MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium
When MetLife Stadium, located in Rutherford, New Jersey hosts the February 2, 2014 Super Bowl , a significant event will occur in football history. The NFL broke their own rules when they awarded the games to MetLife Stadium. Under most circumstances, if temperatures fall below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the games must be held in a domed arena or a warmer destination. MetLife Stadium is not domed, and in February, temperatures will likely drop below 30 degrees. Those lucky enough to get front row 50-yard line seats will sit only 46 feet from the sidelines. Overall seating includes 33,346 seats in the lower bowl, 21, 323 seats in the middle bowl and 27, 897 seats in the upper bowl.
Plan your trip
NJ Transit has rail service from Penn Station in New York City to the Meadowlands. Parking is available, but due to road construction and traffic issues, MetLife Stadium strongly advises the use of the mass transit system.
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MetLife Stadium History
Prior to the MetLife Stadium construction, the Jets were the Giants’ tenants at Meadowlands Stadium. Longing for a home of their own, the Jets set their eyes on the proposed New York Sports and Convention Center, but when funding and politics prevented the project, they partnered with the Giants and opened the New Meadowlands Stadium. A soap-opera-worthy competition for naming rights ensued.
ñ Allianz, a German financial company expressed an interest, but their alliance with the Nazi government during World War II was a deal-breaker.
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ñ MetLife won the naming rights in June of 2011.
Technology and Special Features
With construction costs close to $1.6 billion, the 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium is the NFL’s most expensive playing venue. The costs, however, were not wasted, and the impressive technology might be one of the numerous reasons it was chosen as the Super Bowl venue. A special lighting system, for example, changes the color of the playing field—green for the Jets and blue for the Giants. The stadium also boasts four 30 x 118 foot HD video display boards, which allows fans to catch every move, and then catch it again during the replay. Another aspect of the costs pertains to a 2009 agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, which assures that the stadium will adhere to sustainable environmental practices.
