What’s the Most Expensive NFL Stadium?
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The most expensive NFL stadium ever built is the new home of the Los Angeles Rams, which cost $5 billion.
The Most Expensive Stadiums
The most expensive stadium ever built is the Metlife Stadium, home to both the New York Jets and the New York Giants. The stadium cost a whopping $1.6 billion to build. That’s not even the only billion-dollar stadium in the NFL. The Cowboys’ home, AT&T Stadium, cost $1.3 billion, and the San Francisco 49ers’ new home, Levi’s Stadium, cost $1.2 billion.
MetLife Stadium
With a price tag of $1.6 billion, MetLife Stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built. The home of the New York Giants and New York Jets, it opened in 2010 and can seat 82,500 fans. It features two massive video boards, an outdoor concourse and 16 suites.
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, is the most expensive stadium in the NFL, with a total cost of $1.3 billion. The stadium was completed in 2009 and can seat up to 80,000 fans. It features a retractable roof, making it one of only two stadiums in the league with this feature. The other is Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Levi’s Stadium
Levi’s Stadium is an American football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home venue for the National Football League (NFL)’s San Francisco 49ers since 2014. The stadium sits on approximately 13 acres of land, and has a capacity of approximately 68,500 people. In terms of revenue, Levi’s Stadium is one of the most expensive stadiums in the NFL.
The Most Expensive Tickets
The most expensive NFL stadium is the MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets. The average ticket price for a Giants game is $117, while the average ticket price for a Jets game is $101. The most expensive tickets are for the Dallas Cowboys, who have an average ticket price of $150.
New England Patriots
Home to the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts. With a capacity of just over 66,000, it is one of the smaller stadiums in the NFL. Despite its size, it is still one of the most expensive places to watch a game, with tickets averaging $122.
If you want to sit in the front row, be prepared to shell out $700 or more. For a seat in one of the end zones, you’ll probably pay around $150. And if you want to sit in one of the club sections, be prepared to spend at least $325.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened for the 2009 season. The stadium took the place of the now-demolished Texas Stadium, which served as the Cowboys’ home from 1971 to 2008.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960. The team’s national following might best be represented by its NFL record of consecutive sell-outs. The Cowboys’ streak of 190 consecutive sold-out regular and post-season games began in 2002. The franchise has made it to eight Super Bowls, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances in history behind only New England Patriots’ nine appearances. This has also corresponded to eight NFC championships, most in the NFC. They are also the only NFL team to record 20 straight winning seasons (1966–85), in which they missed the playoffs only twice (1974 and 1984).
San Francisco 49ers
As of September 2019, the San Francisco 49ers have the most expensive average ticket price at $495.05. The team’s home, Levi’s Stadium, opened in 2014 and has a capacity of 68,500. Located in Santa Clara, California, the stadium is the fifth-largest in the NFL by seating capacity.
