The Falcons expect attendance this year at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to be limited to between 10,000 and 20,000.
Reducing attendance in the 71,000-seat stadium would supposedly allow fans to social distance during Falcons’ home games, as fans will be required to wear masks in every stadium, no matter the state’s policy on face coverings. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Falcons season ticket holders will be limited to two or three of the team’s eight home contests. “Is it going to be perfect? Absolutely not,” Don Rovak, the Falcons’ vice president of sales and service, told the Journal-Constitution. “But I do think we’ll provide a level of care that our (fans) will feel, and we’ll be able to justify it for this point in time.” The policy is wildly divergent from MetLife Stadium’s decision to not allow fans at 2020 Giants and Jets home games, “until further notice.” For now, the NFL will allow teams to create their own stadium attendance policies.