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May 5, 2012
1. Metlife Stadium - $1.6 (B)
2. Cowboys Stadium - $1.3 (B)
3. Lucas Oil Stadium -$720 (M)
4. Soldier Field - $632 (M)
5. Lincoln Financial Field - $512 (M)
6. Paul Brown Stadium - $455 (M)
7. University of Phoenix Stadium - $455 (M)
8. Century Link Field - $430 (M)
9. Ford Field - $430 (M)
10. Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium - $364.2 (M)
11. Reliant Stadium - $352 (M)
12. Gillette Stadium - $325 (M)
13. Lambeau Field - $295 (M)
14. LP Field - $290 (M)
15. Cleveland Browns Stadium - $283 (M)
16. Heinz Field - $281 (M)
17. Edward Jones Dome - $280 (M)
18. FedEx Field - $250.5 (M)
19. Bank of America Stadium - $248 (M)
20. M&T Bank Stadium - $220 (M)
21. Georgia Dome - $214 (M)
22. Raymond Jones Stadium - $168.5 (M)
23. Mercedes-Benz Superdome - $134 (M)
24. Everbank Field - $121 (M)
25. Dolphin Stadium - $115 (M)
26. The Metrodome - $68 (M)
27. Arrowhead Stadium - $43 (M)
28. Qualcomm Stadium - $27 (M)
29. Oakland Coliseum - $25.5 (M)
30. Ralph Wilson Stadium - $22 (M)
31. Candlestick Park - $15 (M)
Summary
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Looking at the list, the oldest NFL stadiums obviously cost the least to construct. The only exception would be Soldier Field, the oldest of the thirty NFL stadiums. Soldier Field was re-constructed in 2003 at a cost of $632 million. The original construction cost in 1924 was an estimated $13 million.
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The Mercedes Benz Superdome received more than $193 million in renovations after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.
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Metlife Stadium is the only NFL stadium to host two NFL franchises; the Giants and Jets. The Metrodome in Minneapolis is currently defunct after the Vikings declined to renew their lease- the Twins now play at Target Field as well.
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Dolphin Stadium is now only occupied by the Dolphins after Major League Baseball's Marlins left in 2012.
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Nine of the thirty NFL stadiums play indoors.
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The two most expensive NFL stadiums to erect also have the highest capacity; Metlife Stadium and Cowboys Stadium.
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