Prices steep, demand high for Seahawks’ playoff game
Dec 29, 2014, 2:49 PM | Updated: Dec 30, 2014, 10:25 am
Tickets sold out to the public in minutes Tuesday morning, so be prepared to pay a pretty penny for the Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff game.
In what’s become an annual exercise in the laws of supply and demand, tickets on the secondary market for the game January 10 are already selling for an average price of $388, according to online ticket aggregator SeatGeek.com.
“Just like last year, Seahawks’ tickets are the most expensive in either of the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs by a wide margin,” says SeatGeek’s Will Flaherty.
The next closest market is Denver, where the current average price for a ticket to the AFC Divisional Playoff is currently $331.
SeatGeek analyzes dozens of ticket sites and brokerages to come up with the numbers.
The average price for Seattle’s upcoming playoff game is about $60 higher than last year’s Divisional Playoff game against the Saints, when tickets averaged $327.
Fans eager to secure a seat for the upcoming game against either Carolina, Arizona, or Detroit might want to wait until closer to game time, Flaherty says.
“For last year’s Saints vs. Seahawks game, average prices in the first 72 hours after the playoff matchup was set were in the $380 range. But by 72 hours out, the average price paid that day fell to $260, while the average price paid in the 24 hours prior to kickoff went all the way down to $206,” he says.
The prices vary widely for tickets depending on where you want to sit. The cheapest seats are being offered in the highest corner of CenturyLink Field, with two seats in Section 325 going for $247 each. If you want to sit in the lower level, prepare to pay about $400 and up. And if you prefer a padded seat and the amenities of the club section on the 50-yard-line, you can sit in Section 209, row B for $2,132 each.
That might seem steep, but if the Seahawks make it back to the NFC Championship the following week, the prices will go much higher.
“The average price on the secondary market for tickets to that game are currently $657. That’s pretty much in line with the average price of $649 we saw for last year’s title tilt against San Francisco,” Flaherty says.
For comparison, prices for season ticket holders and the general public through Ticketmaster ranged from $66-$505 for the Divisional Playoff game. They ranged from $102-$715 for the NFC Championship.
