{"id":431752,"date":"2026-08-13T13:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431752\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:16:08","slug":"which-nfl-stadiums-have-artificial-turf-vs-real-grass-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431752\/","title":{"rendered":"Which NFL stadiums have artificial turf vs. real grass? \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

There isn\u2019t too much to differentiate fields across the NFL<\/a>. Aside from endzone paint, midfield logos and stadium designs, fields hardly differ since each one is 120 yards in length and 53.3 yards in width.<\/p>\n

The one key element that can change from stadium to stadium is the playing surface. There is no set rule for real grass versus turf, so it is up to each stadium to decide. While no NFL team has ventured into the territory of Boise State, Eastern Washington or SUNY Morrisville<\/a> with colorful turf, there are still key distinctions between playing surfaces across the league, including the actual type of grass and different turf providers.<\/p>\n

While players often prefer playing on real grass<\/a>, teams have made switches from grass to turf, and vice-versa, in recent years. It was an especially hot topic this summer, when several NFL stadiums that use turf for football installed natural grass<\/a> for the FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, which one is used more in the NFL? Here is a breakdown of the playing surface that each NFL team has at their home venue:<\/p>\n

How many NFL stadiums have real grass?<\/p>\n

Sixteen NFL stadiums have real grass. A majority of them have Bermuda grass, while others have Kentucky bluegrass or a combination of grasses.<\/p>\n

How many NFL stadiums have artificial turf?<\/p>\n

Sixteen NFL teams play home games on artificial turf across 14 stadiums. The Giants and Jets share a turf field at MetLife Stadium, while the Rams and Chargers share one at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

FieldTurf is the most popular turf distributor across the NFL.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurf toe is an injury to the big toe joint, which carries most of the body\u2019s weight, and can sideline a football player for months.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Which NFL stadiums have turf and which ones have real grass?<\/p>\n

Here is a full breakdown of the playing surface for each NFL stadium:<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals: State Farm Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Atlanta Falcons: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/a>: M&T Bank Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills: Highmark Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers: Bank of America Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Chicago Bears<\/a>: Soldier Field, grass<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals: Paycor Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Cleveland Browns: Huntington Bank Field, grass<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/a>: AT&T Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Denver Broncos: Empower Field at Mile High, grass<\/p>\n

Detroit Lions: Ford Field, turf<\/p>\n

Green Bay Packers: Lambeau Field, grass<\/p>\n

Houston Texans: Reliant Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Indianapolis Colts: Lucas Oil Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Jacksonville Jaguars: EverBank Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs: Arrowhead Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Raiders: Allegiant Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>: SoFi Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Rams<\/a>: SoFi Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins<\/a>: Hard Rock Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Minnesota Vikings: U.S. Bank Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

New England Patriots<\/a>: Gillette Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints: Caesars Superdome, turf<\/p>\n

New York Giants<\/a>: MetLife Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

New York Jets<\/a>: MetLife Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>: Lincoln Financial Field, grass<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers: Acrisure Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

San Francisco 49ers<\/a>: Levi’s Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks: Lumen Field, turf<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Raymond James Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

Tennessee Titans: Nissan Stadium, turf<\/p>\n

Washington Commanders: Northwest Stadium, grass<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoFi Stadium VP Juan Carrero and Clark Construction executive Rick Solomon broke down the months-long transformation that turned the Inglewood venue into a FIFA World Cup pitch, including natural grass grown 1,600 miles away in Washington and a playing field elevated higher than any NFL game ever played there.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Which NFL stadiums had to install grass for the World Cup?<\/p>\n

Eleven U.S. cities with NFL teams hosted 2026 World Cup games: Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Boston (Gillette Stadium), Dallas (AT&T Stadium), Houston (NRG Stadium), Kansas City (GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium), Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), New York New Jersey (MetLife Stadium), Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), San Francisco Bay Area (Levi’s Stadium) and Seattle (Lumen Field).<\/p>\n

Among those, Atlanta, Boston<\/a>, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York New Jersey and Seattle installed grass for the World Cup but will feature turf for the NFL season.<\/p>\n

Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia and San Francisco Bay Area will continue using grass fields this upcoming football season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There isn\u2019t too much to differentiate fields across the NFL. Aside from endzone paint, midfield logos and stadium…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49,752],"class_list":["post-431752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}