New research has ranked every NFL stadium by game-day traffic congestion, with Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, recording the worst overall traffic conditions, and Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium experiencing the least.

NFL fans heading to games can face dramatically different journeys depending on where their team plays, according to new research analysing traffic around all 30 NFL stadiums.

The study from Betpack used TomTom Move traffic data within a one-kilometre radius to rank each NFL stadium according to three measures of traffic: congestion level, average speed and travel time per 6.2 miles. The three measures were combined into an overall Congestion Score. 

Tennessee Titans’ Nissan Stadium has the worst game-day traffic 

Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, ranked as the most congested NFL stadium, with a total traffic score of 95.8 out of 100.

The stadium saw congestion levels reach a huge 215% compared with free-flow conditions on game-day, with average traffic speeds of just 6.2 mph. At that pace, it would take 60.5 minutes to travel just over six miles through the surrounding game-day traffic. 

The NFL stadiums with the most game-day traffic:

Rank	Team	Stadium	Congestion Level (%)	Speed (mph)	Travel time per 6.2 miles (10km) (mins)	TOTAL TRAFFIC SCORE
1	Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	215.0	6.2	60.5	95.8
2	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	215.5	7.0	52.7	91.0
3	Denver Broncos	Empower Field at Mile High	238.5	11.9	31.1	79.8
4	Cleveland Browns	Huntington Bank Field	147.2	7.8	47.9	75.8
5	Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	175.9	10.3	36.1	72.6
6	New York Jets / New York Giants	MetLife Stadium	212.7	13.4	27.7	72.4
7	Detroit Lions	Ford Field	166.9	8.3	35.1	71.8
8	San Francisco 49ers	Levi’s Stadium	174.7	12.1	30.6	68.1
9	New Orleans Saints	Caesars Superdome	134.8	10.1	36.7	65.8
10	Seattle Seahawks	Lumen Field	142.1	11.2	33.2	64.4

Chicago Bears fans face 215% higher congestion on game day

Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, ranked second overall with a traffic score of 91.0 out of 100.

Although congestion was slightly higher than at Nissan Stadium, reaching 215.5% compared with free-flow conditions, traffic moved faster at 7.0 mph. A journey of just over six miles would therefore take 52.7 minutes. 

Denver Broncos fans face the highest congestion levels

Denver Broncos fans heading to Empower Field at Mile High faced the highest congestion level in the ranking, at 238.5%. However, traffic moved considerably faster than at the top two stadiums, averaging 11.9 mph.

Despite this, travelling just over six miles would still take 31.1 minutes, contributing to an overall traffic score of 79.8.

Cleveland Browns fans face 47-minute journeys through game-day traffic

Huntington Bank Field, home of the Cleveland Browns, ranked fourth with a traffic score of 75.8 out of 100.

Game-day congestion reached 147.2%, while average speeds dropped to just 7.8 mph. This meant drivers could expect a journey of just over six miles to take 47.9 minutes.

Carolina Panthers stadium sees congestion reach 175.9% on game day

In fifth place was the Carolina Panthers’ Bank of America Stadium, scoring 72.6 out of 100.

Congestion reached 175.9%, with traffic moving at an average of 10.3 mph. At that speed, travelling just over six miles would take 36.1 minutes.

MetLife Stadium and Ford Field complete the top seven

The remaining stadiums in the top 10 were also found to have significant traffic issues, with MetLife Stadium, shared by the New York Jets and New York Giants, scoring 72.4 in sixth place, followed by the Detroit Lions’ Ford Field in seventh with a score of 71.8.

In eighth place was Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, scoring 68.1. Caesars Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints, ranked ninth with a score of 65.8, while Lumen Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks, rounded out the top 10 with a score of 64.4.

Kansas City Chiefs have the least congested NFL stadium

At the other end of the table, the Kansas City Chiefs recorded the lowest overall traffic score, with Arrowhead Stadium scoring just 2.0 out of 100. This placed the stadium comfortably as the least congested NFL venue in the ranking.