NFL regular-season attendance had a small uptick in ’14, as the Vikings’ temporary move to the smaller TCF Bank Stadium was offset by strong gains for the Raiders, Steelers and Dolphins. The Raiders' 14% jump this season was no doubt helped by a home game at Wembley Stadium. But even if that figure was replaced by the capacity at O.co Coliseum, the Raiders were still up around 6%. Despite a return to the playoffs, the Bengals saw a 4% decline in ’14. Although the Colts won the AFC South, they also saw attendance dip 1%. However, the decline came as the team still packed Lucas Oil Stadium to 104% capacity -- best in the AFC. The Jets led all AFC clubs with 78,160 fans per game at MetLife Stadium. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the AFC, with comparisons to last season. See tomorrow’s issue for NFC team figures (THE DAILY).
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AFC REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE FOR '14
|
| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('13)
|
| Jets |
8
|
625,280
|
78,160
|
94.7%
|
76,957
|
1.6%
|
8
|
| Broncos |
8
|
615,517
|
76,940
|
101.1%
|
76,872
|
0.1%
|
8
|
| Chiefs |
8
|
599,743
|
74,968
|
98.1%
|
75,360
|
-0.5%
|
8
|
| Texans |
8
|
574,132
|
71,767
|
101.0%
|
71,659
|
0.2%
|
8
|
| Ravens |
8
|
568,353
|
71,044
|
100.1%
|
71,136
|
-0.1%
|
8
|
| Dolphins |
8
|
560,280
|
70,035
|
93.1%
|
64,319
|
8.9%
|
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
|
| Bills* |
8
|
540,180
|
67,523
|
94.8%
|
62,855
|
7.4%
|
8
|
| Browns |
8
|
539,400
|
67,425
|
100.0%
|
71,242
|
-5.4%
|
8
|
| Jaguars |
8
|
524,335
|
65,542
|
86.5%
|
62,893
|
4.2%
|
8
|
| Chargers |
8
|
523,457
|
65,432
|
93.5%
|
64,205
|
1.9%
|
8
|
| Colts |
8
|
523,004
|
65,376
|
103.8%
|
65,951
|
-0.9%
|
8
|
| Steelers |
8
|
497,811
|
62,226
|
95.0%
|
57,311
|
8.6%
|
8
|
| Bengals |
8
|
485,628
|
60,704
|
92.7%
|
63,297
|
-4.1%
|
8
|
| Raiders |
8
|
459,333
|
57,417
|
100.5%
|
50,445
|
13.8%
|
8
|
| AFC TOTALS |
128
|
8,739,645
|
68,278
|
97.0%
|
67,025
|
1.9%
|
128
|
| NFL TOTALS |
256
|
17,606,643
|
68,776
|
97.5%
|
68,756
|
0.5%
|
256
|
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NOTES: NFL totals include designated Falcons, Jaguars and Raiders home games played in London this season, as well as Jaguars and Vikings home games in '13. * = Includes a designated home game in Toronto last season, and a designated home game played in Detroit this season due to unplayable conditions from inclement weather in Buffalo.
