The 49ers entered the 2024 season as a true Super Bowl contender. Their biggest question mark, Brock Purdy’s surgically repaired elbow, didn’t even need the entire preseason to get an answer. San Francisco was one of the NFL’s best teams on paper going into the season and they continued to be that throughout the season.
Despite the offseason hype and continued strong play, the 49ers couldn’t crack the top of the NFL’s attendance leaderboard for the 2023 season.
One problem here for San Francisco is that Levi’s Stadium is on the smaller side. Just 13 stadiums have a lower capacity than Levi’s.
Because of that, the 49ers’ place in the attendance ranking suffered in 2023. Here’s the full rank:
1
Dallas Cowboys (AT&T Stadium)
Attendance: 748,755
2
New York Jets (MetLife Stadium)
Attendance: 701,011
3
Denver Broncos (Empower Field at Mile High)
Attendance: 687,498
4
Houston Texans (NRG Stadium)
Attendance: 640,742
5
Kansas City Chiefs (Arrowhead Stadium)
Attendance: 638,715
6
Baltimore Ravens (M&T Bank Stadium)
Attendance: 635,380
7
New York Giants (MetLife Stadium)
Attendance: 634,459
8
Los Angeles Chargers (SoFi Stadium)
Attendance: 627,632
9
Buffalo Bills (Highmark Stadium)
Attendance: 626,483
10
Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field)
Attendance: 622,636
11
Jacksonville Jaguars (EverBank Stadium)
Attendance: 621,599
12
Cleveland Browns (Cleveland Browns Stadium)
Attendance: 610,295
13
Pittsburgh Steelers (Acrisure Stadium)
Attendance: 602,796
14
Cincinnati Bengals (Paycor Stadium)
Attendance: 594,361
15
Miami Dolphins (Hard Rock Stadium)
Attendance: 593,304
16
Indianapolis Colts (Lucas Oil Stadium)
Attendance: 587,393
17
Los Angeles Rams (SoFi Stadium)
Attendance: 585,204
18
Tennessee Titans (Nissan Stadium)
Attendance: 580,686
19
San Francisco 49ers (Levi's Stadium)
Attendance: 573,245
20
Carolina Panthers (Bank of America Stadium)
Attendance: 573,086
21
New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium)
Attendance: 567,168
22
New Orleans Saints (Caesars Superdome)
Attendance: 560,164
23
Las Vegas Raiders (Allegiant Stadium)
Attendance: 559,713
24
Philadelphia Eagles (Lincoln Financial Field)
Attendance: 559,032
25
Atlanta Falcons (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
Attendance: 556,828
26
Seattle Seahawks (Lumen Field)
Attendance: 549,886
27
Minnesota Vikings (US Bank Stadium)
Attendance: 535,308
28
Detroit Lions (Ford Field)
Attendance: 518,741
29
Washington Commanders (Commanders Field)
Attendance: 511,606
30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Raymond James Stadium)
Attendance: 510,321
31
Arizona Cardinals (State Farm Stadium)
Attendance: 502,912
32
Chicago Bears (Soldier Field)
Attendance: 494,157
