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This may not be news to you, but if you want to see a professional football game, be prepared to spend a whole lot of cash.
CNBC ranks North America's priciest sports tickets for professional teams and it's no surprise that 12 of the 15 listed are members of the National Football League:
15. New York Yankees (AVG ticket price: $72.97)
14. Tampa Bay Buccanneers ($74.25)
13. Denver Broncos ($76.75)
12. Washington Redskins ($79.13)
11. Kansas City Chiefs ($80.69)
10. San Diego Chargers ($81.39)
9. Indianapolis Colts ($82.79)
8. Baltimore Ravens ($86.92)
7. New York Jets ($86.99)
6. Chicago Bears ($88.33)
5. New York Giants ($88.63)
4. Los Angeles Lakers ($93.25)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs ($114.10)
2. New England Patriots ($117.84)*
1. Dallas Cowboys ($159.65)
There's just one team each from the MLB (No. 15, Yankees), NHL (No. 3, Maple Leafs) and NBA (No. 2, Lakers). The Yankees make sense because they're the defending champions. The Lakers make sense because they have Hollywood movie stars and rappers attending their games. The Maple Leafs make sense because ... well, they don't make sense actually. Blame Canada? I hear the dollar is stronger there, anyway.
*I'm a sucker that spent nearly this much for nosebleed seats for the Patriots' first round playoff loss to the Ravens. Yeah, I know...
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The Maple Leafs make total sense. Trying to get a hockey ticket in Toronto is like trying to find a nice person at Yankee Stadium.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 9, 2010 11:25 PM EST reply actions
Yeah. The Leafs have a massive suburban market as well, and much of the city is hockey-mad, plus Leaf tickets have become a huge corporate thing (organzations treating clients, etc). Plus, keep the stadium capacity in mind; Air Canada Centre holds 18,800 for hockey, so even though Leafs’ fans are paying ridiculous prices (and could probably be urged to pay more, especially if the team improved), they’re not bringing in close to the gate of a team like the Giants or the Bears.
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by Andrew Bucholtz on Mar 9, 2010 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
That's why
The Leafs at HSBC always seems almost like a road game for the Sabres. It’s not (as) difficult to get a ticket in Buffalo, and its not that far for Toronto fans to drive
by The Burl 8 on Mar 10, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
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