Which NFL stadiums use real grass vs. artificial turf? Full breakdown of football facilities by surface

Bryan Murphy

Which NFL stadiums use real grass vs. artificial turf? Full breakdown of football facilities by surface image

The artificial turf vs. real grass argument continues to be a hot topic in the NFL. 

Players have been vocal in recent years about opposing turf fields, as there has been evidence on an increase in injuries while playing on these surfaces. While the NFL has not taken any action yet to make a change, the NFLPA continues to call for the elimination of artificial surfaces. 

Most recently, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell released a statement that asked the league to consider requiring each team's facility to use real grass as opposed to turf. NFL teams continue to push back by saying there isn't a huge difference in injuries on the two sides, but the players feel that isn't the case. 

Not all teams in the NFL play on the same surface. It's a 50-50 split in the stadiums that have turf and those that have grass. 

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Here is a breakdown of every NFL stadium and which ones use artificial turf vs. real grass:

How many NFL stadiums have artificial turf? 

There are 30 NFL stadiums, and it's split 50-50 between turf and grass. 

There are 15 stadiums that use artificial grass for their fields. With the Chargers/Rams and Jets/Giants sharing football fields, that means that 17 teams play on turf at home. 

One of the newest stadiums to implement artificial turf is Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans, who switched out grass for turf this past offseason. 

Here is the full list of stadiums that use artificial turf at their venues:

Team(s)StadiumTurf or grass
Atlanta FalconsMercedes-Benz StadiumTurf
Buffalo BillsHighmark StadiumTurf
Carolina PanthersBank of America StadiumTurf
Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown StadiumTurf
Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumTurf
Detroit LionsFord FieldTurf
Houston TexansNRG StadiumTurf
Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumTurf
Los Angeles Rams/Chargers  SoFi StadiumTurf
Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumTurf
New England PatriotsGillette StadiumTurf
New Orleans SaintsCaesars SuperdomeTurf
New York Giants/JetsMetLife StadiumTurf
Seattle SeahawksLumen FieldTurf
Tennessee TitansNissan StadiumTurf

How many NFL stadiums have real grass?  

There are 15 stadiums that have real grass, as opposed to artificial turf. 

A majority of these fields either use strains of Kentucky bluegrass on their surface or strains of Bermuda grass. 

Here is the full list of stadiums that use real grass at their venues:

Team(s)StadiumTurf or grass
Arizona CardinalsState Farm StadiumGrass
Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumGrass
Chicago BearsSoldier FieldGrass
Cleveland BrownsFirstEnergy StadiumGrass
Denver BroncosEmpower Field at Mile HighGrass
Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldGrass
Jacksonville JaguarsTIAA Bank FieldGrass
Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumGrass
Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumGrass
Miami DolphinsHardRock StadiumGrass
Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldGrass
Pittsburgh SteelersAcrisure Stadium Grass
San Francisco 49ersLevi's StadiumGrass
Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumGrass
Washington CommandersFedEx FieldGrass

Bryan Murphy

Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.