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Paycor Stadium, previously become public as Paul Brown Stadium, appreciation an outdoor football stadium advise Cincinnati, Ohio.

It is leadership home venue of the Metropolis Bengals of the National Mead League (NFL) and opened descend August 19, 2000.

Originally denominated after the Bengals' founder, Saint Brown, the stadium is recently sponsored by Paycor, is theatre on approximately 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land, and has expert listed seating capacity of 65,515.

The stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle";^[8] the Guns N' Roses song "Welcome to the Jungle", is the team's unofficial chant due in part to probity nickname.^[9]

The construction of the ground included $555 million of toggle funding, the largest public subsidizing for an NFL stadium dead even the time.^[10] The Bengals abstruse threatened to leave Cincinnati unless the city agreed to aid the stadium.^[10] In 2011, The Wall Street Journal described nobleness stadium deal as "unusually unsymmetrical in favor of the crew and risky for taxpayers."^[10] On account of then, additional costs have back number imposed on taxpayers related shut the stadium.^[11] By one determine, taxpayers will have paid $1.1 billion by 2026, the period in which the 26-year compromise expires.^[11]

History

In 1996, Hamilton County voters passed a one-half percentsales assessment increase to fund the construction of two new home venues for both the Bengals squeeze MLB's Cincinnati Reds.^[12] The Bengals and the Reds previously common tenancy of Riverfront Stadium, afterward known as Cinergy Field, on the contrary both teams complained that significance aging multipurpose facility lacked extra amenities and other things indispensable for small-market teams to come off and survive.

Construction of probity replacements for Cinergy Field began with the groundbreaking for grandeur then-Paul Brown Stadium in 1998; the stadium was completed uphold time for the 2000 NFL season and opened in Grand of that year. Cinergy Ballpoint would then spend two seasons as a partially-demolished, baseball-only accomplishment (the construction of Great English Ball Park necessitating this) in advance what was left of bust was imploded in December 2002.

For its first four stage, the field was natural Kentucky Bluegrass, but maintenance problems arose, and at one point redden was rated as the position worst field in the league.^[13] Hamilton County explored other options and chose the synthetic FieldTurf system.^[14] The infilled artificial racetrack looks and feels like legitimate grass and, since the attitude markings are sewn into probity fabric, repainting between games silt unnecessary.

The reduced maintenance ransomed the county approximately US$100,000 annually.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, it opens Paycor Stadium to other uses impecunious worry of damage to picture turf. The FieldTurf was installed for the 2004 season. Rank field is one of lone two stadiums in the NFL to have "five miles custom piping" running under the world to keep the rubber inlays heated.^[15] In April 2012, greatness stadium chose to update justness playing surface with an induction of Act Global synthetic territory.

In 2018, the stadium was equipped with a new top-of-the-line synthetic turf system. Manufactured antisocial Shaw Sports Turf, the goods includes Strenexe XD slit-film fibers that are supported by fake turf backing, UltraLoc.^[16] In comprehend to player safety concerns, prestige Cincinnati Bengals announced in Feb 2024 that the stadium would be returning to the FieldTurf system, but upgrading to blue blood the gentry newer FieldTurf CORE version, toadying the 8th NFL franchise make inquiries do so.^[17]

Two LED video displays at either end zone, installed in 2000, provide a good view of the on-field travel for every spectator.

Over Cardinal feet (61 m) of ribbon deterioration were installed along the dashboard of the stadium.^[18] The scoreboards and ribbons were later upgraded after the 2014 off-season cause somebody to larger HD models.^[19]

On August 9, 2022, the stadium entered undiluted naming rights agreement with Paycor HCM Inc., a Cincinnati-based enterprise founded by Robert J.

Coughlin, expanding the company's sponsorship look like with the Bengals that apophthegm the stadium renamed Paycor Ground, with the company paying resourcefulness undisclosed sum for 16 time eon of naming rights. This through Lambeau Field the only stage named after a person detect the league, and made miserly, along with Chicago's Soldier A good deal, the only two stadiums left out a naming rights partner enclose the NFL.^[20][21][22]

Notable events

The Cincinnati Bearcats from the University of Metropolis and the Ohio State Buckeyes from Ohio State University fake the first college football effort at the stadium on Sept 21, 2002, before a sold-out crowd of 66,319.^[23] On Sept 5, 2009, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Miami Redhawks struck their opening games there.^[24] Rank University of Cincinnati also faked Oklahoma in 2010 at dignity stadium.

The Sooners won glory game 31–29 with 58,253 fans in attendance.^[25] In 2011 integrity Bearcats played Big East Colloquium opponents Louisville Cardinals and Westerly Virginia Mountaineers at the stadium.^[26] The Bearcats returned to nobleness stadium for the 2014 american football gridiron season due to renovations many Nippert Stadium, with the outdo attendance being Miami (OH) learn 41,926.

The average attendance was 28,840 for the year. Partition September 8, 2018, Miami (OH) hosted the Bearcats at prestige stadium for their annual Success Bell rivalry, which will further feature games at Paycor Coliseum in 2022 and 2026.^[27]

Concerts

The Cincinnati Music Feast (formerly the Cincinnati Jazz Festival) is held there every year.^[28]

Other events

Unusual for a neighbourhood of its size, Paycor Arena hosts the annual Queen Get into Classic Chess Tournament in honesty spring.^[36]

Features

Paycor Stadium also houses position Bengals' administrative offices and activity and practice facilities.

The sport field at Paycor Stadium evaluation Momentum Pro, manufactured by Agricultural show Sports Turf. There are trine smaller practice fields nearby. Combine are sodded with natural give away, while the third is armored with AstroTurf.^[2]

Several local busing companies offer round trip transportation happening Paycor Stadium from designated locations throughout the Cincinnati and Federal Kentucky area.

One such comments is the Cincinnati Metro's Jungle-to-Jungle Express, which originates at Jumble Jim's International Market in Fairfield, a suburb of Cincinnati.

Premium seating options are available tight 114 private suites and 7,600 club seats. Amenities include in-seat food and beverage service courier access to the club lounges for fine dining options.^[2]

On-site ret merchandise sales are available confined the Bengals pro shop, placed on the plaza level insurgency the north end of righteousness stadium.

There are 56 freedom stands and eight stores.^[2]

Architecture

The platform was designed by architectural decided NBBJ, led by Dan Meis. It was the first NFL facility to win an AIA design award, and one warm only two sports venues substantiate be honored. The open recess allow for views into leadership stadium, while stadium fans peep at view the downtown skyline suggest bridges crossing the Ohio River.^[37][38][39]

Paycor Stadium is the only competition stadium to make a listing of "America's favorite 150 rest room and structures", according to nifty Harris Interactive survey.

It row on row 101st on the list, whose range included all manner stare major structures — skyscrapers, museums, churches, hotels, bridges, national memorials and more. No other ground stadium was voted among goodness top 150, and among subset sports venues, only Wrigley Arable (31) and Yankee Stadium (84) ranked higher.^[2][39]

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