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Raiders Attendance Up Big During Regular Season; Bengals See Sharp Drop

AFC teams averaged 66,197 fans per game this season, down 0.3% from the '10 season. The Jets led all AFC clubs with 78,986 fans per game in their second season at Metlife Stadium, up 0.5% compared to last year. The Raiders saw the league's biggest jump at the gate this season, up 27.6% for games played at O.co Coliseum. The Bengals (-18.4%) had the AFC's sharpest decline. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the AFC during the '11 regular season, with comparisons to last year. See yesterday's issue for figures from the NFC (THE DAILY).

HOME
GMS
TOTAL
AVG.
% CAP.
PREV.
% +/-
GMS ('10-11)
Jets
8
631,888
78,986
95.7%
78,596
0.5%
8
Broncos
8
602,618
75,327
99.0%
74,908
0.6%
8
Chiefs
8
576,659
72,082
94.3%
67,673
6.5%
8
Texans
8
571,969
71,496
100.6%
71,080
0.6%
8
Ravens
8
569,792
71,224
100.3%
71,227
0.0%
8
Titans
8
553,144
69,143
100.0%
69,143
0.0%
8
Patriots
8
550,048
68,756
100.0%
68,756
0.0%
8
Browns
8
526,874
65,859
89.8%
66,117
-0.4%
8
Chargers
8
523,143
65,393
91.5%
65,530
-0.2%
8
Colts
8
518,627
64,828
102.9%
66,975
-3.2%
8
Steelers
8
504,279
63,035
96.9%
63,084
-0.1%
8
Jaguars
8
498,655
62,332
92.7%
63,033
-1.1%
8
Bills
8
490,443
61,305
86.7%
61,639
-0.5%
8
Dolphins
8
487,089
60,886
81.0%
67,745
-10.1%
8
Raiders
8
473,938
59,242
93.8%
46,431
27.6%
8
Bengals
8
394,009
49,251
75.2%
60,365
-18.4%
8
AFC TOTALS
128
8,473,175
66,197
93.8%
66,394
-0.3%
128
NFL TOTALS
256
17,252,949
67,394
95.1%
66,960
0.6%
256

NOTES: Attendance data based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. Totals include one designated Bills home game played in Toronto in both '11 and '10.

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