As you can see above, this weekend’s NFL action is full of games that will have a major impact on many of the remaining playoff races around the league. For tickets to any of these holiday weekend NFL games, click on the buy tickets button below.

With the NFL Lockout over, it is time to start getting ready for meaningful football soon. If you thought fans might have been upset regarding this prolonged Lockout, think again. NFL ticket prices as a whole on the secondary market are up 22.74% to $186.62 from 2010’s average of $152.04. The top 5 games for this upcoming season include:

This steep increase in price could be attributed to factors such as higher prices on the primary market and fans continuing support/attraction to the game. Although ticket prices are up over 20% right now, it should be noted that most sports event tickets drop in price as game time approaches. So we believe that ticket prices should drop over time, but fans will still have to pay a hefty price for tickets for games this season.

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As you can see from the charts below, the trends of these two games are going in two different directions. While excitement reached a fever pitch earlier in the week for this historic NFC title game matchup and tickets soared to nearly $1200 a seat, it looks like the ticket sellers were a little more excited for this Bears-Packers matchup than the ticket buyers. They clearly weren’t ready to pay Super Bowl-type prices for this game and since Monday the market has corrected itself as prices have dropped 25%, a trend that could continue into gameday.
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On the other hand, tickets for the AFC game started out the week at an avg. of $474 and have seen a 19% rise in prices over that same 5-day span. Between the lower average cost and the close proximity of the two teams, prices are likely to continue to rise until kickoff on Sunday night.

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What does price say about excitement? Fans in Indy don’t seem too pleased after a substandard season, so while they may be paying the second highest price for this round, they’re not handing over too much more than they would for the average regular season game. This should open the door to some of the best deals of the opening round for the ticket buyers in Indy.
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Over in Philly, fans paying a decent premium on top of an already-high average to see their NFC East champs take on the Packers, in what is could be a classic.  If questions about Vick’s ability to play continue to swirl, the average price could drop over the next week.
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The most excitement shown for this round comes from fans who might not have expected to see their teams get this far; Chiefs fans and Seahawks fans. While the averages prices are the two lowest of the WildCard round, the premiums on these tickets are by far the highest with seats selling for 58% and 68% above the two teams’ home averages.  The Chiefs have played well all season, and the high premium combined with a relatively high avg. season price is an indication that fans are really excited for the first Arrowhead playoff game in sine 2003.  As for the Hawks, the high premium likely has more to do with the fact that their average price of $97 is the lowest of any playoff team than it does true enthusiasm for a playoff run.  With the defending SuperBowl champs coming to town, enthusiasm should be kept to a minimum.
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- Saints @ Seahawks

- Ravens @ Chiefs

- Packers @ Eagles

- Jets @ Colts

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