On Sunday, the Detroit Lions are hosting their second playoff game of the season — and of the last 30 years. It’s no surprise that ticket prices for the contest are skyrocketing to unprecedented heights.
The average ticket price to watch the Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit is nearly $1,200. The current cost would be the highest for any divisional-round contest in NFL history.
The exorbitant cost of a Bucs-Lions ticket makes complete sense given the decades-long wait fans had to endure in between home playoff games. The price of a ticket to the Rams-Lions matchup last Sunday at Ford Field was already by far the highest among the six games played during Super Wild Card Weekend.
One ticket to the Lions-Bucs game is nearly the equivalent of watching the 21 remaining home games of the Detroit Pistons. You’ll even have some money to spare for popcorn and soda.
The last time the Lions advanced in the playoffs was all the way back in 1992. Detroit demolished the Dallas Cowboys 38-6 before losing to Washington, which eventually won the Super Bowl that year.
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