Empower Field at Mile High

Empower Field at Mile High sits a literal mile above sea level in Denver, the thin-air, open-air home of the Broncos. The altitude is a genuine factor for visiting teams, who often struggle to catch their breath by the fourth quarter, and the rocking South Stands are famous for their relentless noise on third downs. Snow-dusted games against the Rockies skyline give it one of the most scenic settings in the league. The stadium's bronco statue and thunder-and-lightning entrance effects add to the pageantry of Denver game days.

The stadium opened in 2001 as Invesco Field at Mile High, replacing the original Mile High Stadium where the Broncos built their identity through the John Elway era and Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII title runs of the late 1990s. It has since been renamed several times -- Sports Authority Field in 2011, briefly Broncos Stadium in 2018, and Empower Field at Mile High from 2019. In 2008 it hosted Barack Obama's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech before roughly 84,000 people, one of the largest crowds in the building's history. Today it carries forward the Broncos' three Super Bowl titles as part of the franchise's broader legacy.