Paycor Stadium
"The Jungle" | |
The stadium in June 2017 | |
Location in Ohio Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Paul Brown Stadium (2000–2021) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Paycor Stadium USA |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°05′42″N 84°30′58″W / 39.095°N 84.516°W |
| Public transit | Connector at The Banks |
| Owner | Hamilton County |
| Operator | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Executive suites | 114 |
| Capacity | 65,515 |
| Record attendance | 67,260 (Bengals vs. Dolphins, Thursday, September 29, 2022) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass (2000–2003) FieldTurf (2004–2011) Act Global synthetic turf (2012–2017) Shaw Sports Momentum Pro (2018–present) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 25, 1998 |
| Opened | August 19, 2000 25 years ago |
| Construction cost | $455 million ($831 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | NBBJ Glaser Associates Inc. Moody Nolan Stallworth Architecture Inc. |
| Project manager | Getz Ventures |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup/Graham, Obermeyer |
| Services engineer | Flack & Kurtz, Inc. |
| General contractor | TBMD Joint Venture (Turner/Barton Malow/D.A.G.) |
| Tenants | |
| Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) (2000–present) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (2014) | |
Paycor Stadium, previously known as Paul Brown Stadium, is an outdoor football stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) and opened on August 19, 2000.
Originally named after the Bengals' founder, Paul Brown, the stadium is currently sponsored by Paycor, is located on approximately 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land, and has a listed seating capacity of 65,515. The stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle"; the Guns N' Roses song "Welcome to the Jungle", is the team's unofficial anthem due in part to the nickname.
The construction of the stadium included $555 million of public funding, the largest public subsidy for an NFL stadium at the time. The Bengals had threatened to leave Cincinnati unless the city agreed to subsidize the stadium. In 2011, The Wall Street Journal described the stadium deal as "unusually lopsided in favor of the team and risky for taxpayers." Since then, additional costs have been imposed on taxpayers related to the stadium. By one estimate, taxpayers will have paid $1.1 billion by 2026, the year in which the 26-year deal expires.