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Commanders-Lions is most expensive NFL ticket outside of Super Bowl

Ticket prices are crazy for Saturday’s playoff game between the Lions and Commanders.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is must-see TV. We learned that three weeks ago when Sunday Night Football recorded its highest viewership in five years to see Daniels and the Commanders defeat the Atlanta Falcons to clinch a playoff spot.

Over 29 million viewers tuned in to see the Commanders defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday’s wild-card game. Now, Washington hits the road again with a date against the top-seeded Detroit Lions.

According to Field Yates of ESPN, there’s no playoff ticket hotter than Saturday’s showdown between the heavily favored Lions and the Commanders.

Via TickPick, the average purchase price of a ticket for Saturday’s game at Ford Field is $991, making it the most expensive NFL game — excluding Super Bowls — on record.

Detroit’s hungry fan base is starved for its first Super Bowl, which explains part of why tickets are so costly. However, the Commanders, with Daniels under center, are another reason. Everyone believes Detroit will win, and the Commanders have nothing to lose on Saturday night, making this matchup even more compelling.

Vikings buy nearly 2,000 tickets to Sunday’s game on secondary market

The Vikings are trying to buy some fans for Sunday’s Ford Field showdown

The Minnesota Vikings are heading to Detroit this weekend to trip and steal the No. 1 seed away from the Lions. They’re hoping to bring a contingent of fans along with them.

According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Vikings bought about 1,900 tickets to Sunday’s game on the secondary market. The tickets cost about $1,000 each. “The team then turned around and sent an email to season ticket holders, offering the opportunity to buy the tickets at a much lower price point, and in some cases for as little as $200 per ticket,” Breer wrote.

According to Breer, the Lions flagged the unusual activity and then found out about the email, which said “As a valued season ticket member, we want to offer you the opportunity to purchase lower-level seats for Sunday night’s game.”

League officials told the Lions there was no wrongdoing by the Vikings.

The tickets are behind the visiting sideline as the Vikings were hoping, first of all, to give their players’ families a better experience in Detroit.

The tickets will cut into the Lions’ home crowd, but even at about 2,500 seats (including the 600 the Vikings were already alloted), the Lions will likely still have a massive crowd advantage as they hope to win and be able to stay at home all the way through the NFC playoffs. A win would mean the Lions wouldn’t have to travel again until Super Bowl LIX, should they reach that point.

Ford Field will look different for the Lions Week 15 game against the Bills

Ford Field will look different for the Lions Week 15 game against the Bills, with the team embracing the new black uniforms and style

Ford Field is going to look a little different when the Detroit Lions host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Let’s just say the team has really embraced the “Motor City Muscle” look–and it extends beyond the black jerseys the Lions will don.

The Lions logo at midfield will also be black for the first time in Ford Field. In the end zone, the “Lions” has been freshly outlined in black as well. The team showed off the fresh paint job and new look in a video post on social media.

It’s a sharp look that should pop on the CBS broadcast in conjunction with the black-and-blue uniforms the Lions will wear against the Bills.

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The former QuickLane Bowl in Ford Field has a new title sponsor

The GameAbove Sports Bowl is the new name for the annual bowl game played right after Christmas in Ford Field

For years, the Detroit Lions and Ford Field have hosted a college football bowl game right after Christmas. It’s been known as the QuickLane Bowl for the past 10 years, with the automotive chain as the title sponsor.

It is no longer the QuickLane Bowl, or the Little Caesar’s Bowl as it was beforehand. The Lions revealed that a new title sponsor has taken over the game. The contest will now be known as the GameAbove Sports Bowl.

In a press release, current Lions broadcaster and former Detroit offensive lineman T.J. Lang–a brand representative for GameAbove, laid out the change,

“We are thrilled to align ourselves with such a wonderful sports event and part of the college bowl season,” said TJ Lang, former NFL player, Detroit Lions radio broadcaster, and an ambassador for GameAbove. “This partnership reflects GameAbove’s mission and dedication to sports, while showcasing and creating opportunities for the next generation of athletes. This also expands GameAbove’s presence in Detroit. As a group, we’ve been fortunate to contribute to various academic, wellness and sports initiatives across the region. We’re just as excited about the community outreach tied to this bowl game as to what will take place on the field on December 26.”

Ticket information for the newly christened GameAbove Sports Bowl will be available soon.

Lions to hold watch party at Ford Field for Week 6 game at Dallas

Lions to hold watch party at Ford Field for Week 6 game at Dallas

October 13 is set to be a raucous day at Ford Field. And it will be all because of the fans since the team won’t even be in Detroit that day.

The Lions announced a watch party that will take place for the Lions’ Week 6 game at the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. eastern.

Pre-sale tickets for club members and Lions Loyal members will go on sale Tuesday, September 24. The general public sale begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on Wednesday, September 25.

Per the press release, the event will feature the following:

-Access to reserved seating in the Lower Bowl and South Club Level to watch the Lions at Cowboys game
-Lions Supply Retail Store will be open to shop for your Lions gear
-Power Hour pricing at select locations
-Appearances and performances by Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and Roary!
-Appearances and performances by the Detroit Lions Drumline, Honolulu Boom
-Exclusive Rally Towel and Poster Giveaways
-Parking is available in Ford Field controlled lots for $15. All parking is first-come, first-serve.
-50/50 Raffle to support Henry Ford Health Game on Cancer and Detroit Lions Foundation

Lions have highest average ticket price on secondary market in 2024

Lions are hot ticket in 2024, averaging highest get-in price

Everyone wants to see the Detroit Lions this season. The team is officially in a Super Bowl window, and fans want to experience the ride with them. That experience will now come at a cost.

According to SportsCasting.com, the Lions have the highest average ticket prices on the secondary market for the 2024 season at $254. The site based its rankings on data compiled from SeatGeek.

The Lions are one of only four teams with an average ticket price of at least $200. The others are the Las Vegas Raiders ($243), Philadelphia Eagles ($224) and San Francisco 49ers ($204). On the flip side, the team with the lowest average ticket is the New Orleans Saints at $43, followed by the Jacksonville Jaguars at $48.

The cheapest single ticket for Detroit’s opener next Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams is going for $270 on Ticketmaster. That said, if the Lions’ preseason home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is any indication, Lions fans are going to pay whatever to fill Ford Field.

It may be costly, but it’s going to be a party all season in Detroit, starting on Sept. 8.

Jake Bates joins Justin Tucker in Ford Field kicking history

Jake Bates has something in common with Ravens great Justin Tucker

It must be something about Ford Field.

Jake Bates kicked a 64-yard field goal on Saturday to give the Michigan Panthers an 18-16 victory over the St. Louis Battlehawks in UFL play.

If long field goals at the venue sound familiar, that would be because Justin Tucker nailed a 66-yard field goal to give the Baltimore Ravens a victory over the Detroit Lions there in 2021.

Tucker’s feat … or foot.

Lions fans had their stadium looking like an actual home game for Detroit’s NFC title game watch party

Detroit has been waiting a long time for a Lions team like this.

It would be an understatement to say the Detroit Lions have put their fans through the wringer. For decades, the Lions were a laughingstock, one of the NFL’s true bottom feeders who acted as their own consistent supply of lowlights. But then Dan Campbell came in and ushered in a professional football Renaissance Detroit never saw coming.

Sunday’s NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers might have just been a culmination for a fanbase waiting for a moment of joy.

If, for some reason, you don’t believe me, just take a look at this raucous watch party at Ford Field for the game. It looked like such a big party that if they never showed the actual field, then you’d think the Lions were hosting the battle for NFC supremacy, not the 49ers.

And everyone there paid a lot of money to watch on the JumboTron together:

The city of Detroit has clearly been waiting years for a Lions team like this. And at a certain point, the people of the city almost certainly stopped believing. But Campbell and Co. finally delivered a hard-hitting, championship-caliber team worth being proud of.

Lions will host a watch party at Ford Field for the NFC Championship game

Lions will host a watch party at Ford Field for the NFC Championship game

The NFC Championship game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco area, but the Detroit Lions still want fans to pack Ford Field for next Sunday’s game.

The team announced it will host a watch party at the home stadium. Doors will open at 5 p.m. ET, or 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff in San Francisco. The title game will be shown on all the video boards and display screens inside Ford Field.

Tickets will go on sale on Monday morning for Lions loyalty members and at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon for the general public. The 100-level sections and reserved seating will be available.

A portion of the proceeds will support the Detroit Lions Foundation for Youth & High School Sports.

Ford Field set a new noise volume record in Lions win over the Rams

Ford Field set a new noise volume record in Lions win over the Rams

In an unprecedented event for Ford Field, the Detroit Lions nearly blew the roof off of their downtown home. The Lions playoff win over the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night marked the loudest sound ever measured in Ford Field during a game.

Per MLive’s Kyle Meinke, the crowd volume registered with a decibel level of 133.6. That shattered the old Ford Field record by over five decibels. Meinke notes the volume during the final Jared Goff kneel-down in victory formation was well over the previous decibel level, which was established in Week 2 of this season against the Seahawks.

That decibel level is louder than the Metallica concert in Ford Field, for reference.