- Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Year opened: 2010
- Roof? No roof
- Playing surface: Artificial turf
- Stadium capacity: 82,500
- 2023 average attendance per Jets game (per Pro Football Reference): 77,890
- The Athletic’s stadium ranking: 25th
Jon Machota ranked all 30 NFL stadiums in August 2023. While 25th may sound harsh for the stadium FIFA has entrusted to host the 2026 World Cup final, as a New York local who visits MetLife maybe once a year myself, that honestly feels generous.
Here’s what our Jets reporter Zack Rosenblatt had to say: When MetLife was completed in 2010 it cost $1.6 billion. The money was not particularly well spent. It’s a boring stadium — which is something universally agreed on by both Giants and Jets fans, a rarity — both in look and feel. The food is poor. And it’s always a disaster exiting the stadium, especially for fans — and that gets even worse after concerts. There’s a mall nearby but otherwise it’s not exactly an exciting area, especially as the home base for two teams that are supposed to represent New York City.
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NFL stadium rankings: All 30 NFL venues from best to worst
