Home field advantage is a big deal in the NFL, but when you can get your fans to travel, the value drops.
Detroit Lions fans know this well, becoming one of the best-traveling fan bases over the last few years, packing road stadiums, and at times, drowning out the home crowd with Lions chants.
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The Vikings are trying to play the game against Detroit, reportedly purchasing 1,900 tickets from secondary markets to sell at face value to season ticket holders, hoping to fill Ford Field with more purple than blue.
According to Sports Illustrated, the Vikings spent $2 million on the tickets, in addition to the 600 tickets teams get for standard NFL road games. The Lions reportedly made a call to the league about this, but were told it’s all fair game.
Some fans have bought the tickets at face value and then resold them at secondary market prices to turn a profit.
Ford Field holds around 70,000 for a football game, so it’s not like that 2,500 tickets is going to drastically change much. One thing is for sure, it’s going to be loud.
The Lions and Vikings game on Sunday night could be the biggest regular season game in Lions history, with the NFC North title and No. 1 seed on the line.
The game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. on Local 4/NBC, with coverage starting at 6 p.m. with Local 4 News at 6.
