The Black Hole was full of the most intense fans you’ll ever see in any game. It’s what I think built that mystique over the years. In my opinion they are number 1
My favorite games were the night games. The coliseum in the dark was like a different world. The crowd, the concrete stadium, and the darkness made it truly special. I miss that coliseum. The true “Black Hole”
Kyle Shiflet- You can't go wrong with "The Black Hole"... Since moving to Allegiant Stadium, I don't think the home-field advantage has really helped the Oakland Raiders out, very well because it literally doesn't seem like it's even there.
Candlestick Park had a strong advantage there for a while. Not sure if Levi's will ever have anything close to that vibe again. Maybe the next 49er stadium..
I believe we need two lists here, one each for former stadiums and one for current stadiums, and an update. At the least, I'll add a rather little-known venue for the former list - Universal Stadium, where the Portsmouth Spartans had a record of 20-2-4 (.909, as ties were not counted in the standings until 1972) during 1930-1933 (NB: the team relocated to Detroit and were rebranded the Lions in 1934). Surely, that qualifies as a serious homefield advantage.
The best home field advantage is when your team is good or when the weather is hot or cold. But the best fans are the ones who support the team when they aren’t winning. Any fan will support a winning team.
There's a reason why Bud Grants in the Hall of Fame. That wasn't just a homefield advantage. That was a victory of the mental plane. Teams admitted they weren't focused on routes or catching the ball in the game about 2 quarters in. They had players admit they were worried about SURVIVING. Then you see 40 guys on the other side blowing steam out their face, standing, with nary a heater in sight with a head coach who often wouldnt wear a sweater unless it was a specific temperature below 0. That's a mental victory if ever seen in the game!
As a Ravens fan we tried everything when we would go to Arrowhead pump in fake crowd nose silent counts it didn't work. That crowd especially in the current Mahomes era is insane.
Most consecutive home victories in the NFL: Miami Dolphins in the Orange bowl. Most consecutive home victories in college football. History: Miami Hurricanes in the Orange bowl. They left and never won anything again.
It makes me really sad to see Paul Allen lift up the 12 here. That man did a real service to this area football wise. He didn't move the team. He threw money and resources to make a better team. He built and supported a fan culture. Believed in Pete's Carroll's culture. Allowed Holmgren to have the power before that. 3 SB trips, more playoff appearances then probably any time prior. Always highlighted impressive people, not even football related even as a prereq, with his flag raising. I fear NFL fans outside of WA state will never understand what he really did for this area, and that time will forget his contributions to the sport as an owner. I've seen people lament questionable ownership, but Paul Allen was certainly not of that group.
@@jonjonbailey4314 He owned Portland so he couldn't own the Super Sonics as well with obvious power it would've given plus conflict of interest. He was one of only TWO owners (Mark Cuban) to vote NO on the Super Sonics move. So he did what he could for our area.
I'm a fan from abroad who attended a low-stakes mid-season Seahawks game against a non-rival. I expected it to be loud but it was ridiculous. That night my ears rang the same way they do after a metal concert. I can only imagine what it's like for a playoff game or a high stakes game against a rival
I remember the Dolphins/Bears game in 1985, watching it on TV. And yes, that place was absolutely LOUD. I think the QB had to call at least two timeouts in the first half because he couldn't yell loud enough for Chicago's offense to hear him. It was pretty crazy.
Irony is that Kosar talking about the crowd noise in the Orange Bowl-he played his college football in the same stadium for the Hurricanes (University of Miami) so you’d think he would be used to it.
Biggest omission- RFK Stadium. Washington was never an easy place to play at the old stadium. Plus, the Redskins lost only one playoff game ever there.
Hector Rodriguez they always try to get “funding” from tax payers instead of digging into their deep pockets. Always trying to get fans to pay for the stadium instead of themselves.
Is there another stadium that has been officially measured for how far it swayed back and forth during football games? RFK was a monster and for a time was almost as crazy as the Dog Pound.
Opponents hated playing at RFK..... Remember the Vikings game? WE WANT DALLAS! That stadium was rocking! Plus, every game was always sold out. This countdown sucks.
The old Texas Stadium at DAL, Lumen Field at SEA, old Hoosier/RCA Dome at IND, Lambeau Field at GB, Arrowhead Stadium at KC, Superdome at NO, and the old Metrodome at MIN were and are the toughest places to play in the NFL ⁉💺🏗✳🏟🌆🏈
Fun Fact: Steelers 3 Rivers Stadium & Cincinnati’s Riverfront we’re the exact same stadium, in layout & design. Two rivals, one at the creation of the Ohio River (where 3 rivers come together to make the Ohio), and one near the Ohio River’s end & right on the river (Riverfront. Paul Brown Stadium & Great American Ballpark both sit where Riverfront used to be, as the Reds & Bengals played there. I saw both play, in that stadium. It was wild to see the transformation, of the seats. Pirates also played in 3 Rivers, alongside the Steelers, just the rival Reds & Bengals did in their version)
@@michaelleroy9281 Thank you, for that. I wasn’t sure. I wasn’t born till ‘82…& got kinda lazy, when making this comment. Lol! But, I love facts like that.
Mile High was Springwood of 1482 of Nightmare on Elm Street and since the Orangecrush days to the 70's to Elway era in 1984-1998 , it was a chill down your spine even for Marty Schontimmer lol 😁😁, espically when it snow and " Barrelman" was that angel in disguise 🐎🐎😊.
I remember being a kid like 5th or 6th grade when Denver was building invesco field and I’m surprised people in Denver weren’t rioting because It seemed like everyone in Colorado was pissed off about retiring mile high stadium, I think legislation was even written requiring the new stadium to always have “at mile high” included in the name.
1:43 The old Met Stadium. 6:27 Lumen Field. 9:59 The old Orange Bowl. 14:45 The Blast Furnace, The Three Rivers Stadium. 18:48 The old Veterans Stadium. 22:38 The Arrowhead Stadium. 25:46 The old Black Hole, The Ringcentral Coliseum. 30:13 The Old Lady of Baltimore, Memorial Stadium. 35:19 The old Mile High Stadium. 40:21 Ah yes, the Frozen Tundra, Lambeau Field.
The fact Seattle made this list BEFORE the Legion of Boom era says a lot. Even in the Holmgren era, that was a hard place to play before they took it to the next level.
Marv Levy was describing Giants Stadium because it had the door that, if opened, created the famous "Swirling Winds of the Meadowlands". Since he played the Jets once a year plus any road games against the Giants, he would've known that stadium quite well. I wonder if Marv ever misses the Olympic Stadium in Montreal where he coached the Alouettes for years...
Baltimore's Memorial Stadium seemed to have a great home field advantage for the Colts and the O's - the latter had an American League dynasty through the 1970s and into the 80s and apparently, all the infield dirt was a bitch for opposing players while the home team learned to deal.
This episode claimed that Memorial Stadium was vacant between the Colts departure and the Ravens arrival. The stadium was not actually vacant following the Colts departure since the Orioles continued to play baseball at Memorial Stadium through the 1991 MLB season. The stadium would host one more season of professional baseball in 1993 as the Bowie Baysox, the Orioles Double-A affiliate, played one season of minor league baseball at Memorial Stadium. The NFL returned to Memorial Stadium for one preseason game in 1992 between Miami and New Orleans. Finally, the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions played at Memorial Stadium from 1994-95 prior to the Ravens arrival in 1996. Prior to the stadium’s permanent closing after the 1997 NFL season, 1992 was really the only calendar year where Memorial Stadium didn’t have a full time tenant.
The Saints and the SuperDome should without a doubt be on this list most opposing teams hate playing in the SuperDome because it’s one of the loudest places to play period
@@sludge4125 The Bucs play in Tampa not Miami..... Its usually warmer and more humid in Miami than in Tampa simply because its closer to the equator.....so his point is valid
That playoff game in 1981 was a prime example of heat and humidity in Miami. Kellen Winslow being helped off the field completely drained after the Chargers won in OT 41-38. Then, the Chargers went to the "Freezer Bowl" in Cincinnati with -59 wind chill..yikes. PS as stated during their segment, Dolphins have the record for most consecutive home wins (27 regular season-31 if you count post season).
RFK stadium in DC had the record of the most sellouts in NFL history...the sellouts began in 1966 and continued until FedEx Field was built and the 'skins moved
The field at Veterans Stadium was so bad that there were players coming out of college who told their agents to tell the Eagles "don't bother drafting me".
I have to give credit to Seattle for being(I think) the only new stadium to make the list. They were able to capture that old time mystique in a new field. When I was about 10 I went to my first NFL game at Mile High Stadium. I thought I was going to die. It was so loud and the stadium was swaying back and forth. The sound of 70k plus fans stomping their feet. I didn't think I was going to make it out alive. Many years later I went to a game at the new stadium and it was like meh, okay. Still had a winning team at the time with Jake Plumber at QB I believe, but it was no where near the same experience.
Wow the disrespect for the Bills is unbelievable. Those guys play in colder weather than the Packers, yet they still are packed winning or losing, they tailgate like 12 hours before the game, and they are some of the most loyal fans in football.
The Bills Mafia and Cleveland's Dog Pound are some of the most loyal fans in the league and deserve the good play their teams are turning out this season. Heres hoping for Bills vs Browns in the AFC Championship this season
Damn right. Bills mafia going to show up even its -50 with windchill and snows pelting down so hard you cant see five feet in front of you. And the players are used to that weather, meanwhile other teams aren’t, so thats a huge advantage to us.
As a fanbase yes, but until they win consistently again, it'll be tough to put them on a list for having home field advantage. Great fans though, definitely top 10 most loyal, no question
I think RFK stadium should be on the list outside of the early 60s and 1994. Winning there was tough as hell. The mighty dallas Cowboys had a lot of bad memories playing there. The philledelphia eagles hated going there in the 70s and 80s. And the cardinals had 14 consecutive losses at RFK. But more importantly, the skins were 11-1 at RFK in the postseason. RFK stadium was the anti fedex field
Time stamps for top 10 home-field advantage 1:42 Number 10 Minnesota’s old Metropolitan Stadium(roof collapse, not included) 6:27 Number 9 seattle’s lumen field (formally known as quest field) 10:01 Number 8 Miami’s orange bowl (sometimes Dolphins fans should be thankful that the Miami Dolphins wear white) 14:47 Number 7 Pittsburgh’s three Rivers Stadium(former home of Pittsburgh Steelers and Yinzers) 18:49 Number 6 Philadelphia’s veteran stadium (21:21 click here to hear the statement about the stadium) 22:40 Number 5 Kansas City arrowhead Stadium(greatest place for Chiefs fan not so much if you’re a Bengals fan) 25:48 number 4 Oakland Coliseum a.k.a. the black hole(putting fears in the hearts of other AFC west fans since 1966) 30:13 Number 3 Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium(The old gray lady 33rd St.And the first home of the Baltimore ravens ) 35:19 Number 2 Denver’s original mile high stadium(5,280 feet above Sea level is no joke give or take) 39:07 recap of the list 40:22 Lambeau Field in Green Bay (The frozen tundra yankee stadium of the Midwest) So yeah, this comment is just an easy you know timestamp to see all the stadiums on this list and stuff like that even include some jokes and stuff like that yeah anyway for sure so please enjoy I know yes you can thank me later
My Home field Advantage Top 5: Arrowhead Stadium (Chiefs), Memorial Stadium (Colts, Ravens), Lamebeau Field (Packers), Oakland Alameda County Colosseum (Raiders), Solider Field (Bears).
I don’t know if this has been said yet but maybe time to add Ralph Wilson Stadium to the list. I don’t know who you take off but they’ve lost one home game in the playoffs there (as of January 2022) and the fans jump off RVs into folding tables and light themselves on fire in the parking lot
Honorable mention- Detroit, when the team is a legitimate playoff contender. At both the Silverdome (pre-2002) and Ford Field, it gets really loud when the Lions have a shot. Why? Because the fans are diehard enough to follow a perennial bottom-feeder and want to see their loveable losers win. Have you ever heard of a team being threatened to have a timeout taken away for their crowd being too loud? (Jets, 1997) It seriously gets louder than the college stadiums in Michigan. Considering that includes the largest stadium in the country, that's really saying something
I thought the Vikings segment had an error, when they said would the fans go back outside if it meant winning championships again. I forgot that's not an error, Vikings did win the 1969 NFL Championship, but lost the Super Bowl.
At the time this was produced the New England Patriots were 38 - 9 which qualified for an 81.25 winning percentage far better than any other venue mentioned on this list including the newer Qwest Field where the Seahawks played at the time.
It's also a bit odd since Gillette Stadium isn't very loud, it's designed basically like the opposite of the Seahawks stadium. It's quite open and doesn't hold noise.
Think that had more to do with the team than the building. The cowboys won a ton at home in the 70s and 90s but texas stadium was never a great home field advantage necessarily
I mean, I think the thing about a homefield advantage is that you still have a shot even when the team is bad, or the difference between your home winning and away winning percentage is pretty dang stark. New England just won everywhere.
With respect to all other teams & fans, Lambeau Field was always gonna be #1 by a mile. 1) The fans/ town literally own the team. 2) The team and field is intrinsic to the history of the game. 3) They've sold out every home game for decades 4) They got from the '60s into the new millennium before losing a home playoff game. Can't top all that.
Home field advantage can be simply measured with simple statistics. And sample size matters, too. Even with 30 year statistics (the vikings are number one with plus 62 wins), their can be a margin of variation due to chance. I love actually studying this. Others rely on their memory.
Thats why Michael Irvin hated playing at that place ask old school Dallas Cowboys fans and girls, and it would be a graveyard for Irvin in 1999 as his career end in that place and the Bird jury cheered. 🕊🕊🕊🕊😊.
Imagine having a spinal injury, not knowing how your future is going to be and hearing chearing because of it. If you care more about 'your' team winning, maybe some self reflection is needed. I use to be a diehard. If my team lost dont speak to me, I didnt want to hear about the sport that week. I wanted opponents best players to get hurt, i wouldn't cheer or want anything serious, but its still had. I would get upset and stress watching games, if we were winning it was expected so eh. But what did their winning do for me. I could talk about the accomplishments of others like my own? Being a fan is a burden and teams are suppose to represent the fan. Players play because they get paid, coaches coach to get paid, and so goes the industry and who pays for all of it? I still watch sports, but I dont hate other teams anymore,. except the patriots. i watch the game for the game, not because i want an outcome. Oh and I know two former players, and they have to get up and goto work everyday. They both will tell you about how alot of fans are awful.
You want a great way to get a good home field advantage Lower your ticket prices Poorer and more passionate fans will come to games and will be louder and more rowdy
I loved Michael Strahan describing Seattle’s stadium. Paul Allen took some of his billions and some NASA guy figured out how to use sound to make it loud. Hahaha! Made me laugh.
My list a b Oakland 1, Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati/Cleveland wit Dat Hard cold Turf, 3 Candlestick jus cuzza winning n don't nobody wanna b below Sea Level!! Ask Madden, 4 Miami n da Heat cuz u c how dey did 46 defense, 5 All Tha Domes( Metro,Super, ASTRO, ) I can't say ATL Georgia Dome, 6 Buffalo wit O.J.!! 7 Meadowlands, 8 Texas Stadium, RFK n DC n 10 hmmyn Soldier Field n Lambeau
The mystique of Lambeau Field huh. Well, I just had a talk with Michael Strahan, Eli Manning, and other members of the 2007 New York Giants and they told me a different story.
@@joshbeezley4158 I have been to Lambeau to cheer for them and against because I am a Ravens fan those fans in Wisconsin are not as loud as other stadiums but when they go crazy they go absolutely nuts.
That game in '11 the Pack didn't help themselves with numerous drops by the receivers, turnovers and allowing a "Hail Mary" TD (Eli to Nicks) at halftime.
Yankee Stadium also could get windy although in the '62 championship it worked against the Giants as they were a passing team. Y.A. Tittle couldn't do anything in those 40 mph gusts and the G Men's only score came on a blocked punt recovered for a TD. Packers won 16-7.
I wonder if that was the place Marv Levy was referring to about the gate opening and closing. Would make sense as Buffalo had to play there at least once a year against the Jets and twice if they also played the Giants which was the case in 1990.
What they don’t mention about that Giants Seahawks game is that Eli lead the Giants down the field I think 3 times and the kickers Feely missed all the field goals to win the game.
you might as well replace number four even as a raider fan vegas and oakland are two different home fields one makes you scared to wear away team gear while the other is indifferent and honestly welcomes it, no matter what mark davis says
As soon as Mike Tanier brought up The RCA Dome around 5:57-5:59 & 5:57-6:11, I immediately thought of 'WWF WrestleMania 8' because that's where it took place. In fairness, it was called The Hoosier Dome, at the time & to the best of my knowledge, it didn't become The RCA Dome until several years later, but, that's another story for another day...
Watching NFL since late 80s and NBA since mid 90s here in England and theres something about them Seattle fans... Seahawks and Supersonics are next level noise!
Assholes are assholes... its just something that you have to accept. Being that way is how assholes have coped with life, and it works so they never turn it off. Most dont really mean anything by their barbs. Most realize that they shouldn't have said what they did, but are also scared of being seen weak, wrong, etc. Just assume everyones probably hurting and regrets the shit they say, and you'll have a better life for it.
Recently went to a dolphins game. The way the stadium is designed causes the sun to beat down on the visitors bench while the home bench is completely shaded at around 1pm . Haha would be naive to think it wasn’t on purpose .
If I had to guess, Giants Stadium (mainly for the division rival Jets but also when they had to play the Giants occasionally). They had rolling gates on both ends near the end zone.
Glad they pointed out the difference in Denver’s record home vs away. I won’t bicker with the list much, as I’m only talking about one spot, but Mile High Stadium was THE biggest advantage. I’m a fan of a common opponent of them. Nearly every time they visited our house, we slaughtered them. I think Elway won a few times, as my team sucked then. But mostly, we’d steamroll Denver every time they came to town. I can’t remember the last time my team won in Denver. It could’ve been the miserable Griese Era and they’d roll us. I’ve never seen a bigger home field advantage than Denver. Some of these are overrated. For example, the mentioned Pittsburgh’s superb home winning percentage. Sure, but were they below 500 on the road (Denver was)? Of course not. Not even close. You need to look at the spread between home and away record. Like Denver’s home record wasn’t as good as Pittsburgh’s but that’s just because Pittsburgh is a better team. It’s called home field “advantage”. How much better are you at home? I’d bet the team with biggest home field advantage in NFL history is Denver, mostly at Mile High Stadium. I remember MANY of their good years when they were good ONLY because of their home record. They’d go 4-4 on the road; 7-1 at home and win the division with an 11-5 record. That was routine for over a decade… not cherry picking one season. And as an AFC competitor it was frustrating. The reason they had that long string of Super Bowl losses is because they simply weren’t the best team in the AFC, and they don’t get to play the Super Bowl in Denver. They’d ride their home field advantage to a padded record, so they could get home field advantage throughout the playoffs… roll their AFC opponents in Denver… then get clubbed like a baby seal in the Super Bowl. I was actually glad when they won their two Super Bowls… not because I liked them or Elway, but because they were finally teams worthy of a Super Bowl and they didn’t embarrass the AFC. (And, yes, Denver fans, I *am* aware of their few road wins on their paths to the losing Super Bowl appearances, but they were rare. Yes, I know, I know… they could win on the road, it just wasn’t very common.). That’s really grating when you’re fighting to move on the playoffs and a clearly inferior team beats you. Denver was usually that inferior team dumping superior teams by virtue of their home field advantage. Erase that home field advantage in the Super Bowl and they got slaughtered (again, yes, I know they’ve won a few since that ugly stretch, but I exclude those as the home field advantage was just a bonus those years… in those seasons Denver was truly good and earned it. But in EVERY Super Bowl loss they were not the best AFC team and didn’t deserve to be there. Even in one of their wins, I don’t believe they were the best. The two Elway wins…. Tip of the cap… they earned those two. Every other time they simply robbed more worthy teams via that home field advantage.) If you’re a fan of ANY other team in the AFC, it’s sickening.
I couldn't agree more. Denver rarely had a subpar season because at minimum they'd split their home games. If they were a bad team, their home field made them mediocre. If they were mediocre, the home field made them good. If they were good, the home field made them great. They weren't truly a great team until they broke through and won, or perhaps the year before they went back-to-back when ironically they were upset at home by Jacksonville. I think overall Denver's 1980s Super Bowl appearances (as well as Buffalo's in the 90s) were not only generated off of their great home field advantage, but also off of the generally weak AFC in the late 80s/early 90s which really coincided with the regression of the longtime AFC elite in Miami, Pittsburgh and the Raiders. Those teams were consistently good for many years but by the mid-80s they were all in decline. You alluded to it above in that one of Denver's Super Bowl seasons (I think 89) they were the only team in the AFC to win 10+ games. It was pretty much etched in stone that the AFC would get curb-stomped in the Super Bowl and unfortunately it was Denver (and Buffalo) that absorbed most of it.
What did the narrator mean by what he said about Three Rivers Stadium around 18:30-18:35?... Also, what did he mean by what he said around 18:22-18:30?... Three Rivers Stadium looked to be rather huge, from what I remember it being. I was born in early-1989 & literally wasn't even alive, yet when it was constructed, but, I do seeing something on TV about it being torn down sometime in the early-2000's, I believe. I think Three Rivers Stadium could've been renovated & should've been renovated rather than demolished, but, that's just my opinion...
Steelers should be at the top of this list because they had the highest home winning percentage who cares if it's the loudest or not it's the wins that count
Omg ! Three Rivers Stadium should be in the top #5, and they were so horrible at Pitt Stadium in the 1960's, when Cowher era came around i had a new nickname " Three Rivers Blitzburgh " cause its was a graveyard for opponents, expect pain, bruises, spitting out blood, and beatdown in the concrete and those Terrible Towels waving and the seats would bounce up and down, I miss Three Rivers RIP Myron Cope 😁😁😁.
15:20 Going going gone Go ball get out of here it’s gone There was no doubt about it Lanny Frattare and Jim rooker for the Pittsburgh pirates at three Rivers Stadium. There’s been a few Pittsburgh broadcasters at three river stadium, Greg Brown, Steve Blass Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare Bill Hillgrove, and Myron Cope
Personally, I say that if you have the right personnel for it, and your team is good enough to get away with it then, by all means, I don't mind playing in a dome. I mean, my favorite team is the New Orleans Saints and we have arguably the best indoor Home Field Advantage in all of football right now. Since Sean Payton came to New Orleans, we've only lost twice at home in the playoffs and before that, we were undefeated at home in the playoffs. But I think you'll find some tough teams that play inside of domes and you can't call them soft. The Saints of the '90s come to mind, with the Dome Patrol Defense and sending 4 linebackers to the Pro Bowl (which has never happened before or since), and the Houston Oilers of the '70s with Earl Campbell and that defense they had damn sure weren't soft. It just comes down to what kind of team you are, and again, the kind of personnel you have offensively and defensively.
No, tavy, all teams should not play outdoors. Did you really write something that stupid? It’s your opinion. An intelligent person would have written that they prefer outdoor games to indoor games. Because that’s what they prefer. Not that “all games should be played outdoors.”
Oakland Alameda county Coliseum was basically a prison yard and that's why I loved it
The Black Hole was full of the most intense fans you’ll ever see in any game. It’s what I think built that mystique over the years. In my opinion they are number 1
My favorite games were the night games. The coliseum in the dark was like a different world. The crowd, the concrete stadium, and the darkness made it truly special. I miss that coliseum. The true “Black Hole”
Kyle Shiflet- You can't go wrong with "The Black Hole"...
Since moving to Allegiant Stadium, I don't think the home-field advantage has really helped the Oakland Raiders out, very well because it literally doesn't seem like it's even there.
How do you leave out Buffalo? 🤔
I remember people would get stabbed at 49er Raider PRESEASON games.
Thank you for uploading these having a blast watching them in quarantine!
You're welcome.
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I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970s, but I loved watching those Vikings games from The Met
Candlestick Park had a strong advantage there for a while. Not sure if Levi's will ever have anything close to that vibe again. Maybe the next 49er stadium..
I believe we need two lists here, one each for former stadiums and one for current stadiums, and an update.
At the least, I'll add a rather little-known venue for the former list - Universal Stadium, where the Portsmouth Spartans had a record of 20-2-4 (.909, as ties were not counted in the standings until 1972) during 1930-1933 (NB: the team relocated to Detroit and were rebranded the Lions in 1934).
Surely, that qualifies as a serious homefield advantage.
They were a great team.
The best home field advantage is when your team is good or when the weather is hot or cold. But the best fans are the ones who support the team when they aren’t winning. Any fan will support a winning team.
The old Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota was awesome!
What a HUGE advantage in the playoffs!
Wished they still had it.
That was real football!
There's a reason why Bud Grants in the Hall of Fame. That wasn't just a homefield advantage. That was a victory of the mental plane. Teams admitted they weren't focused on routes or catching the ball in the game about 2 quarters in. They had players admit they were worried about SURVIVING. Then you see 40 guys on the other side blowing steam out their face, standing, with nary a heater in sight with a head coach who often wouldnt wear a sweater unless it was a specific temperature below 0. That's a mental victory if ever seen in the game!
When the Vikings had to build their current stadium cost their outdoor advantage.
Bills are still doing it. In fact, the area which the Stadium is in is probably the snowiest part of Buffalo, Orchard Park.
Wasn't that big an advantage, they're still to this day one of the few that have never won a championship. Skol Vikings
I seriously doubt Metropolitan Stadium would be standing in 2024, it was beginning to fall apart toward it's end
As a Ravens fan we tried everything when we would go to Arrowhead pump in fake crowd nose silent counts it didn't work. That crowd especially in the current Mahomes era is insane.
Most consecutive home victories in the NFL: Miami Dolphins in the Orange bowl. Most consecutive home victories in college football. History: Miami Hurricanes in the Orange bowl. They left and never won anything again.
You know your stadium is great when your all time franchise QB (Unitas) calls the place "an outdoor insane asylum"..in a good way.
I have said the same thing about M&T as well. Something about playing in Baltimore fires up a players mind.
It makes me really sad to see Paul Allen lift up the 12 here. That man did a real service to this area football wise. He didn't move the team. He threw money and resources to make a better team. He built and supported a fan culture. Believed in Pete's Carroll's culture. Allowed Holmgren to have the power before that. 3 SB trips, more playoff appearances then probably any time prior. Always highlighted impressive people, not even football related even as a prereq, with his flag raising. I fear NFL fans outside of WA state will never understand what he really did for this area, and that time will forget his contributions to the sport as an owner. I've seen people lament questionable ownership, but Paul Allen was certainly not of that group.
Well where was he at fa da Super Sonics??? Because dey were da only winner up NW!!
@@jonjonbailey4314 He owned Portland so he couldn't own the Super Sonics as well with obvious power it would've given plus conflict of interest. He was one of only TWO owners (Mark Cuban) to vote NO on the Super Sonics move. So he did what he could for our area.
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... and where were you during English class? 😂
I'm a fan from abroad who attended a low-stakes mid-season Seahawks game against a non-rival. I expected it to be loud but it was ridiculous. That night my ears rang the same way they do after a metal concert. I can only imagine what it's like for a playoff game or a high stakes game against a rival
I remember the Dolphins/Bears game in 1985, watching it on TV. And yes, that place was absolutely LOUD. I think the QB had to call at least two timeouts in the first half because he couldn't yell loud enough for Chicago's offense to hear him.
It was pretty crazy.
Irony is that Kosar talking about the crowd noise in the Orange Bowl-he played his college football in the same stadium for the Hurricanes (University of Miami) so you’d think he would be used to it.
Biggest omission- RFK Stadium. Washington was never an easy place to play at the old stadium. Plus, the Redskins lost only one playoff game ever there.
Hector Rodriguez they always try to get “funding” from tax payers instead of digging into their deep pockets. Always trying to get fans to pay for the stadium instead of themselves.
Damn shame what has happened to that field. Went to high school near there, now nobody plays there smh. It's a DC landmark
RFK did get an "best of the rest" mention. At around 29:10 there's an appearance by "Chief Zee".
Is there another stadium that has been officially measured for how far it swayed back and forth during football games? RFK was a monster and for a time was almost as crazy as the Dog Pound.
Opponents hated playing at RFK..... Remember the Vikings game? WE WANT DALLAS! That stadium was rocking! Plus, every game was always sold out. This countdown sucks.
The old Texas Stadium at DAL, Lumen Field at SEA, old Hoosier/RCA Dome at IND, Lambeau Field at GB, Arrowhead Stadium at KC, Superdome at NO, and the old Metrodome at MIN were and are the toughest places to play in the NFL ⁉💺🏗✳🏟🌆🏈
Fun Fact: Steelers 3 Rivers Stadium & Cincinnati’s Riverfront we’re the exact same stadium, in layout & design.
Two rivals, one at the creation of the Ohio River (where 3 rivers come together to make the Ohio), and one near the Ohio River’s end & right on the river (Riverfront. Paul Brown Stadium & Great American Ballpark both sit where Riverfront used to be, as the Reds & Bengals played there. I saw both play, in that stadium. It was wild to see the transformation, of the seats.
Pirates also played in 3 Rivers, alongside the Steelers, just the rival Reds & Bengals did in their version)
Announcers also tended to confuse those stadiums, because of their similar sounding names.
Opened in the same year 1970
@@kevaninthe4135 You’re right, they did. It would always irk me, being a Cincy fan guy. lol!
@@michaelleroy9281 Thank you, for that. I wasn’t sure. I wasn’t born till ‘82…& got kinda lazy, when making this comment. Lol! But, I love facts like that.
Glad to see Mile High Stadiums ranking. Wondering who beat them at #1.
I agree that the old stadium had “it” more.
the frozen tundra of LAMBEAU FIELD
Mile High was Springwood of 1482 of Nightmare on Elm Street and since the Orangecrush days to the 70's to Elway era in 1984-1998 , it was a chill down your spine even for Marty Schontimmer lol 😁😁, espically when it snow and " Barrelman" was that angel in disguise 🐎🐎😊.
I remember being a kid like 5th or 6th grade when Denver was building invesco field and I’m surprised people in Denver weren’t rioting because It seemed like everyone in Colorado was pissed off about retiring mile high stadium, I think legislation was even written requiring the new stadium to always have “at mile high” included in the name.
1:43 The old Met Stadium.
6:27 Lumen Field.
9:59 The old Orange Bowl.
14:45 The Blast Furnace, The Three Rivers Stadium.
18:48 The old Veterans Stadium.
22:38 The Arrowhead Stadium.
25:46 The old Black Hole, The Ringcentral Coliseum.
30:13 The Old Lady of Baltimore, Memorial Stadium.
35:19 The old Mile High Stadium.
40:21 Ah yes, the Frozen Tundra, Lambeau Field.
Why did whoever did this NFL Top Ten list ignored Louisiana Superdome?
Do this list today and I’d imagine Arrowhead is 2 or 3. Mahomes/Andy Reid brought the success the building had lacked.
@@ZJBorgIt's guess it's the #CHIEFSKINGDOM.
The fact Seattle made this list BEFORE the Legion of Boom era says a lot. Even in the Holmgren era, that was a hard place to play before they took it to the next level.
They would definitely be in the top 5 now, if not the top 3.
Don't know any other team that retired a number strictly for their fans. Well played Seahawks..
@@mattheweidson4211 I think they actually DID bump it up to like 5th in an updated version of the list!
They pump fan noise in
Marv Levy was describing Giants Stadium because it had the door that, if opened, created the famous "Swirling Winds of the Meadowlands". Since he played the Jets once a year plus any road games against the Giants, he would've known that stadium quite well.
I wonder if Marv ever misses the Olympic Stadium in Montreal where he coached the Alouettes for years...
Baltimore's Memorial Stadium seemed to have a great home field advantage for the Colts and the O's - the latter had an American League dynasty through the 1970s and into the 80s and apparently, all the infield dirt was a bitch for opposing players while the home team learned to deal.
This episode claimed that Memorial Stadium was vacant between the Colts departure and the Ravens arrival. The stadium was not actually vacant following the Colts departure since the Orioles continued to play baseball at Memorial Stadium through the 1991 MLB season. The stadium would host one more season of professional baseball in 1993 as the Bowie Baysox, the Orioles Double-A affiliate, played one season of minor league baseball at Memorial Stadium. The NFL returned to Memorial Stadium for one preseason game in 1992 between Miami and New Orleans. Finally, the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions played at Memorial Stadium from 1994-95 prior to the Ravens arrival in 1996. Prior to the stadium’s permanent closing after the 1997 NFL season, 1992 was really the only calendar year where Memorial Stadium didn’t have a full time tenant.
The Saints and the SuperDome should without a doubt be on this list most opposing teams hate playing in the SuperDome because it’s one of the loudest places to play period
I agree.
I can’t imagine what went through the players heads when they saw on the schedule they had to go to the Vet.
And then Met Life Stadium and FedEx Field 🏟️🏈 came along and both these fields are known for being harmful to players health. I too can only imagine.
Miami’s Orange Bowl had to be the toughest place to play because of the heat what a hot time that had to be for opponents lmao
@@sludge4125 The Bucs play in Tampa not Miami..... Its usually warmer and more humid in Miami than in Tampa simply because its closer to the equator.....so his point is valid
That playoff game in 1981 was a prime example of heat and humidity in Miami. Kellen Winslow being helped off the field completely drained after the Chargers won in OT 41-38. Then, the Chargers went to the "Freezer Bowl" in Cincinnati with -59 wind chill..yikes. PS as stated during their segment, Dolphins have the record for most consecutive home wins (27 regular season-31 if you count post season).
The Orange Bowl is also the home of College Football's longest home winning streak. 58 consecutive by the Miami Hurricanes.
38:20 "When they got going the whole ground would be shaking". The same was said about old RFK stadium in Washington D.C.
RFK stadium in DC had the record of the most sellouts in NFL history...the sellouts began in 1966 and continued until FedEx Field was built and the 'skins moved
To a stadium that was built in a hurry, is inaccessible (unless you wanna sit in traffic or walk a mile from the Metro), and no one likes.
@@dcbandnerd Yeah, fuck FedEx Field.
The field at Veterans Stadium was so bad that there were players coming out of college who told their agents to tell the Eagles "don't bother drafting me".
I have to give credit to Seattle for being(I think) the only new stadium to make the list. They were able to capture that old time mystique in a new field. When I was about 10 I went to my first NFL game at Mile High Stadium. I thought I was going to die. It was so loud and the stadium was swaying back and forth. The sound of 70k plus fans stomping their feet. I didn't think I was going to make it out alive. Many years later I went to a game at the new stadium and it was like meh, okay. Still had a winning team at the time with Jake Plumber at QB I believe, but it was no where near the same experience.
Bud Grant also had tremendous success in the CFL. He led my hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers to multiple Grey Cups!
Met Stadium was a home field advantage starting in 1968 before that they weren't that good
Wow the disrespect for the Bills is unbelievable. Those guys play in colder weather than the Packers, yet they still are packed winning or losing, they tailgate like 12 hours before the game, and they are some of the most loyal fans in football.
The Bills Mafia and Cleveland's Dog Pound are some of the most loyal fans in the league and deserve the good play their teams are turning out this season. Heres hoping for Bills vs Browns in the AFC Championship this season
@@chiefkeef74 don’t look good right now
Damn right. Bills mafia going to show up even its -50 with windchill and snows pelting down so hard you cant see five feet in front of you. And the players are used to that weather, meanwhile other teams aren’t, so thats a huge advantage to us.
Bills mafia will come out in droves to shovel the stadium their tax dollars are paying to replace
Man just loving your list of videos such different eras included. How do you find the games because some are so random it seems but it’s awesome
From RUclips, Archive.org, Vk.com and others.
I think the Browns and that dog pound should be on the list somewhere.
Tell us just how big that home field advantage was, compared to an average home field advantage.
The factory of sadness is a home field disadvantage.
@@WillJM81280 Especially if you are a san francisco 49er.
As a fanbase yes, but until they win consistently again, it'll be tough to put them on a list for having home field advantage. Great fans though, definitely top 10 most loyal, no question
That would require you to be intimidated. No one has ever been intimidated to play the Browns; home or away
As a Eagles fan the Eagles have historically struggled at Miami and Cincinnati in the AFC and Arizona and Minnesota in the NFC
The year is now 2024 and Arrowhead has hosted 5 straight AFC title games with the Chiefs winning 3. I think it deserves to be a lot higher now.
I think RFK stadium should be on the list outside of the early 60s and 1994. Winning there was tough as hell. The mighty dallas Cowboys had a lot of bad memories playing there. The philledelphia eagles hated going there in the 70s and 80s. And the cardinals had 14 consecutive losses at RFK. But more importantly, the skins were 11-1 at RFK in the postseason. RFK stadium was the anti fedex field
Being from kc i can absolutely affirm all of the things said in this video being loud finally paid off for us now though
Lol
Time stamps for top 10 home-field advantage
1:42 Number 10 Minnesota’s old Metropolitan Stadium(roof collapse, not included)
6:27 Number 9 seattle’s lumen field (formally known as quest field)
10:01 Number 8 Miami’s orange bowl (sometimes Dolphins fans should be thankful that the Miami Dolphins wear white)
14:47 Number 7 Pittsburgh’s three Rivers Stadium(former home of Pittsburgh Steelers and Yinzers)
18:49 Number 6 Philadelphia’s veteran stadium (21:21 click here to hear the statement about the stadium)
22:40 Number 5 Kansas City arrowhead Stadium(greatest place for Chiefs fan not so much if you’re a Bengals fan)
25:48 number 4 Oakland Coliseum a.k.a. the black hole(putting fears in the hearts of other AFC west fans since 1966)
30:13 Number 3 Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium(The old gray lady 33rd St.And the first home of the Baltimore ravens )
35:19 Number 2 Denver’s original mile high stadium(5,280 feet above Sea level is no joke give or take)
39:07 recap of the list
40:22 Lambeau Field in Green Bay (The frozen tundra yankee stadium of the Midwest)
So yeah, this comment is just an easy you know timestamp to see all the stadiums on this list and stuff like that even include some jokes and stuff like that yeah anyway for sure so please enjoy I know yes you can thank me later
Omitted Saints home 🏘️ stadium 🏟️ bad call.
My Home field Advantage Top 5: Arrowhead Stadium (Chiefs), Memorial Stadium (Colts, Ravens), Lamebeau Field (Packers), Oakland Alameda County Colosseum (Raiders), Solider Field (Bears).
I don’t know if this has been said yet but maybe time to add Ralph Wilson Stadium to the list. I don’t know who you take off but they’ve lost one home game in the playoffs there (as of January 2022) and the fans jump off RVs into folding tables and light themselves on fire in the parking lot
Honorable mention- Detroit, when the team is a legitimate playoff contender. At both the Silverdome (pre-2002) and Ford Field, it gets really loud when the Lions have a shot. Why? Because the fans are diehard enough to follow a perennial bottom-feeder and want to see their loveable losers win.
Have you ever heard of a team being threatened to have a timeout taken away for their crowd being too loud? (Jets, 1997)
It seriously gets louder than the college stadiums in Michigan. Considering that includes the largest stadium in the country, that's really saying something
Wow. You gave a lot of reasons for this.
Tell us just how big that home field advantage was, compared to an average home field advantage.
When Barry Sanders was playing then I would definitely say Detroit especially on Thanksgiving
The Vikings were 7-3 at home in the playoffs before 1981. 7-5 at home in the playoffs since then.
I thought the Vikings segment had an error, when they said would the fans go back outside if it meant winning championships again.
I forgot that's not an error, Vikings did win the 1969 NFL Championship, but lost the Super Bowl.
What song are those Pittsburgh Steelers fans singing around 15:56-16:01?...
At the time this was produced the New England Patriots were 38 - 9 which qualified for an 81.25 winning percentage far better than any other venue mentioned on this list including the newer Qwest Field where the Seahawks played at the time.
It's also a bit odd since Gillette Stadium isn't very loud, it's designed basically like the opposite of the Seahawks stadium. It's quite open and doesn't hold noise.
Think that had more to do with the team than the building. The cowboys won a ton at home in the 70s and 90s but texas stadium was never a great home field advantage necessarily
I mean, I think the thing about a homefield advantage is that you still have a shot even when the team is bad, or the difference between your home winning and away winning percentage is pretty dang stark. New England just won everywhere.
With respect to all other teams & fans, Lambeau Field was always gonna be #1 by a mile.
1) The fans/ town literally own the team.
2) The team and field is intrinsic to the history of the game.
3) They've sold out every home game for decades
4) They got from the '60s into the new millennium before losing a home playoff game.
Can't top all that.
i agree but arrowhead is a world record fan base tbh so they gotta be a close second
Denver is #1 hands down. Fans are loyal in lots of places, weather is a factor in certain places at certain times but the altitude is always a factor.
Was at a MNF game there back in '88- could not hear myself think!
I still get chills around 22:45-22:52 when the crowd yells "CHIEFS!...".
I love it...
So proud to watch this video knowing only 1000 other people have seen it.
Home field advantage can be simply measured with simple statistics. And sample size matters, too.
Even with 30 year statistics (the vikings are number one with plus 62 wins), their can be a margin of variation due to chance.
I love actually studying this. Others rely on their memory.
Playing at the Vet was like playing on a parking lot
Thats why Michael Irvin hated playing at that place ask old school Dallas Cowboys fans and girls, and it would be a graveyard for Irvin in 1999 as his career end in that place and the Bird jury cheered. 🕊🕊🕊🕊😊.
Imagine having a spinal injury, not knowing how your future is going to be and hearing chearing because of it. If you care more about 'your' team winning, maybe some self reflection is needed. I use to be a diehard. If my team lost dont speak to me, I didnt want to hear about the sport that week. I wanted opponents best players to get hurt, i wouldn't cheer or want anything serious, but its still had. I would get upset and stress watching games, if we were winning it was expected so eh. But what did their winning do for me. I could talk about the accomplishments of others like my own? Being a fan is a burden and teams are suppose to represent the fan. Players play because they get paid, coaches coach to get paid, and so goes the industry and who pays for all of it? I still watch sports, but I dont hate other teams anymore,. except the patriots. i watch the game for the game, not because i want an outcome. Oh and I know two former players, and they have to get up and goto work everyday. They both will tell you about how alot of fans are awful.
That place was a parking lot. I went to a couple concerts there. Hard as concrete.
@@highanglelarry the Eagles fans weren't cheering for Irvin getting hurt it was something Deion Sanders was doing that the crowd went crazy about
Hey Issac Green ,Can you find more of these shows?
You want a great way to get a good home field advantage
Lower your ticket prices
Poorer and more passionate fans will come to games and will be louder and more rowdy
Facts
I loved Michael Strahan describing Seattle’s stadium. Paul Allen took some of his billions and some NASA guy figured out how to use sound to make it loud. Hahaha! Made me laugh.
Now in 2020 in the NFL with no fans to limited fans, homefield advantage is lost.
Mostly, but some stadiums still have weather and mystique that visiting teams have to deal with. I do agree that most advantage is lost.
New Orleans should get a honorable mention
My list a b Oakland 1, Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati/Cleveland wit Dat Hard cold Turf, 3 Candlestick jus cuzza winning n don't nobody wanna b below Sea Level!! Ask Madden, 4 Miami n da Heat cuz u c how dey did 46 defense, 5 All Tha Domes( Metro,Super, ASTRO, ) I can't say ATL Georgia Dome, 6 Buffalo wit O.J.!! 7 Meadowlands, 8 Texas Stadium, RFK n DC n 10 hmmyn Soldier Field n Lambeau
The mystique of Lambeau Field huh. Well, I just had a talk with Michael Strahan, Eli Manning, and other members of the 2007 New York Giants and they told me a different story.
@@joshbeezley4158 I have been to Lambeau to cheer for them and against because I am a Ravens fan those fans in Wisconsin are not as loud as other stadiums but when they go crazy they go absolutely nuts.
It makes the G Men wins in '07 and '11 postseason that much better because they beat the mystique that's Lambeau.
@@andrewpadaetz5549 honestly i think they just beat a team with inept coach. Cus McCarthy is proving to be a turd of a headcoach in Dallas
That game in '11 the Pack didn't help themselves with numerous drops by the receivers, turnovers and allowing a "Hail Mary" TD (Eli to Nicks) at halftime.
Don't forget about the Falcons and Bucs lol
Seattle’s home field was moved up in a later edition of that ranking big time.
I know I'm biased but as a Giants fan, the old Giants Stadium was a QB nightmare due to the wind.
Yankee Stadium also could get windy although in the '62 championship it worked against the Giants as they were a passing team. Y.A. Tittle couldn't do anything in those 40 mph gusts and the G Men's only score came on a blocked punt recovered for a TD. Packers won 16-7.
But just for the visiting qb, right?
I wonder if that was the place Marv Levy was referring to about the gate opening and closing. Would make sense as Buffalo had to play there at least once a year against the Jets and twice if they also played the Giants which was the case in 1990.
What they don’t mention about that Giants Seahawks game is that Eli lead the Giants down the field I think 3 times and the kickers Feely missed all the field goals to win the game.
Now he’s commenting games
you might as well replace number four
even as a raider fan vegas and oakland are two different home fields
one makes you scared to wear away team gear while the other is indifferent and honestly welcomes it, no matter what mark davis says
When you have a home field advantage at every game, then you can flex #GoCowboys
As soon as Mike Tanier brought up The RCA Dome around 5:57-5:59 & 5:57-6:11, I immediately thought of 'WWF WrestleMania 8' because that's where it took place.
In fairness, it was called The Hoosier Dome, at the time & to the best of my knowledge, it didn't become The RCA Dome until several years later, but, that's another story for another day...
RIP Don Shula
Gone but not forgotten 🏈💯
“Although Kansas City hasn’t had much post season success…” very nice
How the hell is Soldierfield not on the list??
Soldier field sucks. The bears don’t even wanna play there. They wanna move to Arlington heights.
@@hugosophy bullshit
Watching NFL since late 80s and NBA since mid 90s here in England and theres something about them Seattle fans... Seahawks and Supersonics are next level noise!
Fun fact: Seahawks have only lost 2 playoffs games at Qwest/CenturyLink/Lumen field both were to the Rams (my team)
One should have an asterisk due to the pandemic
@@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040 but they played better that day
The guy in red is my Uncle Ben, god rest his soul,
leopardfrog67 Spider-Man?
@@dkplaysallday7955 no the dolphins fan but thanks for the laugh :)
Who gives a shit?
@@jpcote7003 I know your comnent is 2 months old, but I just have to ask: Why be an asshole?
Assholes are assholes... its just something that you have to accept. Being that way is how assholes have coped with life, and it works so they never turn it off. Most dont really mean anything by their barbs. Most realize that they shouldn't have said what they did, but are also scared of being seen weak, wrong, etc. Just assume everyones probably hurting and regrets the shit they say, and you'll have a better life for it.
Only 3 of these stadiums are still used by NFL teams as of 2021
The New Orleans Saints has a great home field advantage. Too bad they weren't on the list.
Yes This episode was aired back in ‘08... so lot of things changed in 10 years definitely
So ter you say the New Orleans Saints don't have one.
@@tonyarceneaux286 y’all haven’t had much success in New Orleans until y’all won the SB
Seahawks thinking on the design of Qwest Field: “Our fans suck so bad we need to use architecture to be better.”
Now that Seattle's stadium is Lumen Field, its reputation is still known as one of the loudest NFL stadiums.
Lambeau field isn’t so much of a homefield advantage anymore.
Jimmy g.
Colin kap.
Tom Brady.
Eli manning.
Yikes….
Both The Kingdome, and the C'Link, are examples of LOUD homefields... some might say the loudest of the loud... go 'Hawks!
Insert Colorful Metaphor The Kingdome was a nightmare for opponents in the 80's just ask Dan Reeves. Lol
Fuck the seacocks!!!
It’s because they’re all on meth!
@@jpcote7003
Triggered... Lol
How pathetic!
Insert colorful metaphor Truth hurts son! 😂
That’s good on behalf of the Steelers to give their fans little towels to twirl. Simple fans need simple tasks.
Those little hankies are so intimidating, aren’t they?
At least their fans have something to cry into when they lose.
Arrowhead Stadium should be #1. After all, the World Record for the loudest stadium is Arrowhead.
They neglected to mention that you are required to bring a shrink with you when you visit vet or oakland stadiums.
Recently went to a dolphins game. The way the stadium is designed causes the sun to beat down on the visitors bench while the home bench is completely shaded at around 1pm . Haha would be naive to think it wasn’t on purpose .
Yes I went as a pats fan and even the opposing fans have to bake in sun
36:54 MIKE! "Saved by the Bell: The College Years"
Seattle needs to be higher than 9 being it's on of the loudest stadiums in the league
I think Hard Rock has maybe a leg up on the orange bowl for how they make it so the Sun pounds down on the visiting benches
#11 - wherever the Steelers are playing their away game.
I never went to the Orange Bowl but i liked watchn games there on tv for sure
Arrowhead Stadium is very loud every single game
At 35:02 I wonder what Stadium Marv Levy is talking about?!
If I had to guess, Giants Stadium (mainly for the division rival Jets but also when they had to play the Giants occasionally). They had rolling gates on both ends near the end zone.
Glad they pointed out the difference in Denver’s record home vs away. I won’t bicker with the list much, as I’m only talking about one spot, but Mile High Stadium was THE biggest advantage. I’m a fan of a common opponent of them. Nearly every time they visited our house, we slaughtered them. I think Elway won a few times, as my team sucked then. But mostly, we’d steamroll Denver every time they came to town. I can’t remember the last time my team won in Denver. It could’ve been the miserable Griese Era and they’d roll us. I’ve never seen a bigger home field advantage than Denver. Some of these are overrated. For example, the mentioned Pittsburgh’s superb home winning percentage. Sure, but were they below 500 on the road (Denver was)? Of course not. Not even close. You need to look at the spread between home and away record. Like Denver’s home record wasn’t as good as Pittsburgh’s but that’s just because Pittsburgh is a better team. It’s called home field “advantage”. How much better are you at home? I’d bet the team with biggest home field advantage in NFL history is Denver, mostly at Mile High Stadium. I remember MANY of their good years when they were good ONLY because of their home record. They’d go 4-4 on the road; 7-1 at home and win the division with an 11-5 record. That was routine for over a decade… not cherry picking one season. And as an AFC competitor it was frustrating. The reason they had that long string of Super Bowl losses is because they simply weren’t the best team in the AFC, and they don’t get to play the Super Bowl in Denver. They’d ride their home field advantage to a padded record, so they could get home field advantage throughout the playoffs… roll their AFC opponents in Denver… then get clubbed like a baby seal in the Super Bowl. I was actually glad when they won their two Super Bowls… not because I liked them or Elway, but because they were finally teams worthy of a Super Bowl and they didn’t embarrass the AFC. (And, yes, Denver fans, I *am* aware of their few road wins on their paths to the losing Super Bowl appearances, but they were rare. Yes, I know, I know… they could win on the road, it just wasn’t very common.). That’s really grating when you’re fighting to move on the playoffs and a clearly inferior team beats you. Denver was usually that inferior team dumping superior teams by virtue of their home field advantage. Erase that home field advantage in the Super Bowl and they got slaughtered (again, yes, I know they’ve won a few since that ugly stretch, but I exclude those as the home field advantage was just a bonus those years… in those seasons Denver was truly good and earned it. But in EVERY Super Bowl loss they were not the best AFC team and didn’t deserve to be there. Even in one of their wins, I don’t believe they were the best. The two Elway wins…. Tip of the cap… they earned those two. Every other time they simply robbed more worthy teams via that home field advantage.) If you’re a fan of ANY other team in the AFC, it’s sickening.
I couldn't agree more. Denver rarely had a subpar season because at minimum they'd split their home games. If they were a bad team, their home field made them mediocre. If they were mediocre, the home field made them good. If they were good, the home field made them great. They weren't truly a great team until they broke through and won, or perhaps the year before they went back-to-back when ironically they were upset at home by Jacksonville.
I think overall Denver's 1980s Super Bowl appearances (as well as Buffalo's in the 90s) were not only generated off of their great home field advantage, but also off of the generally weak AFC in the late 80s/early 90s which really coincided with the regression of the longtime AFC elite in Miami, Pittsburgh and the Raiders. Those teams were consistently good for many years but by the mid-80s they were all in decline. You alluded to it above in that one of Denver's Super Bowl seasons (I think 89) they were the only team in the AFC to win 10+ games. It was pretty much etched in stone that the AFC would get curb-stomped in the Super Bowl and unfortunately it was Denver (and Buffalo) that absorbed most of it.
You cannot beat a trip to Lambeau
I'm Shocked Raiders wasn't #1 lol
What did the narrator mean by what he said about Three Rivers Stadium around 18:30-18:35?...
Also, what did he mean by what he said around 18:22-18:30?...
Three Rivers Stadium looked to be rather huge, from what I remember it being.
I was born in early-1989 & literally wasn't even alive, yet when it was constructed, but, I do seeing something on TV about it being torn down sometime in the early-2000's, I believe.
I think Three Rivers Stadium could've been renovated & should've been renovated rather than demolished, but, that's just my opinion...
Steelers should be at the top of this list because they had the highest home winning percentage who cares if it's the loudest or not it's the wins that count
Omg ! Three Rivers Stadium should be in the top #5, and they were so horrible at Pitt Stadium in the 1960's, when Cowher era came around i had a new nickname " Three Rivers Blitzburgh " cause its was a graveyard for opponents, expect pain, bruises, spitting out blood, and beatdown in the concrete and those Terrible Towels waving and the seats would bounce up and down, I miss Three Rivers RIP Myron Cope 😁😁😁.
Jason WAlker Fuck Myron Cope!
Jean-Paul Cote Hey he was the voice of Pittsburgh, show respect or kick fucking rocks, asshole !
Like that Cope and the Terrible Towel was mentioned. That's how I remember the Steelers; not the current location.
@@jpcote7003 BRUH 😒
I’ll give you that
I think Mile High is still a really hard place to play
not this year lol
@@williamwilkinson8735 I thought they don’t play there anymore
15:20
Going going gone
Go ball get out of here it’s gone
There was no doubt about it
Lanny Frattare and Jim rooker for the Pittsburgh pirates at three Rivers Stadium.
There’s been a few Pittsburgh broadcasters at three river stadium, Greg Brown, Steve Blass Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare Bill Hillgrove, and Myron Cope
Top 10 Thanksgiving moments please
I will try to find it.
Arrowhead baby it’s tough to come into the loudest stadium in the league and beating the best
We are loud and proud even when we suck
Looking back at it Quest (now lumen) should be way higher
The Metrodome didn't cause Gary Anderson to miss that field goal against the Falcons
All teams should play outdoors.. Football is a game meant to be played in the elements. I hate dome football.
Personally, I say that if you have the right personnel for it, and your team is good enough to get away with it then, by all means, I don't mind playing in a dome. I mean, my favorite team is the New Orleans Saints and we have arguably the best indoor Home Field Advantage in all of football right now. Since Sean Payton came to New Orleans, we've only lost twice at home in the playoffs and before that, we were undefeated at home in the playoffs.
But I think you'll find some tough teams that play inside of domes and you can't call them soft. The Saints of the '90s come to mind, with the Dome Patrol Defense and sending 4 linebackers to the Pro Bowl (which has never happened before or since), and the Houston Oilers of the '70s with Earl Campbell and that defense they had damn sure weren't soft. It just comes down to what kind of team you are, and again, the kind of personnel you have offensively and defensively.
Yup
No, tavy, all teams should not play outdoors. Did you really write something that stupid?
It’s your opinion. An intelligent person would have written that they prefer outdoor games to indoor games. Because that’s what they prefer.
Not that “all games should be played outdoors.”
@@MrJLov13 The best home field advantage over the past 30 years is held by the vikings, who play indoors.
@@MrJLov13 true indeed 👍🏾🏈💯
Arrowhead is the only home field advantage with a world record.