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Turnstile Tracker: New Cowboys Stadium Provides Boost
The Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington is helping the NFC to a slight uptick in average attendance through Week Six this season, as Dallas is up 55% at home compared to the same period last year. The Panthers, 49ers and Falcons are also seeing decent gains at home this season. The Lions are seeing the sharpest drop among NFC teams to date, down 13% at Ford Field. The team's three home games have only filled the venue to 80% capacity. The chart below lists team-by-team attendance for the NFC through Week Six, with comparisons to the same period a year ago. See attendance for AFC teams (THE DAILY).
NFC ATTENDANCE THROUGH WEEK SIXHOME TEAMGMSTOTALAVG.% CAP.PREV.% +/-GMS ('08)Cowboys2195,70997,855122.3%63,19654.8%3Redskins3253,76484,58892.2%89,792-5.8%4Giants 2157,21878,60998.0%79,306-0.9%4Panthers 2147,08673,543100.1%71,1313.4%4Packers 3212,39970,80097.1%70,934-0.2%4Saints 3209,73969,913102.8%69,993-0.1%449ers 3209,19669,732100.0%67,4313.4%4Eagles 3207,43269,144100.0%69,1440.0%3Falcons 3203,00167,66795.0%62,9477.5%3Seahawks 4270,36467,591100.9%68,088-0.7%3Vikings 3190,93363,64499.3%63,0271.0%3Buccaneers 3189,91763,30696.1%64,189-1.4%4Bears 2124,42362,212101.2%62,1280.1%3Cardinals 3186,49262,16495.6%63,888-2.7%3Rams 2120,40060,20091.2%61,476-2.1%3Lions 3156,49852,16680.3%60,038-13.1%2NFC TOTALS 443,034,57168,96897.9%68,905.00.1%54NFL TOTALS 906,105,17867,83596.1%69,190-2.0%102
