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I find it baffling how much is spent on NFL stadiums for just 8 home games a year. That's just over 1 game per day for a week every year. And the stadiums take

I find it baffling how much is spent on NFL stadiums for just 8 home games a year. That's just over 1 game per day for a week every year. And the stadiums take up prime real estate. Also, some teams are forced to play out of the country for one of their games and lose a home game.

culturestate 5y ago
It's exceedingly rare for an NFL stadium to be used exclusively for NFL games. If you look at the schedule for e.g. the Buccaneers stadium[1] in Tampa - which the city owns and leases to the team - you'll see that it regularly hosts concerts, monster truck shows, college football games, etc. 1. https://raymondjamesstadium.com/upcomingevents https://raymondjamesstadium.com/upcomingevents
originalvichy 5y ago
As a european football fan it is easy to forget how few games there is in regular season NFL. At the same time NHL, MLB and NBA have a crazy amount of games in a season. I just assumed the NFL had a similar-ish amount of games but that few games a season sound like a waste. Especially since franchises can just move away the stadiums don’t have a feeling of ”home”.
colinmhayes 5y ago
I know my local NFL stadium sees plenty of use outside of football season. Probably around 50 or so events a year even though no one wants to be outside 4 months of the year.
vel0city 5y ago
I've never been to a live NFL game but I've been in NFL stadiums probably >100 times. Here's the schedule at NRG Park, the stadium where the Houston Texans play. https://www.nrgpark.com/event-calendar/ https://www.nrgpark.com/event-calendar/ They're currently hosting the Houston Rodeo and have pretty big concerts every night for the next few days after already having events every night for the few days before. There's literally a massive rodeo going on on the grounds around it and in it. Then there's a large auto auction, then a lot of other shows going on. There's 21 days of events going on in the next 46 days, meaning something is going on in that stadium ~46% of the time in the next month and a half. Take a look at how full the calendar is for American Airlines Center, the stadium where the Dallas Stars (NHL) and Dallas Mavericks (NBA) play. https://www.americanairlinescenter.com/events https://www.americanairlinescenter.com/events Once again, a lot of things going on separate from both teams, and that's while both teams are actively playing season games as well! These stadiums aren't just for a single sport.

culturestate 5y ago

It's exceedingly rare for an NFL stadium to be used exclusively for NFL games. If you look at the schedule for e.g. the Buccaneers stadium[1] in Tampa - which the city owns and leases to the team - you'll see that it regularly hosts concerts, monster truck shows, college football games, etc. 1. https://raymondjamesstadium.com/upcomingevents https://raymondjamesstadium.com/upcomingevents

originalvichy 5y ago

As a european football fan it is easy to forget how few games there is in regular season NFL. At the same time NHL, MLB and NBA have a crazy amount of games in a season. I just assumed the NFL had a similar-ish amount of games but that few games a season sound like a waste. Especially since franchises can just move away the stadiums don’t have a feeling of ”home”.

colinmhayes 5y ago

I know my local NFL stadium sees plenty of use outside of football season. Probably around 50 or so events a year even though no one wants to be outside 4 months of the year.

vel0city 5y ago

I've never been to a live NFL game but I've been in NFL stadiums probably >100 times. Here's the schedule at NRG Park, the stadium where the Houston Texans play. https://www.nrgpark.com/event-calendar/ https://www.nrgpark.com/event-calendar/ They're currently hosting the Houston Rodeo and have pretty big concerts every night for the next few days after already having events every night for the few days before. There's literally a massive rodeo going on on the grounds around it and in it. Then there's a large auto auction, then a lot of other shows going on. There's 21 days of events going on in the next 46 days, meaning something is going on in that stadium ~46% of the time in the next month and a half. Take a look at how full the calendar is for American Airlines Center, the stadium where the Dallas Stars (NHL) and Dallas Mavericks (NBA) play. https://www.americanairlinescenter.com/events https://www.americanairlinescenter.com/events Once again, a lot of things going on separate from both teams, and that's while both teams are actively playing season games as well! These stadiums aren't just for a single sport.