Since it's construction, AT&T stadium gives the worse "home field advantage" to it's team of the 32 stadiums in the NFL. In fact,since moving into Jerry World in 2009,the Cowboys have a distinct "homefield disadvantage"
How bad?
Since 2009,the Cowboys are the only team in the NFL that have won more on the road than at home. That is pathetic.
Homefield advantage is the degree to which a team benefits from playing at home rather than away or at a neutral site. Mathematically then, It is the difference in success or lack of success between the home games and away games.This is regardless of a team's overall success.
The numbers are taken by subtracting each teams away win percentage from their home win percentage.
For example, since 2009, the Minnesota Vikings have won 66.7% of their home games and 38.0% of their away games, a difference of 28.6% which is good for 2nd place among teams.
The Cowboys have won 51.4% of their home games and 58.3% of their away for a difference of -6.9%, the only negative score and obviously last place anong NFL teams.
Even if a team only won 20% of their home games, if they won only 10% of their away games, then they would still have a home field advantage of 10%
Here is the complete list since 2009:
1 BAL 31.94%
2 MIN 28.64%
3 SEA 24.35%
4 GNB 23.30%
5 ARI 21.73%
6 BUF 20.83%
7 JAX 20.83%
8 NWE 19.44%
9 SFO 18.88%
10 CLE 16.67%
11 DET 15.28%
12 IND 15.28%
13 NOR 15.28%
14 CIN 14.25%
15 DEN 13.89%
16 HOU 13.89%
17 NYJ 13.89%
18 PIT 13.89%
19 CAR 13.26%
20 LAC 12.50%
21 ATL 11.11%
22 WAS 10.64%
23 NYG 9.72%
24 OAK 9.72%
25 TEN 9.72%
26 KAN 8.33%
27 CHI 6.94%
28 MIA 6.94%
29 LAR 5.09%
30 PHI 2.78%
31 TAM 0.00%
32 DAL -6.94%
It should be no surprise to see teams such as the Seahawks, Packers,and Vikings near the top of the list and I knew the Ravens like to play at home but I didn't expect to see them in 1st place.
All 4 NFC East teams are in the bottom 11 teams or the bottom third of the NFL My theory for this would be the intensity of the rivalries within the division actually give NFC east teams an added incentive to win away games in that they get to cruelly disappoint their opponent's fans, something they relish given the verbal abuse and emotional torment they typically experience in those cities.
I also have a theory that teams with traditionally strong defenses benefit more at home but that is a theory....for now.
Why are the Cowboys in last place? Why does their stadium seem to lend aide and comfort to their enemies?
The answer is simple. This stadium was not designed to give the team any kind of advantage in terms of fan support.Instead, it was designed to bring in more revenue by making the stadium comfortable and friendly to opponent fans.The stadium is a tourist attraction that NFL fans of all teams can appreciate. And, what better way to appreciate it then to visit it on a day that your team is playing the Cowboys?
The stadium is spacious but acoustics are often very poor so a large part of the noise generated by a crowd is buffered
Everything you love from home is there, from Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches to New York style pizza.
The stadium represents the conflict of interest that exists when the team owner is also the team GM.
Unfortunately for the Cowboys,successful seasons require that the team be road warriors.