NFL Stadiums With the Worst Views: What Fans Have to Say
When it comes to catching a game, not all NFL stadium seats are created equal. Thanks to a deep dive by the team at RotoGrinders, over 18,000 fan reviews from Google and A View From My Seat were analyzed to unearth the stadiums with the worst views imaginable. By sifting through keywords like “poor view”, we identified which stadiums consistently left fans less than thrilled with their game-day experiences.
Northwest Stadium – The Most Complaints About a Bad View!
Topping the list of gripes about poor views is Northwest Stadium – home of the Washington Commanders. It boasts a 7.77% bad view rate from 47 complaints out of 605 reviews, despite never hosting a Super Bowl. Not quite the MVP they were hoping for! Following close behind is SoFi Stadium, a Super Bowl veteran, with a 7.48% rate from 90 disgruntled reviews out of 1,203 total.
| Rank | Stadium | Bad View Reviews | Total Reviews | Percentage of Bad View Reviews | Hosted Super Bowl? |
| 1 | Northwest Stadium | 47 | 605 | 7.77 | No |
| 2 | SoFi Stadium | 90 | 1203 | 7.48 | Yes |
| 3 | Soldier Field | 59 | 900 | 6.56 | Yes |
| 4 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 26 | 458 | 5.68 | Yes |
| 5 | MetLife Stadium | 98 | 1802 | 5.44 | Yes |
| 6 | Caesars Superdome | 24 | 506 | 4.74 | Yes |
| 7 | Lumen Field | 27 | 572 | 4.72 | No |
| 8 | Empower Field at Mile High | 20 | 430 | 4.65 | No |
| 9 | Ford Field | 23 | 499 | 4.61 | Yes |
| 10 | Gillette Stadium | 34 | 739 | 4.60 | No |
| 11 | Lucas Oil Stadium | 23 | 546 | 4.21 | Yes |
| 12 | AT&T Stadium | 30 | 722 | 4.16 | Yes |
| 13 | Arrowhead Stadium | 17 | 411 | 4.14 | No |
| 14 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 25 | 620 | 4.03 | Yes |
| 15 | Allegiant Stadium | 32 | 832 | 3.85 | Yes |
| 16 | Acrisure Stadium | 17 | 495 | 3.43 | No |
| 17 | Bank of America Stadium | 18 | 536 | 3.36 | No |
| 18 | Levi’s Stadium | 18 | 539 | 3.34 | Yes |
| 19 | M&T Bank Stadium | 14 | 469 | 2.99 | No |
| 20 | Paycor Stadium | 11 | 371 | 2.96 | No |
| 21 | Hard Rock Stadium | 17 | 600 | 2.83 | Yes |
| 22 | Lincoln Financial Field | 24 | 879 | 2.73 | No |
| 23 | EverBank Stadium | 9 | 336 | 2.68 | No |
| 24 | NRG Stadium | 15 | 562 | 2.67 | Yes |
| 25 | Nissan Stadium | 11 | 422 | 2.61 | No |
| 26 | Lambeau Field | 14 | 545 | 2.57 | No |
| 27 | Highmark Stadium | 9 | 358 | 2.51 | No |
| 28 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 9 | 360 | 2.50 | No |
| 29 | Raymond James Stadium | 13 | 598 | 2.17 | Yes |
| 30 | State Farm Stadium | 12 | 727 | 1.65 | Yes |
Soldier Field marches in at third place with a 6.56% rate and 59 bad view reviews out of 900. Meanwhile, U.S. Bank Stadium holds firm in fourth, with a 5.68% bad view rate from 26 out of 458 reviews.
In fifth place, we have MetLife Stadium with a 5.44% rate from 98 complaints across a whopping 1,802 reviews.
Nestling in sixth, Caesars Superdome twirls the occasional dicey view, with a 4.74% rate from 24 out of 506 reviews. Someone might need a bigger visor for these angles!
Lumen Field makes an illuminating appearance at number seven, showing a 4.72% rate from 27 bad views in 572 reviews, a stadium that still hasn’t wowed with a Super Bowl.
Following with a marginally better view, Empower Field at Mile High lands in eighth; here, 4.65% of 20 reviewers found themselves struggling to see the action in 430 reviews.
Ford Field zooms in with a 4.61% bad view rate from 23 of 499 reviews. In tenth place, Gillette Stadium gives 34 out of 739 reviewers a less than smooth shave with a 4.60% rate!
Super Bowl Spotlight – Caesars Superdome Ranked 6th Worst for Views!
Caesars Superdome, set to play host to this year’s Super Bowl, faces a 4.74% grumble rate about view problems.
This iconic stadium might boast legendary Super Bowl memories, but some fans have found themselves awaiting memories without quite seeing the play. An experience at the Superdome might just be an opportunity to re-examine angles that can leave fans wandering in circles.
Methodology
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The data team at RotoGrinders scraped over 18,000 individual reviews from Google and A View From My Seat.
We then analyzed these reviews for the occurrence of terms associated with a poor view – such as “poor view”, ‘couldn’t see’ and ‘Nosebleed’.
For a full breakdown of the keywords used, please refer to the full dataset here.
Whilst the view from your seat might not directly impact daily fantasy football, compared to the weather, it certainly impacts your enjoyment of a football game!
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