http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/specials/fansurvey/2008/index.html?eref=T1

1	Green Bay
2	Pittsburgh
3	Denver
4	Baltimore
5	Jacksonville
6	Indianapolis
7	Seattle
8	Buffalo
9	Tennessee
10	Philadelphia
11	New England
12	Kansas City
13	Carolina
14	Cleveland
15	New Orleans
16	Houston
17	Chicago
18	Tampa Bay
19	San Diego
20	Dallas
21	Arizona
22	NY Giants
23	Oakland
24	Atlanta
25	Washington
26	San Francisco
27	Cincinnati
28	Miami
29	NY Jets
30	Minnesota
31	Detroit
32	St. Louis

10/15/2008 5:45:00 PM

Some of the stories in the Atmosphere rankings are hilarious.

10/15/2008 5:46:28 PM

They should have included structure rankings which would include sightlines and design.

10/15/2008 5:57:38 PM

Brass Monkey knows more than those fools

10/15/2008 6:03:07 PM

also am surprised BoA is as high as it is

10/15/2008 6:08:20 PM

I hate everything about Dolphin Stadium

10/15/2008 6:45:13 PM

Shocking. The most expensive places to live in the country are all near the bottom. This kind of poll is retarded. It's ALWAYS going to be more expensive to go to games in NYC, Miami, Bay Area, D.C., etc, etc...

And the bigger markets will ALWAYS be more critical of their favorite team/organization than the smaller markets who, in some cases, are just happy to have a major pro league franchise.

10/15/2008 6:47:47 PM

Ya but the city of Miami Gardens isn't THAT expensive so theres no excuse.

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 6:56 PM. Reason : gas at the peak time was 1 dollar cheaper in that area]

10/15/2008 6:55:14 PM

I really like how they put the Jets and the Giants in different spots in the rankings, even thought they both play in the same stadium

10/15/2008 7:53:19 PM

w00t buffalo #8!

10/15/2008 7:54:19 PM

If BoA is #17 in atmosphere, then I would hate to see how tame it must be in the other 15.

10/15/2008 7:56:33 PM

^NFL atmospheres suck in general though.

10/15/2008 8:12:38 PM

Arrowhead gets shitted on in yet another ranking

motherfuckers act like they forgot about Dre the Chiefs

^relative to college football, thats definitely true...Kansas City however is probably the most similar tailgating environment to college that the NFL has

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 8:23 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2008 8:22:58 PM

NYG will be at the top soon

10/15/2008 8:33:28 PM

Does the Arlington Cowboys stadium open the same year as the New Jersey Giants and New Jersey Jets? If so the Jersey teams won't be at the top.

10/15/2008 9:10:58 PM

retarded

Jacksonville's stadium sucks

10/15/2008 9:58:52 PM

The Cowboys new stadium will open next year.

10/15/2008 10:03:16 PM

Quote :

"I really like how they put the Jets and the Giants in different spots in the rankings, even thought they both play in the same stadium"

[/thread]

10/15/2008 11:19:24 PM

The Superdome is waaay to high, may be the worst stadium in football.

10/15/2008 11:30:48 PM

Arizona should be way higher. Stadium that is, not atmosphere. The freaking grass is completely on wheels and rolls out of the dome.

10/16/2008 12:07:54 AM

San Diego is in SAN DIEGO. How can it not be in the top 10?

10/16/2008 12:15:45 AM

it seems like there is a ranking like this every other week.

10/16/2008 9:24:29 AM

Arrowhead is sick, BOA blows and how did the new Soldier Field get ranked 17th? That place is siack

10/16/2008 9:31:24 AM

JACKSONVILLE is #5?

I have only heard bad things about that place.

10/16/2008 9:43:34 AM

I have been to Jacksonville. It's pretty dumpy, and the surrounding area (other than the river) is ghetto as hell.

In their defense, the Bud Zone is awesome ... I don't know why you'd want to go anywhere else in that stadium.

10/16/2008 11:02:00 AM

I went to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl in 2003. Aside from the river, its nothing special imo

10/16/2008 11:22:31 AM

Quote :

"I really like how they put the Jets and the Giants in different spots in the rankings, even thought they both play in the same stadium"

It's because it is more than just stadium rankings. Team Quality is a part of it as well as Atmosphere which would obviously be better for a team that just won a Super Bowl versus their stadium partners who finished 4-12.

If it was just based on the stadium and not the atmosphere then I would agree, but since the other three categories are all similar in numbers I can see why they would be so different on the list.

10/16/2008 11:25:33 AM

Being that my parents live about an hour from Jacksonville and I have been to the stadium quite a few times, I cannot believe it is ranked #5. I guess it is because it is located by the river, but I do not think it is a top 10 NFL stadium at all.

10/16/2008 1:31:55 PM

Lambeau Field is awesome

10/16/2008 1:34:47 PM

^ Agreed although Green Bay is nothing special as a town. I was almost shocked at how relatively small Green Bay is considering most NFL markets. I guess that is part of the charm of the Packer faithful and Lambeau and all.

I do think the people in Green Bay are great though. If it wasn't so damn cold/miserable in the winter, Green Bay would be a great place to raise a family.

10/16/2008 4:10:00 PM

Quote :

"w00t buffalo #8! "

It must be awesome since they want to move to Toronto.

10/16/2008 10:14:26 PM

^Has nothing to do with the stadium. It's more of a move to broaden the NFL's fan base. Ralph Wilson Stadium is a little outdated and the tickets are cheap but the atmosphere and tailgating is arguably one of the best in the league.

10/16/2008 11:55:17 PM

Detroit at 31st?

I know the Lions are terrible but I always thought that Ford Field was a nice stadium.



[Edited on October 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM. Reason : it's pretty much brand new (only 5 years old I think)]

10/17/2008 9:03:44 AM

Quote :

"Quote : "I really like how they put the Jets and the Giants in different spots in the rankings, even thought they both play in the same stadium" [/thread]"

Why is that /thread? You do realize that the two gameday experiences are totally different, right? Giants tickets are more expensive first off and as one who has been to both teams games there, I think the Jets atmosphere is a bit better. Less corporate than the Giants and more crazy.

Obviously the Giants have better actual team quality and on field play than the Jets now and historically...

10/17/2008 10:51:23 AM

I wonder what this list will look like next year when the new stadiums open up.

10/17/2008 11:59:40 AM

yea looking around during this pregame, i dont know how Raymond James Stadium isn't higher on that list

10/19/2008 8:23:28 PM