Detroit Lions: Season ticket holders met with major price increase for 2025
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Call it the cost of having a great team! The Detroit Lions are one of the best teams in the NFL, and next year, their season ticket prices will reflect it.
Two years ago, Lions tickets were among the lowest in the NFL, but for the second straight year, prices will jump. The Lions say they are not trying to price people out, but longtime fans hope they won't be left out.
For most of the week, it’s quiet outside Ford Field, but come Sunday, a Honolulu blue wave will crash into downtown Detroit.
Days before the Detroit Lions’ biggest game of the season, fans were hit with news of a season ticket price jump for 2025, including Shane Sperling.
"My coworkers are interested in season tickets, so I was talking about what I pay now," said season ticket holder Shane Sperling. "So, I look at the invoice, and I was like ‘whoa! That is a jump.’"
How much are Lions season ticket prices increasing?
Sperling says his tickets will jump 35% next season, which is about another $1000.
A spokesperson for the Lions tells FOX 2 they’re not trying to price people out, but the move is to stabilize the market for secondary prices, which have skyrocketed.
The individual resale prices for Sunday’s game against Buffalo shows the cheapest price on StubHub and SeatGeek is $356. On Vivid Seats, it’s $374, and Ticketmaster is $335. The Lions rep says the price jump reduces the intensity of the secondary market.
Why are prices going up?
The Lions raised prices in 2023, which was the first increase in five years. According to the sports site Goal, the Lions still had the cheapest single-game tickets compared to its division rivals last year.
Also, the Lions season ticket team plans to work with customers to find another seat in the stadium to suit their price point.
"I’ve had my tickets since Stafford was our quarterback, and now we’re in the wonderful Jared Goff era," said Sperling. "It’s crazy to see that we’re jumping so high. The price point that it’s at, I may need to move back to the second or higher bowls just because I don’t know how well I could justify the current price."
Sperling says he does plan to go to the playoff games if they are at home. As for 2025, he may consider selling a game ticket just to make up for the price jump.