How Many NFL Teams Have Indoor Stadiums?
Contents
- 8 NFL Teams Currently Have Indoor Stadiums
- Arizona Cardinals – University of Phoenix Stadium
- Atlanta Falcons – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Carolina Panthers – Bank of America Stadium
- Chicago Bears – Soldier Field
- Detroit Lions – Ford Field
- Indianapolis Colts – Lucas Oil Stadium
- New York Jets – MetLife Stadium
- Philadelphia Eagles – Lincoln Financial Field
- 4 Teams Will Have Indoor Stadiums By 2020
How many NFL teams have indoor stadiums? The answer may surprise you. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at all the teams that play in domes or indoor stadiums and see how they stack up.
8 NFL Teams Currently Have Indoor Stadiums
The National Football League currently has 8 teams that play their home games in indoor stadiums. These teams are the Arizona Cardinals, the Atlanta Falcons, the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills, the Carolina Panthers, the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers.
Arizona Cardinals – University of Phoenix Stadium
The Arizona Cardinals play at the University of Phoenix Stadium which is located in Glendale, Arizona. The stadium has a retractable roof and a natural grass playing surface. The stadium seats 63,400 fans but can be expanded to seat up to 70,000 fans.
Atlanta Falcons – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
The Atlanta Falcons play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium opened in 2017 and has a capacity of 71,000. It is the only NFL stadium with a retractable roof.
Carolina Panthers – Bank of America Stadium
The Carolina Panthers play their home games at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The stadium opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 75,412. The Panthers are the only NFL team to have their stadium completely enclosed by retractable glass panels.
Chicago Bears – Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a football stadium located in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). With a football capacity of 61,500, it is the third-smallest stadium in the NFL.
Detroit Lions – Ford Field
The Detroit Lions play their home games at Ford Field, which is an indoor stadium. The stadium opened in 2002 and has a capacity of 65,000 people. The Lions have played at Ford Field since it opened and it is the only indoor stadium that the team has ever played at.
Indianapolis Colts – Lucas Oil Stadium
The Indianapolis Colts play their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium opened in 2008 and has a retractable roof. It is also the home of the men’s Final Four basketball tournament.
New York Jets – MetLife Stadium
The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference East division. The team is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which it shares with the New York Giants. In a unique arrangement for the league, the two teams jointly own the stadium.
Philadelphia Eagles – Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has a seating capacity of 69,176.
4 Teams Will Have Indoor Stadiums By 2020
The NFL is one of the most popular sports leagues in the world, and it is constantly innovating to make the game better. One of the ways they have done this is by moving some teams to indoor stadiums. This has a few benefits. First, it protects the players from the elements. Second, it creates a more controlled environment, which can lead to fewer injuries. Third, it can create a more exciting atmosphere for the fans.
Los Angeles Rams – Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that play in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the metro area until 1994, when they moved to Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. The move was approved by a 30–2 margin at an owners meeting in January 2016, and consequently broke a 43-year-old NFL policy that required stadiums used by league teams to have a capacity of 30,000 or greater. They returned to Los Angeles on July 24, 2017 as part of an agreement between team management and local authorities; however no construction had begun on their new home stadium as of 2019. In 2019, they will play their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum until their new stadium is complete.
Minnesota Vikings – U.S. Bank Stadium
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team competes in the NFL’s NFC North division.
San Francisco 49ers – Levi’s Stadium
The San Francisco 49ers play their home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The stadium opened in 2014 and has a seating capacity of 68,500. It is the first stadium in the NFL to receive LEED Gold certification.
Seattle Seahawks – CenturyLink Field
CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The stadium, originally built for the Seahawks, opened in 2002. It is located on the waterfront southwest of downtown Seattle at the south end of the International District, on Puget Sound between CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field.
