Okay, so the other day, I got into this random debate with a buddy about NFL stadiums. We were arguing about which teams had the best home-field advantage, and it somehow spiraled into a discussion about domes. I had no clue how many stadiums actually had domes, so I decided to do a little digging.
My Deep Dive into NFL Stadiums
First, I grabbed my phone and fired up Google. My initial search was pretty basic – something like “NFL stadiums with domes.” I skimmed through a few articles, but honestly, most of them were just listicles with a bunch of stadium names and not much else.
I wanted something more concrete, so I decided to go team by team. I pulled up a list of all 32 NFL teams and started researching each stadium individually. I figured this would be the most accurate way to do it.
It was a bit tedious, but I went through each team’s official website or Wikipedia page, looking for information on their stadium. I was looking specifically for the words “dome” or “retractable roof.”
The Results of My Stadium Quest
After all that digging, here’s what I found:
- Ford Field (Detroit Lions) – Yep, it’s a dome.
- Caesars Superdome (New Orleans Saints) – Classic dome.
- U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) – This one’s also a dome.
- AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) – Retractable roof.
- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis Colts) -Retractable roof.
- State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals)- Retractable roof.
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) – Retractable roof.
- NRG Stadium (Houston Texans)- Retractable roof.
- SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers) – Fixed-roof.
So, there you have it. I manually verified 9 NFL stadiums that have either a fixed dome or a retractable roof, it gives some teams a serious advantage when the weather gets nasty.
