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SBD/Issue 17/The Back of the Book
NFL Attendance On Par With '07; Raiders Attendance Up 10.6%
Published October 8, 2008
Through Week Five, the NFL is averaging 68,829 fans per game, on par with the same period last year (-0.4%). The AFC is seeing a slight increase (+0.8%), led by the Jets with 78,388 fans per game at Giants Stadium, up 1.1% from a year ago. The Colts' move to the new Lucas Oil Stadium has led to a 15.9% jump in average attendance, while the Raiders rank last in the conference in average attendance, but are up 10.6% at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Dolphins are seeing the biggest decline, off 8.0% through two home games. The following lists attendance for AFC teams, with comparisons to the same period in '07. See Thursday's issue of THE DAILY for NFC attendance (THE DAILY).
|
HOME TEAM
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('07)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jets
|
2
|
156,776
|
78,388
|
97.7%
|
77,549
|
1.1%
|
2
|
|
Broncos
|
3
|
227,108
|
75,703
|
99.4%
|
76,709
|
-1.3%
|
3
|
|
Chiefs
|
2
|
149,103
|
74,552
|
96.8%
|
77,478
|
-3.8%
|
2
|
| Browns |
2
|
146,060
|
73,030
|
99.8%
|
72,971
|
0.1%
|
3
|
| Bills |
2
|
142,491
|
71,246
|
96.3%
|
71,102
|
0.2%
|
3
|
| Texans |
1
|
70,118
|
70,118
|
98.7%
|
70,334
|
-0.3%
|
3
|
| Ravens |
3
|
213,213
|
70,071
|
100.1%
|
71,309
|
-1.7%
|
2
|
| Titans |
3
|
207,429
|
69,143
|
100.0%
|
69,143
|
0.0%
|
2
|
| Patriots |
2
|
137,512
|
68,756
|
100.0%
|
68,756
|
0.0%
|
3
|
| Chargers |
2
|
136,037
|
68,019
|
97.2%
|
66,506
|
2.3%
|
2
|
| Colts* |
2
|
132,760
|
66,380
|
106.4%
|
57,279
|
15.9%
|
3
|
| Dolphins |
2
|
130,922
|
65,461
|
86.7%
|
71,118
|
-8.0%
|
2
|
| Jaguars |
3
|
195,136
|
65,045
|
96.8%
|
63,629
|
2.2%
|
2
|
| Bengals |
2
|
130,081
|
65,041
|
99.3%
|
66,103
|
-1.6%
|
2
|
| Steelers |
2
|
128,039
|
64,020
|
98.4%
|
64,366
|
-0.5%
|
3
|
| Raiders |
2
|
124,570
|
62,285
|
98.7%
|
56,311
|
10.6%
|
2
|
| AFC TOTALS |
35
|
2,427,355
|
69,353
|
98.3%
|
68,791
|
0.8%
|
39
|
| NFL TOTALS |
74
|
5,093,327
|
68,829
|
97.9%
|
69916
|
-0.4%
|
76
|
NOTE: * = The Colts moved from the RCA Dome (capacity: 55,531) to Lucas Oil Stadium (capacity: 63,000) this year.
