Lions fans expected to have solid presence at NFC title game vs. 49ers

The Lions are hitting the road for the first time this postseason, and it appears many of their rabid fans are following them. 

Lions fans are expected to make up 22% of those in attendance for Sunday’s NFC title game against the 49ers in Santa Clara (6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), according to Vivid Seats’ “Fan Forecast” as of Wednesday afternoon. That number is a notable increase from what it was on Tuesday, when it was at 18%. Vivid Seats, a ticket resale and exchange website, uses an algorithm with its proprietary data to determine the percentage of fans for each team will be in the venue. 

That number is a dramatic increase for the number of Packers fans who attended last week’s Divisional Round game against the 49ers in San Francisco. Only 3% of the ticketed attendance at Levi Stadium was made up of Packers fans, according to Vivid Seats’ “Fan Forecast.”

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With Lions fans expected to arrive in Santa Clara in droves, the ticket prices for Sunday’s game are, naturally, high. The average sold ticket price for Sunday’s game is $941 on Vivid Seats, making it the second-hottest ticket for an NFC title game since 2011. It only trails last year’s 49ers-Eagles NFC title game by just $33 ($974) for the highest average sold ticket.

Additionally, the average sold ticket price for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game is notably higher than the one for its AFC counterpart. The average sold ticket price for the Chiefs-Ravens game in Baltimore is $658 as of Wednesday, making the average sold ticket price for the NFC Championship Game 43% more expensive. The current get-in price for Sunday’s game in Santa Clara is $448. 

Lions fans have grown accustomed to shelling out major cash in order to attend their team’s games so far this postseason. The average ticket price for the NFC wild-card game against the Rams was approximately $675 while the average ticket price for the NFC Divisional Round win against…

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Publish date : 2024-01-24 21:28:18

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