Thanksgiving Day Game Against Bears Most Expensive Lions Tickets Of Season
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The Green Bay Packers have been a persistent force in the NFC North since moving into the division in 2002, entering nine postseasons under star quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and winning one Super Bowl in 2010. The team now owns an 8-3 record and first-place honors in the division as the season enters Week 13, but the Detroit Lions trail closely behind at 7-4 and will likely agitate the Packers' comfort atop the division over the final five weeks of the season. The Lions are set to play the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day in an integral divisional matchup, but a Week 17 battle with the Packers may serve as a de facto NFC North Championship Game if Detroit can hold a line on Green Bay in the coming weeks. With the Lions clinging to their playoff hopes down the stretch, the importance of both upcoming games has allowed tickets to garner big prices on the secondary market at Ford Field this week and Lambeau Field late next month.
The average secondary market price for Lions tickets on TiqIQ against the Bears this Thursday is currently $287.23. The cheapest seat available is set at $105. The Bears have failed to produce a winning record through Week 12 and head to Detroit at 5-6. Despite their on-the-field woes, however, the Bears have still elicited big prices on the secondary market for this week's game as the Lions' postseason opportunities become thinner with every Packers win. It will be a must-win for Detroit, who is currently on a two-game skid after dropping games to the Cardinals and Patriots over the last two weeks.
The Lions schedule is relatively weak leading up to their showdown with the Packers as they face the Buccaneers, Vikings and Bears once more following Thursday's game. With losing records abound over the next four weeks, the Lions will need to collect pivotal victories against struggling teams if they hope to stay close with the streaking Packers. The hype surrounding a potential winner-takes-all game on December 28 in Green Bay has allowed secondary ticket price to nearly reach the $300 average. The average price of Packers tickets against the Lions for the Week 17 battle is currently $293.79 on the secondary market with a get-in price of $144.
Prior to Thursday's game against the Bears, the Lions have seen tickets to each of their last three home games rise significantly in secondary price. On October 5, tickets for their game against the Bills saw an average price of $109.67, which was followed by an October 19 game against the Saints that had an average secondary price of $151.08. The Lions returned home next to play the Dolphins on November 9, where the average secondary price for tickets was $224.09. Thursday's matchup will serve as the most expensive home game of the season for the Lions, and rightfully so as they look to remain in the playoff picture.
With the Packers owning the top spot in the NFC North and five games still left to play, the Lions are still very much in the hunt. Unlike the Packers, however, the Lions have struggled in recent weeks, attributing much of their grief to losses against first-place teams in the Cardinals and Patriots. Playoff implications will become clearer over the next five weeks, but the Lions are still on the prowl for their first playoff berth since 2011 and playoff win since 1991.
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