Overview
- - Pittsburgh set a new three-day attendance mark Saturday, drawing more than 800,000 people and surpassing Detroit’s 2024 total of over 700,000 under the NFL’s gate-scan method, which can count the same person on multiple days.
- - The NFL tallied a record 320,000 fans for Thursday’s opening round after scanning entries at official sites including Acrisure Stadium and Point State Park.
- - Crowds filled the Draft Theater to capacity before picks began Thursday, so staff directed late-arriving fans into Acrisure Stadium to watch from the field and stands.
- - Pittsburgh Regional Transit reported near-full park-and-ride lots and moved thousands with frequent Football Flyer buses and light-rail trips to the North Shore.
- - Public safety leaders reported few major incidents, and the weekend also featured a Guinness World Record at Acrisure Stadium for hands-only CPR training tied to Damar Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation.