Huntington Bank Field, NFL stadium in North Coast Harbor, Cleveland, United States
Description
Huntington Bank Field is a stadium on the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, with seating for more than 71,000 spectators and open ends that expose views of the water and city skyline. The stands rise across multiple levels with covered sections along the sides and a wide opening behind one end zone where wind from the lake blows through.
History
The stadium opened in 1999, three years after the former team moved to Baltimore and left Cleveland without professional football. Construction cost about 283 million dollars and marked the return of the Browns to the NFL after a hiatus during which the city worked hard to bring the franchise back.
Culture
The seats in the Dawg Pound, the notorious fan section behind the end zone, fill early on game day with supporters wearing orange helmets and brown jerseys. The name comes from the defensive players of the late 1980s who called themselves dogs, and this corner remains a hub for chanting and cheering today.
Practical
The grounds are accessible from several parking structures nearby, and most visitors arrive one to two hours before kickoff to avoid lines at the entrances. The stairways spread around the outer walls, and signs lead to different levels so you can find your seating row without much searching.
Did you know?
One of the end zones sits just a few feet from the shoreline, and on windy days gusts from Lake Erie sometimes carry the ball off course and affect passes and kicks. When built, the orientation was chosen deliberately so players and spectators could enjoy the view of the water beyond the field edge.
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