
Ticket prices for Saturday night’s Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions Divisional Round game at Ford Field are historically expensive.
According to ESPN’s Field Yates, who posted data provided to him by TickPick, the average purchase price for a ticket to the big game is $991, making it the most expensive NFL game excluding Super Bowls in history.
The Lions have not played the Commanders since 2022, and it will be the first time they take on rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. While it is an unknown opponent, Dan Campbell is excited to dive in to the game-planning process.
“I think there’s a level of excitement,” Campbell said Monday. “Part of it is, you see another team you faced twice, let’s say, you know each other, you know them, they know you. It’s a different level of game-planning because you’re into that third level of chess, whereas the opponent you haven’t faced yet. That’s exciting, too, because you don’t really, entirely know them, they don’t entirely know you, you just know each other from afar, and so, now you’re kind of starting from scratch. That’s pretty exciting, too. So, I just think it’s – either way you go, it’s pretty cool and it’s fun. And so I think it’s – I like it because it’s fresh for this week. I do like the newness of it.”
Saturday’s game will be the third home playoff game the Lions have had since 1993. Last year, the Lions hosted the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card Game and then faced off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Round before losing to the San Francisco 49ers on the road in the NFC Championship Game.
This year, the Lions have home-field advantage as they are the No. 1 seed in the NFC. I can’t image what the price would be for an NFC Championship Game at Ford Field.