Some data on potential economic impact of no fans at NFL stadiums.
League could lose $5.5 billion of stadium revenue (sum of tickets, concessions, sponsors, parking & team stores)—or 38% of its total revenue—based on figures for the 2018 season. https://t.co/aSy4DdX0qh
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) May 20, 2020
Forbes’ Darren Heitner estimates that the New Orleans Saints could lose as much as $161 million in direct stadium revenue, and an even larger total of $441 million should the entire 2020 season be played without fans in attendance.
It’s tough to imagine the Mercedes-Benz Superdome sitting eerily quiet while Drew Brees takes the field for maybe the last time, but it just goes to show the lengths to which the novel coronavirus pandemic has altered American life.