Signature NFL stadiums

Atlanta Falcons

Signature NFL stadiums

The Atlanta Falcons and its architecture firm have presented design plans to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority for the team's new stadium. The plans, which have been approved, include a retractable roof that opens to reveal the city's skyline; the structure surrounding the facility is translucent; and a 360-degree LED screen that goes around the stadium top walls. How do those compare with other NFL facilities:

The Atlanta Falcons and its architecture firm have presented design plans to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority for the team's new stadium. The plans, which have been approved, include a retractable roof that opens to reveal the city's skyline; the structure surrounding the facility is translucent; and a 360-degree LED screen that goes around the stadium top walls. How do those compare with other NFL facilities:

Football fans cheer in the north end zone of Raymond James Stadium during a game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets in Tampa, Fla. Opened in 1998, the stadium's Buccaneer Cove has 103-foot long replica of pirate ship.

The Indianapolis Colts play the Miami Dolphins during the second half of a game in Indianapolis. Opened in 2008, the stadium's giant front window offers a view of the city skyline.

Fans fill Heinz Field during an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons in Pittsburgh. Opened in 2001, the stadium's south end opens to a river and a skyline view.

Taken with a fisheyelens, the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons play during an NFL football game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Opened in 2002, the stadium's signature roof canopies and rainbow-like trusses hang over the field to protect most of the seats and trap in the crowd noise.

An entrance to Soldier Field in Chicago, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears, is shown. The stadium first opened in 1924. The glassy, spaceship-like shell around the outside of the stadium was finished in 2003.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is projected on the large video screen as the team, below on field, prepares to run a play during NFL football practice at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Opened in 2009, the stadium has the world's largest video board that hangs over the field.

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The Atlanta Falcons and its architecture firm have presented design plans to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority for the team's new stadium. The plans, which have been approved, include a retractable roof that opens to reveal the city's skyline; the structure surrounding the facility is translucent; and a 360-degree LED screen that goes around the stadium top walls. How do those compare with other NFL facilities:

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