NFL Ticket Prices Rise 5.6%

NFL Ticket Prices Rise 5.6%

CHICAGO(AP) NFL ticket prices increased an average of 5.6 percent for the upcoming season, according to Team Marketing Report, which surveys ticket costs each year.

The survey found the average ticket will cost $62.38, an increase of more than $3 over last year.

Twenty-one teams raised their ticket prices, including the Washington Redskins at a league-high 17.2 percent.

San Diego's increase was 14.6 percent, the second consecutive year of double-digit increases for the Chargers.

"What we're trying to do is compete with the upper echelon of the NFL," said Jim Steeg, Chargers chief operating officer. "I know that fans don't want to hear that. But the most important thing we've got to do is make sure we do what everybody wants, which is put the best product on the field."

Other teams raising ticket prices by more than 10 percent were Atlanta (14.6 percent), Arizona (14.1 percent), Chicago (12.9 percent), Seattle (12.7 percent), Jacksonville (12.2 percent) and Carolina (10.2 percent). All of those teams except the Falcons and Cardinals made the playoffs last season.

Arizona, of course, opened a new stadium this year. But the Cardinals also upped ticket prices in 2005 by 13.2 percent.

The Super Bowl champion Steelers did not increase ticket prices and remain among the lowest in the league at an average of $59.19.

The highest average ticket cost is in New England ($90.89) and the lowest is in Buffalo ($41.29).

One team, the San Francisco 49ers, actually went down 0.5 percent to $63.70. The 49ers are the last team to make season tickets available at more than one rate. Before this season every seat in the stadium was available for $64; now tickets can also be purchased for $84 and $49.

 

my tix went up 12.5%. still only $36.00

 

9.4% to $86

In 1999 when I got my current seats they were $59. Now a 68% increase over a period of 7 years. Wow, wish I could find investments that solid!

 

10.2% I wish !

Couple of mine went from $105.89 to $150.00 = + 42 %

 

So if you take the amenities charge off those tickets what are they? Not saying it is right, but the Panthers do not count that extra charge as part of the regular ticket price.

 

Not sure, don't have one of the 2005 tickets right handy. But why not count it? That's what they get !

 

Funny money. But when they talk about average ticket prices in the stadium, it is the ticket value of the club seats and not the full value else the average cost of the ticket for the stadium would be even higher.

Here is an example. Below is a Club 1 ticket. The price of the ticket is $322.02. The ammenities charge is $226.02. The ticket price is $96.00

When the Panthers take all the ticket prices together, these seats are valued at $96 and then we get the average ticket price that is printed in the story. Too bad real reporters no longer exist to sort of debunk this practice..

 

Ok, but it's not funny money to me. It's the amount of real money on the bill they say pay in full by x-xx-xxxx, or else.

The mutherfucker piano player is worth only so much to me. About

 

What exactly do you get for the ammenities charge? Food? Drinks? Or is it strictly the "atmosphere" and being safely guarded from us slummers?

 

Really nothing concrete, no included food or drink. Like you said just the atmosphere, closed in & carpeted all the way around the stadium, heated and AC. The beer vendors, etc. do come to the seats. I guess most still get parking. I was in lot #2 over next to the Coffee Cup, property that got bought up for development, so I lost my parking. They gave a $10 per game rebate.