1. California, 1,880. South: 398 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, 393 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 118 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, 45 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, 8 at the StubHub Center in Carson, 5 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
North: 368 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, 313 at the Oakland Coliseum, 170 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, 33 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, 28 at Frank Youell Field in Oakland, 2 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, 1 at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.
2. Pennsylvania, 1,385. East, in Philadelphia unless said otherwise: 257 at Veterans Stadium, 2129 at Lincoln Financial Field, 105 at Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, 89 at Franklin Field, 75 at Frankford Stadium, 32 at Minersville Park in Pottsville, 23 at Municipal/John F. Kennedy Stadium, 16 at Baker Bowl, 2 at Temple Stadium.
West, in Pittsburgh unless said otherwise: 54 at Three Rivers Stadium, 161 at Forbes Field, 149 at Heinz Field, 55 at Pitt Stadium, 2 at Erie Stadium.
3. New York, 1,239. New York City: 244 at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, 169 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, 150 at Shea Stadium in Queens, 115 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, 26 at Thompson's Stadium in Staten Island. Unlike MLB, the NBA (or the ABA), the NHL (or the WHA), and "major league" soccer, the NFL has had regular-season games played in all 5 Boroughs. Games at the Meadowlands, of course, are not included here.
Western New York: 355 at Rich Stadium/Ralph Wilson Stadium/New Era Field in Orchard Park, 127 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, 23 at Offermann Stadium in Buffalo, 11 at Buffalo Baseball Park, 6 at Edgerton Park in Rochester, 1 at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse.
4. Ohio, 1,108. North: 387 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, 151 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, 30 at League Park in Cleveland, 25 at Lakeside Park in Canton, 7 at General Field in Akron, 6 at Swayne Field in Toledo, 5 at League Park in Akron, 5 at Luna Park in Cleveland, 4 at Shaw Stadium in Cleveland, 3 at Armory Park in Toledo, 3 at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, 1 at Lincoln Park in Marion, 1 at Wooster Avenue Stadium in Akron.
South: 234 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, 147 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, 26 at Universal Stadium in Portsmouth, 14 at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, 11 at Triangle Park in Dayton, 7 at Neil Park in Columbus, 7 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, 3 at West Side Athletic Club Field in Columbus, 1 at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati.
5. Florida, 958: 257 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, 184 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, 177 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, 176 at Tampa Stadium, 164 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
6. Illinois, 950: 411 at Soldier Field in Chicago, 334 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, 139 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, 28 at Normal Park in Chicago, 23 at Douglas Park in Rock Island, 8 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, 3 at Staley Field in Decatur, 1 at DePaul Field in Chicago, 1 at Mills Stadium in Chicago, 1 at Loyola Stadium in Chicago, 1 at Chicago Stadium, 1 at Dyche Stadium in Evanston.
7. Texas, 912: 313 at Texas Stadium in Irving, 223 at the Astrodome in Houston, 134 at NRG Stadium in Houston, 107 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, 76 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, 37 at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, 22 at Rice Stadium in Houston, 3 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
8. Missouri, 811: 364 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, 168 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, 163 at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, 70 at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, 46 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
9. Wisconsin, 743: 367 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, 137 at City Stadium in Green Bay, 126 at Milwaukee County Stadium, 41 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, 25 at Borchert Field in Milwaukee, 21 at Horlick Field in Racine, 12 at Bellevue Park in Green Bay, 9 at Hagemeister Park in Green Bay, 3 at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee, 1 at Nash Field in Kenosha, 1 at Breese Stevens Field in Madison.
10. Michigan, 633: 257 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, 212 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, 131 at Ford Field in Detroit, 33 at Titan Stadium in Detroit.
11. New Jersey, 630: 492 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, 130 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, 5 at Knights of Columbus Stadium in East Orange, 2 at the Newark Velodrome, 1 at Dreamland Park in Newark.
12. Massachusetts, 529: 242 at Foxboro Stadium, 149 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 91 at Fenway Park in Boston, 25 at Nickerson Field in Boston, 9 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, 7 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, 6 at Braves Field in Boston.
13. Minnesota, 473: 261 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, 162 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, 18 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, 18 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, 14 at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis. 7 at Duluth Athletic Park.
14. Colorado, 465: 320 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, 145 at Sports Authority Field.
15. Maryland, 432: 261 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, 171 at FedExField in Landover, 165 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
--. District of Columbia, 423: 278 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, 145 at Griffith Stadium in Washington.
16. Georgia, 410: 208 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, 194 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
17. Louisiana, 408: 344 at the Superdome in New Orleans, 60 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, 4 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.
18. Washington, 345: 187 at the Kingdome in Seattle, 139 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, 19 at Husky Stadium in Seattle.
19. Indiana, 290: 199 at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, 86 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 4 at Bosse Field in Evansville, 1 at Turner Field in Hammond.
20. Arizona, 247: 145 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, 102 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
21. North Carolina, 183: 183 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
22. Tennessee, 172: 156 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, 8 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, 8 at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville.
23. Rhode Island, 58: 57 at the Cycledrome in Providence, 1 at Kinsley Park in Providence.
24. Connecticut: 12 at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, 8 at the East Hartford Velodrome, 1 at Clarkin Field in Hartford.
25. South Carolina, 8: 8 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson.
26. Kentucky, 1: 1 at Parkway Field in Louisville.
So more than half of our States have hosted at least 1 NFL game. Barring a miracle that saves the Raiders for Oakland, Nevada will make it 27 States, no later than September 2020.
Of the States that haven't, Alabama and Oregon hosted WFL games. They and Oklahoma hosted USFL games. Hawaii has hosted a majority of the Pro Bowls. I know of preseason exhibition games held in Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi. Nebraska, Utah and Virginia.
No pro games at all: Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Games have been held in 3 foreign countries: 21 in Britain, all in London, 18 at the new Wembley Stadium (the old Wembley only hosted preseason games), and 3 at Twickenham Stadium, and if the new Tottenham Stadium ever actually opens, it will host games as well; 6 in Canada, all the SkyDome/Rogers Centre; and 3 in Mexico, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
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