How Wide Is An NFL Field?
How wide is an NFL field? The answer may surprise you.
Learn all about the dimensions of an NFL football field, from the width of the playing surface to the length of the end zones.
The Width of an NFL Field
The average width of an NFL field is 360 feet, with a minimum width of 300 feet and a maximum width of 53.33 yards, or 160 feet. The playing field for American football is also known as a gridiron. The gridiron has lines parallel to the sidelines that are used to mark the field.
The Standard Width of an NFL Field
An NFL field is exactly 160 feet wide from sideline to sideline. This measurement has been in place since the early days of the league and has never been changed. The playing surface itself is actually only 120 feet wide, with each end zone being an additional 20 feet.
The Minimum Width of an NFL Field
The official minimum width of an NFL playing field is 53.3 yards, or 160 feet. The field must also be 100 yards long from end zone to end zone, with 10 yards of end zone at each end of the field.
The Maximum Width of an NFL Field
The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league. It has 32 teams, all of which are divided equally into two conferences: the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).
The width of an NFL field from end zone to end zone is 53.3 yards, or 160 feet. The playing area from sideline to sideline is 48.8 yards, or 147 feet.
The Length of an NFL Field
The Standard Length of an NFL Field
An NFL field is 160 feet long and 53.3 feet wide. In terms of yards, that’s 360 yards long and 120 yards wide. The end zones are each 10 yards deep.
The Minimum Length of an NFL Field
The minimum length of an NFL field is 100 yards (91.44 meters), and the width is 53.3 yards (48.76 meters). NFL fields are also required to have end zones that are 10 yards deep.
The Maximum Length of an NFL Field
An NFL field is a maximum of 120 yards long from end zone to end zone, and 53.3 yards wide from sideline to sideline. The playing field itself is 100 yards long, with two 10-yard-long end zones. White lines demarcate every 5 yards on the field, while yard-line numbers appear every 10 yards.
The Dimensions of an End Zone
An American football field is 100 yards long, with each end zone being 10 yards deep. The width of the field from sideline to sideline is 53.3 yards, or 160 feet.
The Width of an End Zone
An NFL field from end zone to end zone is 53.3 yards (160 feet) wide. From sideline to sideline, the field measures 100 yards. End zones are 10 yards deep.
The Length of an End Zone
According to the NFL Rulebook, an end zone must be 10 yards long from goal line to goal line, and 20 yards long from sideline to sideline.
