Lions-Commanders Tickets: Division game includes mammoth-ticket prices
(FOX 2) - It's become apparent that three things are guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and astronomical Detroit Lions ticket prices.
Sticker shock may have set in at the end of the season as the Lions clinched the NFC North division in the last game of the season when they played the Minnesota Vikings, but that hasn't stopped the price from climbing.
With Ford Field set to host the team's first playoff game this weekend, fans are discovering the cheapest prices for the Lions-Commanders game are higher than tickets to three other playoff games combined.
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By the numbers:
Of the four playoff games taking place this weekend, it is the Detroit vs. Washington matchup on Saturday night that will break the bank the most. Here are the lowest prices, according to Vividseats:
- Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs - $102
- Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions - $418
- Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles - $201
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills - $123
It won't come as a surprise that the cheapest tickets are ones on the upper deck near the endzones. For a spot closer to the field, prepare to shell out more than a thousand.
The cheapest seats aren't the only way to gauge the cost of going to the game.
On the social platform X, ESPN's Field Yates cited TickPick, which tracks ticket prices, when he said the average price for a ticket to the Lions game is $991 - making it the most expensive non-Super Bowl NFL game ever.
StubHub, another ticket reseller, said the Commanders-Lions game was outselling the second-best-selling game between the Ravens and Bills by 188%.
Dig deeper:
The discovery of expensive tickets is a product of having a successful sports team.
Some unsuspecting fans have gotten burned by scammers as a result. One fan lost $400 on Facebook after trying to purchase two tickets for himself and his son.
StubHub has some quick tips for anyone who does plan on buying tickets:
- Don't pay cash
- Use a trusted service
- Don't share ticket barcodes on social media
Additionally, buyers should be wary of anyone on social media selling tickets - especially accounts offering bargains on tickets that appear to be too good to be true.
"The game between the Commanders and Lions has all the makings of a high-demand matchup - a team that just won its first playoff game since 2006 competing against America’s favorite team. It’s the hottest ticket of the weekend by far, nearly tripling the sales of the other divisional round games," said Adam Budelli, a spokesperson with StubHub.
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