Record-setting attendance

History Published on : 10/5/2005

Azteca Stadium

On October 2, 2005, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14, at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico in front of a record crowd of 103,467.  The game marked the first time a regular season NFL contest had been played outside the United States.

The following is a list of the largest crowds ever to watch an NFL regular season game.

Attendance Game Date
102,368 San Francisco @ Rams November 10, 1957
100,740 Chicago @ Rams November 2, 1958
100,202 Baltimore @ Rams December 6, 1958
95,082 San Francisco @ Rams November 9, 1958
94,376 San Francisco @ Rams November 11,1959
93,751 Detroit @ Rams November 1, 1952
93,621 San Francisco @ Rams October 3, 1954
91,494 San Francisco @ Raiders September 29, 1991
91,020 Denver @ Raiders October 28, 1984
90,535 Green Bay @ Rams December 11, 1955