The following is a list of current National Football League stadiums, sorted by capacity, their locations, their first year of usage and home teams.
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 to playing in their home stadium, particular attention is given in the media to the peculiarities of each stadium’s environment. Climate, 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.
Franchises playing in a domed or retractable-roof stadium typically do poorly in the playoffs. As of January 4, 2007, dome teams were 8-29 in outdoor playoff games. The only dome teams to win a Super Bowl are the 1999 St. Louis Rams and the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, although it should be noted that the Rams won the Super Bowl in the Georgia Dome in 1999. Conversely, outdoor stadium teams tend to do well in the playoffs. Through Super Bowl XLIII, outdoor teams have won 41 of the 43 Super Bowls held so far. On the other hand, outdoor stadiums built in climates with an average January temperature of less than 50°F (10°C) are, by rule, not allowed to host the Super Bowl.
The New York Giants and New York Jets share a stadium (Giants Stadium), thus there are only 31 NFL stadiums.
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