New Meadowlands Stadium: Giants and Jets Open New Stadium
New Meadowlands Stadium

The New York Jets and New York Giants will debut the NFL's newest stadium this year -- 82,500-seat NEW MEADOWLANDS STADIUM.

And before it opens, it already knows what it will host four years from now -- Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, which NFL owners awarded at the 2010 NFL Spring Meeting.

Covering 13.5 acres, New Meadowlands Stadium -- the only current facility to house two NFL teams -- offers an impressive array of amenities. Among other luxuries, the stadium features four massive HD video display boards, wider concourses, a myriad of food and shopping options, and the closest seats to the action in the entire NFL.

Also, the exterior of the stadium bowl, comprised of louvers and lights, will have the capability to change colors to reflect the home teams' colors on gameday. When the Giants are home, the stadium will be illuminated in blue; when the Jets are home, the exterior of the stadium will be green.

In addition, the new facility is one of the most environmentally-friendly venues in all of sports.

Constructed partially with recycled steel, New Meadowlands Stadium will use 30 percent less energy and 25 percent less water than the old stadium. Fans will also have the opportunity to do their part, with additional recycling bins in the stadium and parking lots and the completion of a new rail line that will allow up to 10,000 fans to ride to the facility on gamedays.

More than anything, the new stadium is a source of pride for both Giants and Jets fans.

"With this stadium, we think that those on the field, and in the stands, will have the greatest place to play and watch the game in the country," says Giants President and CEO JOHN MARA. "It will be an extraordinary facility with a stadium design that will reward our fans for their enthusiasm, support and loyalty."

"Every aspect of a Sunday at the stadium will be radically different before fans even step foot inside," says Jets Chairman and CEO WOODY JOHNSON. "Once at the stadium, fans will enjoy enhanced tailgating opportunities and a new plaza filled with activities for fans of all ages."

The Giants and Jets have certainly done their part to bring a world-class facility to their fans in the Meadowlands. Here is a look at the new facility, by the numbers:

- 46 feet: Distance from sideline to front row seats on the 50 yard line

- 118 feet: Width of the four large video display boards

- 800: Number of concession stands

- 1,350: Number of restroom fixtures located throughout the stadium

- 2,018: Number of HD monitors throughout the stadium

- 2,200 feet: Length of ribbon board that circles the interior bowl

- 16,720 square feet: area of scoreboard at new stadium (as compared to 2,784 at Giants Stadium)

- 27,500: Number of parking spaces (as compared to 25,500 at Giants Stadium)

- 2 million square feet: area of the new stadium (as compared to 900,000 square feet at Giants Stadium)

- XLVIII: Number of the Super Bowl to be played there in 2014

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