The Colts will play their first game at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 7, 2008 against the Chicago Bears. Located in downtown Indianapolis, the stadium will feature a retractable roof that will allow the Colts to play outside for the first time since the team moved to Indianapolis from Baltimore. From the outside, the stadium will have a facade of brick and glass allowing it to fit in with the surrounding area. Lucas Oil Stadium will have seating for 63,000 that will be expandable to seat 70,000 for large events. The Fieldturf playing field will be 25ft below street level, allowing fans easier access to their seats. Many modern amenities will be found in the stadium from the high definition replay/scoreboards to the 140 to 150 luxury suites. Other than being the home of the Colts, the stadium will host the NCAA Basketball March Madness Tournaments and will be the permanent back up host for the Final Four Tournament. Lucas Oil Stadium will have one of the largest videoboards in the NFL. Consisting of three screens each, the 97-foot-wide-by-nearly-53-foot-high scoreboards will hang in the northwest and southeast corners of the building. Prior to the announcement of the new stadium, there had been talk of possibly the Colts moving to Los Angeles, but now they will remain in Indianapolis for years to come. Official groundbreaking ceremonies for the stadium were held on September 20, 2005. After the Colts move into Lucas Oil Stadium, the RCA Dome will be demolished in order for the convention center to be expanded.

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