
99.3% |
Baltimore Ravens |
M&T Bank Stadium |
8 |
71,082 |
568,660 |
100.1% |
Green Bay Packers |
Lambeau Field |
8 |
70,708 |
565,666 |
97.0% |
Houston Texans |
Reliant Stadium |
8 |
70,608 |
564,864 |
99.4% |
New Orleans Saints |
Louisiana Superdome |
8 |
70,105 |
560,840 |
96.1% |
San Francisco 49ers |
Candlestick Park |
8 |
69,732 |
557,856 |
99.3% |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Lincoln Financial Field |
8 |
69,144 |
553,152 |
102.3% |
Tennessee Titans |
LP Field |
8 |
69,143 |
553,144 |
100.0% |
Cleveland Browns |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
8 |
68,888 |
551,110 |
94.1% |
New England Patriots |
Gillette Stadium |
8 |
68,756 |
550,048 |
100.0% |
Atlanta Falcons |
Georgia Dome |
8 |
68,173 |
545,389 |
95.7% |
San Diego Chargers |
Qualcomm Stadium |
8 |
67,543 |
540,345 |
94.7% |
Miami Dolphins |
Sun Life Stadium |
8 |
67,542 |
540,342 |
89.8% |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Arrowhead Stadium |
8 |
67,514 |
540,114 |
88.0% |
Seattle Seahawks |
Qwest Field |
8 |
67,392 |
539,141 |
100.6% |
Indianapolis Colts |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
8 |
66,549 |
532,398 |
105.6% |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Paul Brown Stadium |
8 |
64,004 |
512,032 |
97.7% |
Minnesota Vikings |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
8 |
63,775 |
510,203 |
99.5% |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Heinz Field |
8 |
63,485 |
507,882 |
97.7% |
Arizona Cardinals |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
8 |
63,142 |
505,143 |
99.6% |
Chicago Bears |
Soldier Field |
8 |
62,250 |
498,000 |
101.2% |
Buffalo Bills |
Ralph Wilson Stadium** |
7 |
70,128 |
490,898 |
95.9% |
St. Louis Rams |
Edward Jones Dome |
8 |
55,237 |
441,901 |
84.6% |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Raymond James Stadium |
7 |
68,756 |
440,940 |
96.0% |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
EverBank Field |
8 |
49,651 |
397,214 |
73.9% |
Detroit Lions |
Ford Field |
8 |
49,395 |
395,162 |
76.6% |
Oakland Raiders |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
8 |
44,284 |
354,276 |
70.3% |
2009 Notes
- Total does not include the one regular season home game the Buffalo Bills play each year from 2008–2012 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario as part of the Bills Toronto Series.
- Total does not include the NFL International Series regular season game played in London, England in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were designated the home team in 2009.
- Until the 2009-10 season the New York Giants, and New York Jets played at Giants Stadium. They began play at New Meadowlands Stadium on August 16,2010.