It costs a lot of money to be an NFL team’s “12th man.”
The Seattle Seahawks tout that phrase more than anyone in the league, and their followers cough up quite a bit for that opportunity. According to TicketIQ.com, the Seahawks boast the most expensive tickets on the secondary market for the 2016 season, at an average of $477 apiece, followed by New England ($461) and Denver ($454).
Bears tickets fall right behind that group, at $377. TicketIQ’s data shows that that average price is up 6.94 percent from this time last year. Maybe Chicagoans are buying into coach John Fox’s track record of turning teams into Super Bowl contenders.
The average price for the Bears’ home opener, set for Sept. 19 against Philadelphia, is $431.92. But the highest average price for one game goes to the showdown with the Packers (Dec. 18), at $465.72. Which shows a tremendous amount of optimism considering the Bears have not beaten Green Bay in Chicago since 2010.
FYI, if Bears fans are looking to escape higher ticket prices by attending a road game, their best bets are Detroit (Dec. 11, $154) and Tampa Bay (Nov. 13, $180).
Jacksonville has the least expensive tickets on the secondary market, at $141 on average.