The Bengals saw the NFL’s biggest increase at the gate this season, with home attendance at Paul Brown Stadium up 24%. This year’s gains make up for the 18% drop last season, when the Bengals finished last in the league in attendance. Meanwhile, most of the clubs in the AFC West struggled at the gate this season. After seeing a 28% jump last season, Raiders’ attendance at O.co Coliseum was down nearly 9% in ’12 as the team had the league’s lowest home attendance. The Chargers (-8%) and Chiefs (-5%) also saw a drop at home. Six AFC clubs saw home capacity at 100% or better, including the Colts with an AFC-best 103.5% capacity at Lucas Oil Stadium. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for AFC teams during the ’12 regular season, with comparisons to last year. See Thursday’s issue for NFC figures (THE DAILY).
|
AFC REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
|
| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('11)
|
| Jets |
8
|
632,704
|
79,088
|
95.9%
|
78,986
|
0.1%
|
8
|
| Broncos |
8
|
613,062
|
76,633
|
100.7%
|
75,327
|
1.7%
|
8
|
| Texans |
8
|
573,321
|
71,665
|
100.9%
|
71,496
|
0.2%
|
8
|
| Ravens |
8
|
570,229
|
71,279
|
100.4%
|
71,224
|
0.1%
|
8
|
| Titans |
8
|
553,144
|
69,143
|
100.0%
|
69,143
|
0.0%
|
8
|
| Patriots |
8
|
550,044
|
68,756
|
100.0%
|
68,756
|
0.0%
|
8
|
| Chiefs |
8
|
548,070
|
68,509
|
89.7%
|
72,082
|
-5.0%
|
8
|
| Browns |
8
|
533,058
|
66,632
|
90.9%
|
65,859
|
1.2%
|
8
|
| Colts |
8
|
521,518
|
65,190
|
103.5%
|
64,828
|
0.6%
|
8
|
| Jaguars |
8
|
519,872
|
64,984
|
96.6%
|
62,332
|
4.3%
|
8
|
| Bills |
8
|
495,423
|
61,928
|
87.6%
|
61,305
|
1.0%
|
8
|
| Bengals |
8
|
489,504
|
61,188
|
93.4%
|
49,251
|
24.2%
|
8
|
| Steelers |
8
|
489,135
|
61,142
|
94.0%
|
63,035
|
-3.0%
|
8
|
| Chargers |
8
|
479,716
|
59,965
|
83.9%
|
65,393
|
-8.3%
|
8
|
| Dolphins |
8
|
459,033
|
57,379
|
76.3%
|
60,886
|
-5.8%
|
8
|
| Raiders |
8
|
433,732
|
54,217
|
85.9%
|
59,242
|
-8.5%
|
8
|
| AFC TOTALS |
128
|
8,461,565
|
66,106
|
93.6%
|
66,197
|
-0.1%
|
128
|
| NFL TOTALS |
256
|
17,303,347
|
67,591
|
95.4%
|
67,394
|
0.3%
|
256
|
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NOTES: Attendance data based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.
