Ask anyone without a 606 zip code what the slowest-moving creature in the world is, and they’ll pepper you with answers culled from every corner of the animal kingdom. Ask a Chicagoan, and they’ll tell you it’s an emotionally unhinged driver attempting to exit Soldier Field. Now, there’s a morsel of data to vindicate us traffic-weary Chicagoans.
According to a recent study conducted by sports predictions specialists at Pickswise, Soldier Field is officially host to the worst game day traffic in the NFL. Analyzing the congestion levels around NFL stadiums every Sunday at 4pm—along with rush hour travel time and pollution—the study assigned every venue’s traffic patterns a score between zero and 100. Soldier Field received an abysmal 20.3, with congestion around the stadium jumping up 4