The Minnesota Vikings discovered an efficient however costly approach this week to extend their in-stadium presence throughout Sunday night time’s winner-take-all NFC North matchup with the host Detroit Lions.
The staff bought roughly 1,900 tickets close to the Ford Field customer’s bench on the secondary market, ESPN confirmed Saturday, at roughly $1,000 per ticket — or simply underneath $2 million in whole. The Vikings then supplied them to team-based stakeholders at a price that ranged from $200 to $300 per ticket, ESPN confirmed.
In an announcement, the Vikings stated: “Given the distinctiveness of this recreation, we wished to supply our stakeholders — employees, household, season ticket members and staff companions — a possibility to attend.”
The Lions declined to remark when reached by ESPN.
The collection of transactions is uncommon however inside NFL guidelines, highlighting the importance of Sunday’s recreation to each groups. The winner will clinch the NFC North title in addition to the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed with a first-round bye, whereas the loser would be the No. 5 seed and open the playoffs on the highway within the wild-card spherical.
Sports Illustrated first reported information of the Vikings’ ticket acquisition.
