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NFL Stadiums
Soldier Field. Located at 425 McFentrige Place, its official seating capacity was 66,449.
RCA Dome. Located at 100 South Capitol Avenue, its official seating capacity was 60,272.
Edward Jones Dome . Formerly named the Trans World Dome (or TWA Dome), it was renamed when TWA went belly up. Located at 701 Convention Plaza, its official capacity is 66,000.
Sun Devil Staduim. With a street address of Fifth Street, officially capacity 73,273.
FedExField. Gee ... how we love corporate sponsorship! This stadium was actually in Landover Maryland, and seated 80,116.
Lambeau Field . Located at 1265 Lombardi Avenue, it offically seated 60,790.
3com Park. A grass field, it officially seated 70,140.
Cinergy Field. With an official capacity of 60,389, this Astro-turf stadium was loacated at 200 Cynergy Field.
Alltel Stadium. Another Corporate named staduim, this one officially seated 73,000 and resided at One Alltel Stadium Place.
Foxboro Stadium . In 2002, they played at Gillette Stadium.
Washington Redskins. First named Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. In 1999, after getting a new owner the naming rights were sold to Federal Express, and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium was renamed FedEx Field.
Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions began playing in a new stadium in 2002. After more than two decades of playing at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI.
Lincoln Financial Field. After financing packages were completed in 2000, construction began in April of 2001. In June 2002, Lincoln Financial Group, a financial services firm which has its headquarters in downtown Philadelphia, agreed to pay millions for the right to name the stadium.
Paul Brown Stadium. Paul Brown Stadium has become a pace setter in the NFL since its opening in 2000. Prior to moving into Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals played at Cinergy Field.
On which field do the New England Patriots play their home games in? | NFL Stadiums 2003
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Gillette Stadium. The Gillette Stadium is a major upgrade from their former home, Foxboro Stadium. In the mid to late 1990s, Patriots owner Robert Kraft proposed the idea for a new stadium. The Patriots needed a new stadium because of Foxboro Stadium's lack of amenities and seating.
Jacksonville Jaguars . When the Jacksonville Jaguars played their first game at Alltel Stadium in 1995, they became the first team to play in a new stadium in the 1990s.
Ralph Wilson Stadium. Ralph Wilson Stadium has undergone many changes over the years. In 1959, Ralph Wilson was awarded an NFL franchise, which began playing in 1960 at War Memorial Stadium. War Memorial Stadium was a small stadium consisting of approximately 30,000 seats. In 1965, the stadiums' capacity was increased to 46,000 and in 1984, the stadium's capacity was increased to 80,290.
Houston Texans . Reliant Stadium was the first of its kind in the NFL, with a retractable roof when it opened in September 2002.
Heinz Field. After spending 30 years at the multi-purpose Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers played on the Heinz Field.
The New York Giants vacated Yankee Stadium after the 1973 season, then they moved into Giants Stadium in 1976. At which other two stadiums did they play their "home" games in the intervening period? | NFL Stadiums
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Yale Bowl and Shea Stadium. The Giants played at the Yale Bowl in Newhaven in 1974, before sharing Shea Stadium with the New York Jets in 1975.
Which stadium was home to the Cincinnati Bengals from 1968-69? | NFL Stadiums
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Nippert Stadium. The Bengals shared Nippert Stadium with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in their first two seasons of existence.
Where did the Chicago Bears play their home games in 2002? | NFL Stadiums
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Memorial Stadium. The Bears shared Memorial Stadium in Champaign with the University of Illinois while Soldier Field was undergoing major renovation.
Where did the Carolina Panthers play their home games in their 1995 debut season? | NFL Stadiums
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Memorial Stadium. The Panthers shared Memorial Stadium with the Clemson University Tigers while their own stadium in Charlotte was being constructed.
In 2005, which NFL stadium had the largest capacity? | NFL Stadiums
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FedEx Field. The home of the Washington Redskins has a capacity of 91,665.
In 2005, which NFL team played their home games at Monster Park? | NFL Stadiums
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San Francisco 49ers. Monster Park was known as Candlestick Park until 2004 when a cable company bought the naming rights for the stadium.
Apart from their own stadium,(City Stadium and Lambeau Field), at which other stadium did the Green Bay Packers play a number of regular season "home" games between 1933 and 1994? | NFL Stadiums
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County Stadium. The Packers played up to three "home" games per season at County Stadium, home of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.
What is the name of the 2005 home of the Seattle Seahawks? | NFL Stadiums
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Qwest Field. The Seahawks'new stadium opened in 2002, and, after being known as Seahawks Stadium for it's first two years of existence, was re-christened Qwest Field in 2004 when a communications company purchased the naming rights.
Which 2005 NFL franchise's first stadium was called Normal Park? | NFL Stadiums
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Cardinals. Now known as the Arizona Cardinals, the franchise began life in Chicago, and played at Normal Park from 1920-21, and again from 1926-28. They also had two spells at Comiskey Park before moving to St. Louis in 1960, then on to Phoenix in 1988.
Which stadium has been home to three different NFL teams? | NFL Stadiums
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Memorial Coliseum. The Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles has been home to the L.A. Chargers (1960), L.A. Rams (1946-79), and L.A. Raiders (1982-94). All three have since vacated the city for San Diego, St Louis, and Oakland respectively, but the Coliseum may yet be home to a fourth franchise as the NFL seek to return to the city.
University of Phoenix Stadium. It also hosted the 2007 BCS National Championship Game.
LP Field. It was renamed from simply 'The Coliseum' before the 2006 season.
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