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NFL Average Attendance Up Slightly Through Week 12; Raiders Seeing Big Jump At The Gate
NFL teams are averaging 67,568 fans per game through Week 12, up 0.1% compared to the same period last season. The Raiders are seeing the league's biggest jump among all clubs, up 29.7%. The Bengals have the sharpest decline (-20.6%), while the Dolphins are also down double digits (-13.8%), for games at Sun Life Stadium. In Indianapolis, the winless Colts are still averaging over 100% capacity. The Patriots, Ravens, Texans and Titans also have had capacity crowds at each of their respective home games. Listed below is team-by-team AFC attendance through Week 12, with comparisons to the same period last year. See tomorrow's issue for NFC figures (THE DAILY).
AFC ATTENDANCE THROUGH WEEK TWELVEHOME TEAM GMSTOTALAVG.% CAP.PREV.% +/-GMS ('10)Jets 6473,71278,95295.7%78,4670.6%6Broncos 5373,57074,71498.1%75,236-0.7%6Chiefs 6431,76371,96194.2%68,2925.4%5Texans 5357,37271,474100.6%71,0350.6%6Ravens 6427,52271,254100.3%71,1760.1%5Titans 6414,85869,143100.0%69,1430.0%5Patriots 5343,78068,756100.0%68,7560.0%5Browns 6394,96065,82789.8%65,934-0.2%6Bills* 5327,88065,57694.7%62,3285.2%6Chargers 6393,40765,56891.7%64,2922.0%5Colts 6390,19765,033103.2%66,799-2.6%5Steelers 5319,74763,94998.3%64,570-1.0%5Jaguars 5310,86962,17492.5%63,037-1.4%6Raiders 6356,14859,35894.0%45,77329.7%6Dolphins 5296,23059,24678.8%68,755-13.8%5Bengals 5248,09549,61975.7%62,484-20.6%5AFC TOTALS 885,860,11066,59294.4%66,5770.0%87NFL TOTALS 17611,892,01267,56886.2%67,5250.1%176
NOTES: Attendance data based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. * = Includes designated Bills home game against the Redskins played in Toronto in October.




