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What Each NFL Team is Planning for Fan Attendance at Games in 2020

  • Teams continue to evolve their fan plans as the season progresses.
  • The Cowboys have allowed the most fans at games in 2020, drawing crowds of nearing 31,000.
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While the NFL has generally left attendance decisions to teams and city officials, the Center for Disease Control’s social distancing guidelines cap attendance to about 20-25% of U.S. venues’ full capacity. Many teams are assessing the situation on a week-to-week basis, which is contingent on the number of cases in their particular city indicating that the situation remains highly fluid between the teams and city authorities.

NFL Team 2020 Fan Attendance Tracker (Last Updated: 2:45 p.m. ET on Nov. 25):

Teams Allowing Fans to Attend:

  • Arizona Cardinals
  • Atlanta Falcons
  • Baltimore Ravens
  • Carolina Panthers
  • Cincinnati Bengals
  • Cleveland Browns
  • Dallas Cowboys
  • Green Bay Packers
  • Houston Texans
  • Indianapolis Colts
  • Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Kansas City Chiefs
  • Miami Dolphins 
  • New Orleans Saints
  • Philadelphia Eagles
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Tennessee Titans
  • Washington Football Team

Teams Not Allowing Fans:     

  • Buffalo Bills 
  • Chicago Bears
  • Denver Broncos
  • Detroit Lions
  • Las Vegas Raiders
  • Los Angeles Chargers
  • Los Angeles Rams
  • Minnesota Vikings
  • New England Patriots
  • New York Giants
  • New York Jets
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Seattle Seahawks

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