Detroit Lions fever fuels ticket price surge as playoff passes up to $17K each
NY Post
The surprise resurgence of the Detroit Lions — for decades a perennial NFL laughingstock — has fans clamoring for a chance to see the team when it hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC Divisional Round playoff game on Sunday.
Secondhand ticket-selling websites are listing passes to the game at Detroit’s Ford Field for as much as $17,000 apiece.
A glance at Stubhub shows tickets for the Lions-Bucs game in Detroit selling at prices ranging from $494 each to $17,078 apiece.
There are also some nosebleed tickets stick available on TicketMaster selling for around $500.
TickPick, the online marketplace, reported that the average cost of a ticket for the game is $1,097 — making it the most expensive Divisional Round playoff game ever.
Standing room-only tickets for the game are selling for nearly $700, according to TickPick.
