Posted on 02/03/2025 1:10:21 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The Kansas City Chiefs might make history this weekend, but ticket prices aren’t reflecting that.
The cheapest ticket for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans has fallen below $4,000 on the secondary market, according to reseller TickPick, marking a 30% decline over the past week — and more than 50% cheaper compared to last year’s record-breaking Super Bowl.
The Chiefs, who face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, are hoping to be the first team to win three successive Super Bowl rings. Despite that historic feat on the line, fans apparently aren’t excited to splash out big bucks.
There are a few potential reasons related to this year’s host city — and perhaps a slight dose of Chiefs fatigue.
Last year’s matchup between the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was the most expensive Super Bowl on record, partly because it took place in the party mecca of Las Vegas for the first time. However, New Orleans “doesn’t have the same appeal” as Las Vegas, TickPick CEO Brett Goldberg said.
New Orleans’ larger seating capacity is pushing prices lower as well, Goldberg said. The Caesars Superdome holds about 74,000 seats, whereas the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas holds around 65,000 seats. The host city is also still reeling from a terrorist attack last month when a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd and opened fire, killing 14 people and injuring at least 35.
Then there’s the matchup itself. Football fans are bored by a third straight Chiefs Super Bowl bid, resulting in TickPick “seeing less interest from fans looking to attend,” Goldberg told CNN. “Had the Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders or Buffalo Bills made it this far, it’d be a much different story as it relates to current prices.”
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I don’t watch it much but the NFL is more popular than ever.
That's sad. While I can respect a plastic surgeon's talent, the result is a construction of Man, not God. Ya might as well look at an undressed store manikin. So sadly, I wouldn't bother to look at 'em. I have lots of plastic objects around the house to look at, I don't need to look at plastic boobs too.
See! Trump IS tackling inflation!
Yes. My wife is one of them. But she was doing that before Tator Swift. Wife is the main reason I watch at all. I’m down to only regularly watching Gator football and basketball. Go Gatah!
Maybe she’s just been underinflated, ‘til now.
ugh
...and nobody would care.
The naysayers will be missing a great game. While the book makers are giving the refs a point and a half the Eagles will prevail and actually touch Mahomes shoulder without getting called for a personal foul.
$4,000 for ONE ticket?
And that’s just the ticket, not hotel, food, transportation, etc.
I can think of a LOT more better things to do with that kind of money.
Aren’t the E-L-G-S-E-S playing the Chefs?
There are unedited Monday Night Football broadcasts on YouTube from the early 70s.
That’s for damned sure !!! I could make the final payment on the Truck (the only new vehicle I have ever bought) early, throw a huge party and still have a lot of money left.
Of course the Dogs are looking at Me and thinking about how much Dog Food that could still buy...🐾🐶🐾
$4K for a ticket.
Hotels will be gouging their guests.
Food will be overpriced.
A couple could easily spend 10 grand for a football game?
Ok. Fools and their money.
I cannot fathom having that kind of money.
I’m a bit ahead of you. I think the last time I watched the SB was about 6 years ago. I think I missed the first few then covid hit but at this point not watching has become easy peasy. With each passing season it’s fading further and further in the rearview mirror.
Amen!
Begs the question why did the mermaid start wearing seashells?
Because after her boob job her B shells didn’t fit anymore.
LOL
That is funny.
I will have to tell the Mrs. W
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