State Farm Stadium

Glendale, AZ

Home of

Arizona Cardinals

Playing conditions

Roof

Retractable

The roof can be open or closed, so conditions vary by game.

Surface

Grass

Natural grass.

Elevation

1,060 ft

Moderate elevation, with only a slight effect on how the ball carries.

The venue

Capacity63,400

Opened2006

Time zoneMountain, no daylight saving

FormerlyCardinals Stadium, University of Phoenix Stadium

How this venue plays

The roof here can be open or closed, so this venue is two environments in one. Closed, it behaves like a dome and weather drops out of the projection entirely. Open, the game is exposed to whatever the forecast brings. That decision is usually made close to kickoff, which makes this one of the harder venues to read early in the week.

The measured effect of these conditions on a specific game appears alongside that game once the season is live.

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