Are Eagles games affordable?
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Are Eagles games affordable?
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
A friend passed along a marketing report, which lists how much it costs to attend NFL games at the various venues around the country.
With the Eagles set to open their home schedule this Sunday, and the Cowboys slated to break in their new Stadium Sunday night, I thought now would be a good time to reference it.
According to Chicago-based firm Team Marketing Research, the average ticket cost for an NFL game is $74.99. The Eagles fall below the average at $69.00. Seventeen teams have a higher average ticket price than the Eagles.
Other costs to attend a game at the Linc, per the report:
16 oz. beer: $6.75
32 oz. soft drink: $5.00
Hot dog: $4.50
Parking: $20.00
Program: $5.00
The report also included a special category, which calculated how much it would cost to take a family of four to a game. The number included four average-priced general tickets, two small beers, four small soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, two programs, and two least-expensive caps. For the Eagles, the total came out to $387.50, which ranked in the middle of the pack, 15th in the league. The league average is $412.64.
If you're like the Kapadias, you stop for hoagies on the way, eat them in the car while listening to pre-game shows on the radio and you share a soda and Chickie's and Pete's crab fries while in the stadium. For the really cold games, add in a hot chocolate. But then again, that's just us.
So who's at the top of this list? It should come as no surprise. The Dallas Cowboys. Average ticket price? $159.65.
Average family of four? $758.58. Wow. That's unbelievable.
The study points out though that Dallas offers standing room only tickets for $29 and season ticket packages for as low as $59 per game.
The Patriots ($117.84 for the average ticket), Bears ($88.33) and Giants ($88.63) are also among the most expensive teams.
The Browns ($54.65), Panthers ($63.32), Jaguars ($57.34) and Bills ($51.24) are the most affordable.
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"Is it affordable to go to Eagles games" compared to what? Regular season football always has been and will continue to be a great value compared to most other pro sports because the regular season is not watered down. Calculating the "value" of a regular season game (impact on season standing), one Eagles home game equals 10 Phillies home games (8 home games to 81 home games) and about 5 Sixers and Flyers home games. That 70 dollar Eagles ticket looks pretty good.— PhillyPhantastico- I would buy a ticket for every seat in the house for $69. Any sellers? This story is bull-oney! The story should've focused on the secondary market prices, where they're often more than $200 a piece. Then ask the question, "Is it affordable to go to the Eagles game?". Answer....it's not! Mon and Dad, take my advice and stay home on game day. You'll save yourself a lot of money and the aggravation of having your kids subjected to the scum of the earth that are the game day fans down down at the Linc. It's like the line from Braveheart, "the problem with France is that its full of the french". The problem with the Linc is that it's full of drunk losers that call themselves Eagles fans!
- The question is phrased poorly. The real question should be, "How do the Eagles' prices compare to the rest of the NFL?" If you're talking about affordability, you need to talk about the league median, and the NFL as a whole. By the way, NFL games are not affordable for your typical person. They're absurd. I'm 19, have been an Eagles fan all my life and have never seen them in person because it's too much of an investment to go buying tickets off StubHub. I'll take my $15 right field Phils tickets and bring a cooler when I'm looking for a live sporting event.— DS17
- I can't afford it, that's for sure....— Bobphxville
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- Are Eagles games affordable? NO.— p-diddy
- i wonder how much andy spends on hot dogs.— jb99
- If the cheapest seats upstairs are $70, the downstairs seats are $85 and $95, and club seats are more, how can the average seat be $69?— mbb225
- Live football lost me a long time ago. It's painful to devote so much time to so little action. Yes, a DVR game is 1.5 hrs, but a condensed game where you just see the plays and not all the other BS takes up about the same time as a Family Guy episode. That's how I catch it.— jtj06
- Can't imagine a family of 4 at an Eagles game unless the two kids are older teen boys. Not the kind of plave you'd take younger kids, especially when it is freezing. It is possible to go with just the cost of a ticket and watch the game w/o wasting money on overpriced food and drink, and who needs a program? I used to try to sell those at Navy-Notre Dame and Army-Navy games, at least at college level it's the only way to find out the players' names.— atp2007
- I don't go to many games anymore. Why pay for $7 beers and have to put up with TV time outs?— DerbyBound
- If you're not a season ticket holder, the prices quoted here are irrelevant. The only other way to get tickets is on the secondary market, and you're not going to get them at face value there.
- Yeah it's affordable if you're single, with no kids, and have a good paying job...— TheFirstStateVinman
- How is $69 the average seat cost? Lower level tickets are in the $80-$100 range, upper level in the $60-$70 range, who knows what club and box seats are. Average seat price has got to be closer to $80-$90.— Greg S
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