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To say the NFL is popular in the United States would be a dramatic undersell. For the last 10 years, the Super Bowl has been the most watched television broadcast of the year, while playoff games have also consistently ranked among the top. Fans are tuning into the game at historic numbers, as proved when Super Bowl LVIII became the most-watched in NFL history, but they are also looking to fill stadium seats.
This year, StubHub saw the demand for tickets increase significantly. In the first 24 hours after the league’s official schedule release, StubHub sold twice the number of tickets compared to the same window of time from last offseason, with 77% more sales.
One thing that did not change was the three teams most in demand. Like last year, it was the Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers that saw the most sales. The Atlanta Falcons, who signed quarterback Kirk Cousins this offseason, saw the biggest jump, going from No. 30 to No. 4. The Green Bay Packers rounded out the top five for most in-demand teams.
The top selling game was a “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Cowboys and Steelers, followed by the Steelers at Raiders and the Falcons’ home opener against the Steelers. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs had four games in the top 10 in sales.
Here is a look at the top-10 selling games (sold within 24 hours of the schedule release):
1
Cowboys
Steelers
Oct. 6
5
2
Steelers
Raiders
Oct. 13
6
3
Steelers
Falcons
Sept. 8
1
4
Packers
Rams
Oct. 6
5
5
Bears
Cardinals
Nov. 3
9
6
Chiefs
Raiders
Oct. 27
8
7
Chiefs
Falcons
Sept. 23
3
8
Chiefs
Panthers
Nov. 24
12
9
Chiefs
49ers
Oct. 20
7
10
Browns
Raiders
Sept. 29
4
StubHub’s first four hours following the schedule release tend to have the highest sale rate of the entire season, according to the ticket sales company. Up…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/after-2024-nfl-schedule-release-stubhub-sold-twice-as-many-tickets-in-the-first-24-hours-compared-to-2023/
Author : Shanna McCarriston
Publish date : 2024-06-04 18:55:36
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