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Paul Brown Stadium -
Address: 1 Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati,
OH 45202
Home of: Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)
Date opened: 2000
Capacity: 65,790
Cost: $455 million
Paul Brown Stadium, located at 1 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati,
OH 45202, has been the home of the Cincinnati Bengals since 2000.
The stadium can hold a capacity crowd of just over 65,000 people,
and even when the team was going through its struggles, the attendance
was about 86.5% of the overall capacity. Last year, the attendance
was nearing 92% of capacity, and with the imminent emergence of
Carson Palmer as the quarterback of the future and the leader of
the team, season tickets sales have increased and more sellouts
are expected in 2004. The stadium used Kentucky Bluegrass, but going into the 2004 season, the team has switched to
a FieldTurf which looks and feels like real grass, and since the field markings are actually sewn into the fabric, repainting between games is unnecessary. The reduced maintenance saves the county approximately $100,000 annually.
The stadium cost $400 million
to construct with the money being raised through a half-cent sales
tax throughout the nearby counties. The stadium is equipped with
114 luxury suites and 7,620 club level seats and also features
parking for 5,000 cars on the site itself with many spots available
near the stadium. The Bengals also offer numerous ticket packages
for their fans including a choice of five two-game packages, a
full season package, club seat packages, individual ticket packages,
and discounts for groups of 20 or more.
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