Chronology Of Home Stadiums For Current National Football League Teams
The following is a chronology of National Football League home stadiums, that is, all home stadiums of teams currently playing in the National Football League (NFL), and their locations and capacities. It contains all past and present (in bold) home stadiums used by the current 32 members of the National Football League since 1920, along with future home stadiums presently under construction (in italics immediately above the present stadium). It is ordered by the conference and division to which the team belongs.
The oldest stadium currently in use as a home stadium by any NFL team is Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, which was built in 1924. The current stadium with the earliest tenancy of an NFL team is Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, who moved into the stadium in 1957. Both stadiums have undergone extensive renovations during their history. The newest NFL stadium is MetLife Stadium, the home of both the New York Giants and the New York Jets. Stadiums represent a considerable expense to a community, and thus their construction, use, and funding often enters the public discourse. Also, given the perceived advantage a team gets from playing in their home stadium, particular attention is given in the media to the peculiarities of each stadium's environment. Weather, playing surface (either natural or artificial turf), and the presence or lack of a roof or dome all contribute to giving each team its home-field advantage.
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