NFL Playoff Ticket Prices Set Wildcard Round Record On Secondary Market

Topline With the NFL playoffs slated to kick off on Saturday, ticket prices to two of this weekend’s games have already set the record for the most expensive wildcard round tickets on the secondary market, according to data from ticket site TicketiQ, with the average price for seats surpassing $1,200.

The Detroit Lions will host their first playoff game since 1994, and ticket prices average more than ... [+] $1,200 on the secondary market. Key Facts The average ticket price on the secondary market to the Detroit Lions first round playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams costs a record $1,259, making the game the most expensive wild card round game since at least 2018, according to TicketiQ .

That game surpasses the Dallas Cowboys’ upcoming game against the Green Bay Packers, which has an average ticket price of $990 on the secondary market, putting it second on the list of most expensive wild card round games, just ahead of the Cowboys’ 2022 playoff match against the San Francisco 49ers ($830).

The cheapest seats to the Lions’ home game—the franchise’s first home playoff game since 1994—still cost $602, more than the average price to three playoff games this weekend between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($586), Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs ($460) and Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills ($390).

The most expensive tickets in Detroit are first row seats at the 50 yard line, which go for $15,515. What We Don’t Know How expensive Super Bowl seats will be as the playoff field is whittled down ahead of the Feb. 1 game in Las Vegas. If prices are anything like last year, fans can expect an expensive playoff schedule.

Last year, tickets to the 49ers Eagles NFC conference championship game set a record as the most expensive NFL conference championship game, with an average ticket price of $2,034. As of Tuesday, TicketiQ lists tickets to the Super Bowl starting at $8,614. Big Number $10,000. That’s how much the average ticket on the secondary market cost to attend last year’s Super Bowl between the Chiefs and the Eagles—the third most expensive of all time—with the most expensive seats going for nearly $40,000 and the cheapest costing nearly $6,000 on the secondary market with just over a week until the game.

Further Reading Average Super Bowl Tickets Approach $10,000—Third Most Expensive Ever (Forbes).