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Browns New dome progress thread

Read today, the Bills scoreboards were intentionally sized as mid, to improve on-field fan eyeballs/engagement.
Welp, not sure they're getting the desired effect.

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Meanwhile, the Browns sure are making a lot of "best, firsts, and NFL-leading" claims. We'll see how it all comes together in 2029. There are no scoreboard measurements out there yet, but, the info says they'll be bigger than average (contrasted to the Bills, who's measurements are now known, and officially smaller than average).

Closest Seats / Most Intimate Bowl​

  • Closest first row and closest last row to the field in the NFL: First row ~16 feet from the field; last row only 248 feet away.
  • More fans in the lower bowl than any other NFL stadium.
  • Smallest upper deck in the NFL (fewest “nosebleed” seats — roughly 14 rows / ~14,000 seats).

Dawg Pound / Fan Section​

  • NFL’s steepest seating stand (34-degree rake / slope).
  • First-of-its-kind large-scale soccer-style “supporters section” / single continuous stand in the NFL (standing-rail seats at this scale). Described as the steepest and largest dedicated fan section in the league.
  • Middle row of the Dawg Pound ~54 feet closer to the field than the current stadium.
  • Visiting team tunnel routes directly past the Dawg Pound for maximum intimidation.

Concourses, Plazas & Amenities​

  • Largest concourses in the NFL (Grand Concourse ~377,000 sq ft; roughly 3x the current stadium). Serves both upper and lower bowls and links directly to outdoor plazas.
  • Largest plaza in the NFL (east side plaza inside the ticketing line: 215,000 sq ft).
  • Lowest point-of-sale-to-fan ratio in the league (1:100).
  • NFL’s largest locker room.

Roof & Structure​

  • First long-span roof without a truss (folded-plate ETFE design — described as a first of its kind).
  • Smallest long-span roof in the NFL (when it opens).
  • Ohio’s first enclosed/domed stadium.
  • Overall design framed as a “first of its kind in the NFL”.

Other Highlighted Claims​

  • NFL’s first-ever Fan Wall (tied to the Dawg Pound design and atmosphere).
  • Flexible “Super Theater” capacity: scales from as low as ~6,000 up to 75,000 for concerts and other events (football capacity ~67,500 + standing room).
  • Built partially into the ground (field ~80 feet below grade) due to airport height limits, enabling ground-level entry onto the main concourse for most fans (btw, if that seems deep, it's less than SoFi, which came out pretty darn good)
 
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