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U.S. Bank Stadium

U.S. Bank Stadium

U.S. Bank Stadium is an indoor stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Opened in 2016, the stadium was built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and is the home venue of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). It also hosts early season college baseball games of the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

The Vikings played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 until its closure in 2013; during construction, the Vikings played two seasons (2014, 2015) at the open-air Huntington Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

It was the first indoor stadium built in the NFL since Ford Field in Detroit, which opened in 2002. As of March 2015, the overall budget was estimated to be $1.061 billion, with $348 million from the state of Minnesota, $150 million from the city of Minneapolis, and $551 million from the team and private contributions. U.S. Bank Stadium hosted Super Bowl LII won by the Philadelphia Eagles on February 4, 2018, the ESPNX Games on July 19–22, 2018, and the 2019 NCAA Final Four won by Virginia. In 2023, The Athletic ranked U.S. Bank Stadium as the top NFL venue.