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NFL Stadium Rankings: Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

Soldier Field|Capacity: 61,500|Opened: 2003

OVERALL RANK

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Category Rank (1-32)

Affordability & Food

How would you describe the affordability of a trip to your hometown stadium?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
17.6%	23.3%	42.4%	10.2%	6.6%

Ticket Costs

Average Ticket	% Increase From 2007	NFL Rank	NFL Average Ticket
$88.33	4.1%	30th	$72.20

Courtesy Team Marketing Report, 2008

How would you rate the quality of the food at the stadium?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
4.1%	5.6%	34.2%	36.3%	19.8%

How would you rate the affordability of the food at the stadium?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
11.2%	24.7%	48.5%	9.9%	5.8%

Category Rank (1-32)

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Tailgating

How would you rate the tailgating scene on game day?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
6.6%	7.9%	16.6%	31.8%	37.1%

On average, how much tailgating do you do for each game?

0-1 hours	2 hours	3 hours	4 hours	5+ hours
27.9%	30.9%	22.2%	10.7%	8.3%

Category Rank (1-32)

Team Quality

How would you rate the year-to-year quality of the home team's on-field performance?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
5.6%	21.6%	46.3%	20.8%	5.6%

Which player on your team is most worth paying to watch?

Devin Hester	Brian Urlacher	Matt Forte	Lance Briggs	Tommie Harris
61.3%	14.7%	10.2%	2.8%	2.4%

Simon Bruty/SI

Category Rank (1-32)

Stadium Atmosphere

How would you rate the Fan IQ of the home crowd?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
3.5%	4.1%	14.5%	32.7%	45.2%

How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?

Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent
18.1%	18.8%	39.5%	14.3%	9.3%

What is the worst incident you have witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself at the ballpark?

"A guy in a Favre jersey got pelted with food and beer from about 10 people, but he had it coming."
"A guy wearing a Barry Sanders jersey (one week after he retired) slipped and fell on the steps. There was much pointing and laughing."
"A guy wearing an Eagles hard helmet got pelted with chicken wings."
"Nacho cheese was dumped over a Green Bay Packers fan. It gives "Cheese Head" a new meaning. Go Bears!"
"In the 2006 NFC Championship Game, people were telling the Saints that the Bears were going to finish what Katrina started."

What is your favorite memory from a game at the stadium?

"I liked watching Keith Traylor run the slowest 50-yard dash in history after an interception."
"My favorite moment was Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all-time rushing record (at the old Soldier Field)."
"Bears versus Saints in the NFC Championship Game: The Bears had the ball and a heavy snow started to fall. The fans sensing the demise of a dome team started to chant 'Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl.' On the next play, Rashied Davis caught a pass from Rex Grossman in the end zone and the place just went crazy."