Lucas Oil Stadium is the retractable-roof home of the Indianapolis Colts in downtown Indianapolis, its window walls and roof panels opening to blend the indoor comfort of a dome with an outdoor game-day feel. The stadium's cathedral-like brick-and-glass exterior echoes the city's classic architecture while housing a modern, climate-controlled bowl. It regularly converts for basketball, concerts, and conventions, making it one of the most versatile multi-purpose venues in the country. On Sundays the Colts' blue-and-white crowd and marching band give it a college-football-meets-NFL atmosphere.
Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008 as the Colts' replacement for the RCA Dome, quickly establishing itself as a model multi-purpose venue for both football and basketball. It hosted Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012, when the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots, and has since become the permanent home of the NFL Scouting Combine every spring. The building is also a fixture of NCAA basketball, hosting multiple Men's Final Fours (including 2010, 2015, and 2021, when it hosted the entire tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic), and it regularly stages the Big Ten Football Championship Game and major conventions.
Source: RateGame editorial