The Cowboys once again led all teams in attendance during the '16 NFL regular season, averaging 92,540 fans at AT&T Stadium and establishing a new venue record. Upon returning to L.A. after 21 seasons in St. Louis, the Rams averaged 83,165 fans per game at L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The club averaged 52,403 fans last season during the final campaign at Edward Jones Dome. In the inaugural season of U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings saw a 27% increase in average attendance after spending two seasons at the smaller TCF Bank Stadium. In a November home game against the Eagles, a record 69,190 fans packed CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The Bears saw the biggest decline at the gate among NFC teams and finished last in the conference with a figure of 57,018 per game. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for NFC clubs in '16, with comparisons to '15. See yesterday's issue for AFC team figures.
|
'16 NFC REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
|
| HOME TEAM |
GAMES
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
| Cowboys |
8
|
740,318
|
92,540
|
115.7%
|
91,459
|
1.2%
|
| Rams* |
8
|
665,318
|
83,165
|
91.2%
|
52,403
|
58.7%
|
| Giants |
8
|
630,315
|
78,789
|
95.5%
|
79,001
|
-0.3%
|
| Redskins |
8
|
626,432
|
78,304
|
95.5%
|
76,209
|
2.7%
|
| Packers |
8
|
625,727
|
78,216
|
96.0%
|
78,414
|
-0.3%
|
| Panthers |
8
|
590,343
|
73,793
|
100.0%
|
74,057
|
-0.4%
|
| Saints |
8
|
584,876
|
73,110
|
100.2%
|
73,038
|
0.1%
|
| 49ers |
8
|
561,424
|
70,178
|
102.4%
|
70,799
|
-0.9%
|
| Falcons |
8
|
559,998
|
70,000
|
98.3%
|
70,356
|
-0.5%
|
| Eagles |
8
|
556,768
|
69,596
|
100.0%
|
69,484
|
0.2%
|
| Seahawks |
8
|
552,588
|
69,074
|
101.6%
|
69,020
|
0.1%
|
| Vikings** |
8
|
534,289
|
66,786
|
100.2%
|
52,430
|
27.4%
|
| Cardinals |
8
|
518,652
|
64,832
|
99.7%
|
64,186
|
1.0%
|
| Lions |
8
|
486,342
|
60,793
|
94.3%
|
61,348
|
-0.9%
|
| Buccaneers |
8
|
484,998
|
60,625
|
92.4%
|
61,560
|
-1.5%
|
| Bears |
8
|
482,951
|
60,369
|
98.2%
|
62,036
|
-2.7%
|
| NFC TOTALS |
128
|
9,201,339
|
71,885
|
98.8%
|
69,112
|
4.0%
|
| NFL TOTALS |
256
|
17,788,671
|
69,487
|
97.9%
|
68,400
|
1.6%
|
CHART NOTES: NFL totals include designated Bengals, Jaguars and Rams home games played in London in '16 and designated Jaguars, Chiefs and Dolphins home games in '15. Totals also include a designated Raiders home game played in Mexico City this season. Rams attendance figures in St. Louis are included in the league-wide totals for last season. * = The Rams relocated from St. Louis following the '15 season, and played home games at L.A. Memorial Coliseum (93,607 capacity). ** = The Vikings played their home games at the Univ. of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium (52,000 capacity) each of the past two seasons before moving to the larger U.S. Bank Stadium (66,675) in '16.
