Which NFL Stadiums Will Have the Most Eyes on Them in the 2024 Season?

July 12th, 2024

As the 2024 NFL season kicks off, fans are gearing up for a thrilling lineup of games. The campaign gets underway on September 12th as the reigning back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Baltimore Ravens to Arrowhead in a rematch of their AFC Championship decider next term. However, as the campaign rears its head, some stadiums will have more eyes on them than others this season. Let's find out which ones and why.

Gillette Stadium

Nestled in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium is home to the New England Patriots. This year, it will not only host some of the most anticipated NFL games but also add further Esports events to its repertoire, like the Madden 17 event it hosted years ago. In recent times, competitive gaming has become a phenomenon, so much so that online bookmakers are even taking bets on some marquee events. The likes of Dota 2, CS:GO, and League of Legends betting has become commonplace in recent years, and the owners of the stadium are looking to capitalize on the growth.

However, that isn't our primary reason for putting Gillette Stadium on our last. No, our reason relates solely to the gridiron and the fact that the Pats head into the upcoming season without Bill Belichick as their head coach for the first time in two decades. Jerod Mayo is the man who has been tasked with rebuilding the ailing franchise and he has a new quarterback to work with as former North Carolina Tar Heel Drake Maye looks to fill the cleats of Tom Brady, who departed four years ago and has still not truly been replaced.

Things couldn't get off to a more difficult start for the Mayo-Maye era as they welcome the heavyweight Cincinnati Bengals to Gillette Stadium on week one. Cincy has a superstar of their own under center in the form of Joe Burrow, and it will be interesting to see how the Patriots' third overall draft pick fairs on debut.

Arrowhead Stadium

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City is renowned for its electric atmosphere, especially when the Chiefs take the field. And this year, they will be under more scrutiny than ever before. The reason for that is that they head into the 2024 campaign as the reigning back-to-back champions, and they know that if the mercurial Patrick Mahomes can lead them to the first three-peat in NFL history, it will be regarded as one of the greatest dynasties in history.

Andy Reid's side finds itself in a favorable division alongside the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders, none of whom are expected to put up much of a fight when it comes to divisional honors. However, they have a difficult start to the campaign as they face two titans back to back, firstly welcoming the Ravens to Arrowhead on week one before also hosting the Cincinnati Bengals a week later, a team that has seemingly had their number in recent years.

Caesars Superdome

Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is another venue that will be buzzing with activity this season, primarily because it will host Super Bowl LIX next February. The last time the stadium hosted the Big Game back in 2013, it famously had a power cut that halted Super Bowl XLVII for 34 minutes, halting the momentum of the Ravens and very nearly seeing them lose the Lombardi to the San Francisco 49ers despite them holding a 28–6 lead at the time the power went out. Baltimore managed to cling on and secure a 34-31 victory, and it remains to be seen what drama unfolds in Louisiana early next year.