NFL games are America's marquee sports events

Average regular-season home game attendance for all teams in the Big Four North American men's pro sports leagues

90k

AT&T Stadium has the NFL’s highest seating capacity and routinely draws the largest crowds — over 93,000 fans showed up for Cowboys home games in 2022, on average

80

NFL

70

AVG.

69,389

60

50

40

30

MLB

AVG.

26,808

NBA

20

NHL

AVG.

AVG.

17,947

16,877

10

0

The Arizona Coyotes are currently playing at Mullett Arena, a 5,000-seat facility on Arizona State University’s campus, while they wait for a new arena

0

10k

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

NFL

Washington Commanders

Dallas Cowboys

AVG.

69,389

MLB

Oakland Athletics

Los Angeles Dodgers

AT&T Stadium has the NFL’s highest seating capacity and routinely draws the largest crowds — over 93,000 fans showed up for Cowboys home games in 2022, on average

AVG.

26,808

NBA

Chicago Bulls

Indiana Pacers

AVG.

17,947

NHL

Arizona Coyotes

Montreal Canadiens

AVG.

16,877

The Arizona Coyotes are currently playing at Mullett Arena, a 5,000-seat facility on Arizona State University’s campus, while they wait for a new arena

0

10k

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

NFL

Washington Commanders

Dallas Cowboys

AVG.

69,389

MLB

Oakland Athletics

Los Angeles Dodgers

AT&T Stadium has the NFL’s highest seating capacity and routinely draws the largest crowds — over 93,000 fans showed up for Cowboys home games in 2022, on average

AVG.

26,808

NBA

Indiana Pacers

Chicago Bulls

AVG.

17,947

NHL

Arizona Coyotes

Montreal Canadiens

AVG.

16,877

The Arizona Coyotes are currently playing at Mullett Arena, a 5,000-seat facility on Arizona State University’s campus, while they wait for a new arena

Beeswarm chart of the average regular-season home game attendance for all teams in the Big Four North American men's pro sports leagues, showing that each NFL game draws thousands more people than any other league's games.
Location of each team's attendance figure is approximate relative to the axis. NFL and MLB data are from the 2022 season; NBA and NHL data are from the 2022-23 season (as of Jan. 20, 2023).