A stadium beer can feel like a small purchase until the menu board makes you do a double take. Over the past decade, NFL concession prices changed at very different speeds depending on the team. A consistent 16-ounce benchmark shows just how wide those changes became, from near-doubling to jumps well past that mark. These nine comparisons keep the years and serving size aligned so the differences are easier to see.
The League Average Rose About 43%
FinanceBuzz lists the NFL average for its 16-ounce beer benchmark at $7.42 in 2015 and $10.61 in 2025. Those published dollar figures work out to an increase of about 43%. That corrects the 47% figure printed in the source infographic, which does not match its own prices.
Cleveland Posted the Biggest Increase
The Browns had the largest jump in FinanceBuzz’s beer-price comparison. A 16-ounce benchmark beer went from $5 to $12.35. That is a 147% increase and put Cleveland well ahead of the rest of the teams in the study.
MetLife Stadium More Than Doubled
The Giants and Jets share MetLife Stadium, and their benchmark prices moved together in this dataset. The MetLife figures rose from $5 in 2015 to $12 in 2025. That works out to 140% for both teams.
Cincinnati Climbed Past $11
The Bengals started with the same $5 benchmark in 2015. By 2025, the Bengals’ figures put the price at $11.49. The 130% increase made Cincinnati one of the six team entries in the study where the benchmark price at least doubled.
Seattle Reached $10
The Seahawks’ benchmark price went from $5 in 2015 to $10 in 2025. Those Seattle figures show an exact doubling. They also show why the starting price matters: a five-dollar increase can translate into a triple-digit percentage change when the original price was low.
Carolina Nearly Doubled, Too
Carolina also started at $5. Its 2025 benchmark was $9.99, one cent short of exactly twice the 2015 price. FinanceBuzz’s Carolina figures round the increase to 100%, while the published dollar figures work out to just under that mark.
Jacksonville Added More Than $5
The Jaguars moved from $6 in 2015 to $11.19 in 2025. The Jacksonville figures work out to an increase of about 87%. The dollar jump was $5.19, putting Jacksonville below the teams that doubled but still far above its decade-old benchmark.
Kansas City Rose by About Two-Thirds
Kansas City’s benchmark beer cost $7.25 in 2015 and $12 in 2025. The Kansas City figures equal an increase of about 66%. Because the Chiefs started from a higher 2015 price than several teams above them, the same $12 endpoint produced a smaller percentage increase.
Tampa Bay and Houston Still Rose Sharply
Tampa Bay went from $7.75 to $12.73, an increase of about 64%. Houston moved from $5 to $7.99, or about 60%. The 2025 comparison shows that neither reached the doubling seen elsewhere in the dataset, but both finished well above their 2015 benchmark.
The Sticker Price Needs Context
Stadium beer comparisons only help when the serving size and beer category are comparable. FinanceBuzz defined its beer benchmark as a 16-ounce Bud, Coors, Miller Lite or equivalent. Its 2015 figures came from Team Marketing Report, while the 2025 figures drew from team websites, news coverage and in-stadium videos. That makes the list a useful decade snapshot, not a promise that every concession stand charges the same amount. Checking the pour size and beer type matters as much as checking the price.