NFL’s Best Stadiums

The Athletic released a ranking of the NFL’s best stadiums. Beat writers for each of the league’s 32 teams ranked their five best and five worst stadiums. From those votes, the Athletic ranked all 30 stadiums from best to worst. Here are the results.

1.   US Bank Stadium, Minnesota Vikings

2.   SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles Rams/Chargers

3.   Lambeau Field, Green Bay Packers

4.   AT&T Stadium, Dallas Cowboys

5.   Lumen Field, Seattle Seahawks 

6.   GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs

7.   Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Raiders

8.   Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Falcons

9.   Empower Field at Mile High, Denver Broncos

10. Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh Steelers

11. M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Ravens

12. Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco 49ers

13. Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Colts 

14. Ford Field, Detroit Lions

15. Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Eagles 

16. NRG Stadium, Houston Texans

17. State Farm Stadium, Arizona Cardinals

18. Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans

19. Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland Browns

20. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

21. Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots 

22. Bank of America Stadium, Carolina Panthers

23. Soldier Field, Chicago Bears

24. Highmark Stadium, Buffalo Bills

25. MetLife Stadium, New York Giants/Jets

26. Caesars Supredome, New Orleans Saints

27. Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati Bengals 

28. Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Dolphins 

29. TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville Jaguars

30. FedEx Field, Washington Commanders

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It’s really no surprise that US Bank Stadium is ranked as the best stadium in the league. I was there once in 2019 for a beautiful stomping of the Philadelphia Eagles. It was an incredible experience. The win, the fans, the environment, the SKOL chant, the Gjallarhorn, the win. It was magical. I want to go back as often as possible. 

I’ve been to four of the league’s stadiums. Here’s how I rank those four stadiums.

1. US Bank Stadium

2. SoFi Stadium

3. M&T Bank Stadium

4. Levi’s Stadium

Over the past several decades a Super Bowl location rotation has developed between Phoenix, New Orleans, and the Florida sites. It’s interesting that all five of the stadiums in those locations are in the bottom half of this ranking. The league has all these beautiful stadiums and their gigantic event is held in some of the “worst” stadiums. It’s all about the location. SoFi will surely be part of the Super Bowl rotation moving forward. At least the league has that stadium gem for future Super Bowls. 

It’s clear that stadium naming rights are a lucrative revenue stream for teams. Many of the resulting stadium names are tough to digest. GEHA Field? I don’t think that Arrowhead Stadium will ever be anything but Arrowhead Stadium. Cleveland Browns Stadium? That’s sweet. The Browns aren’t tapping into the lucrative revenue stream.