ESPN: This place was built with 8,300 tons of reinforced steel to hold over 70,000 screaming fans. How does that stack up? It’s more than the weight of iron & steel in the Eiffel Tower.
ESPN: The Superdome is the largest fixed dome structure in the world and can hold over 75,000 people. Translation: Who Dat Nation holds court on Sundays.
ESPN: Cowboys Stadium (a.k.a. Jerryworld, The Death Star, Cowboys Cathedral) has a maximum capacity of 110,000. Clearly, it embodies the phrase “Everything’s bigger in Texas.”
ESPN: Sure, winning is the only thing, but at Lambeau, cheese is definitely a close second. From cheese heads to cheese curds to beer cheese mac and cheese, this place has the cream (cheese) of the crop.
ESPN: If the two giant ketchup bottles on top of the Jumbrotron actually contained ketchup, they could fill a football field three-quarters of an inch deep.
ESPN: Joe Flacco isn’t the only QB who calls this place home. M&T Bank Stadium served as the home field for Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves) in the 2000 film, The Replacements.
ESPN: Kickers beware: the winds are very unkind at The Ralph. Buffalo’s proximity to Lake Erie AND the position of the field below ground level make field goals extremely difficult here.
ESPN: Welcome to the House That Elway Built. Big John’s name sits right smack in the middle of the Broncos Ring of Fame, in between goalposts of the North end zone