Here at TiqIQ we aggregate tickets from all major sellers and then deliver ticket prices data for events, both big and small. There is no bigger event in the world of sports or tickets than the Super Bowl. To commemorate XLVI in Indianapolis this weekend, we decided to crunch not just data on ticket prices, but also data on the other things you need to spend money on to get to the big game. We also unearthed some data from Super Bowls past to see how prices have evolved over time. Enjoy!

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It’s been 14 years since the 49ers last played in the NFC Championship game and, as a result, tickets for this weekend’s game are in very high demand. The Giants-49ers game is currently selling at a 451% premium to the 49ers regular season average. Fans in New England, on the other hand, are used to January Football, and are only paying a 60% premium.

Perhaps part of the 7x Niners premium has to do with the fact that San Franciscans were not expecting another home game. When the Giants pulled off the upset in Lambeau, though, fans got an unexpected opportunity to see the Niners play at home for a trip to the SuperBowl. After the Giants win, the average price jumped up to an average of $657. In the last 4 days, the price has come down to $639, or 61% higher than the AFC Championship game in New England.

After the Giants won, over 8,000 tickets flooded the market for the NFC Championship. However, in the last several days ticket have been selling quickly, and there are now under 2,400 left. For the AFC championship, less than 750 tickets are available.

If you’re looking ahead to the next step for your team, SuperBowl tickets are also available. Currently, the average price is $4,035, and you can get-in for $2,350. As the below chart illustrates, though, the market has fluctuated quite a bit over the last week and quantity is up almost 5x since the end of the divisional round. There are currently almost 1,700 tickets available. While already mortgage-payment expensive, the fact that the Packers—the only team within driving distance of Indianapolis—will not have a chance to defend their title may be keeping prices a bit lower for now.

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At TiqIQ we are in the business of tracking ticket prices to your favorite events, and this week’s Giants Playoff game is no different. Tickets for the divisional match-up in Green Bay are down 21% this week, and have fallen 33% in the last three days. For value hunters, there are now deals popping up (especially eBay) close to the $100 mark.

So while demand for this game is relatively low as far as Packer fans go, Giants’ fans appear to be taking advantage of the cheap deals. Since their win over the Falcons, plane tickets from NYC to MIL have spiked 322%. As of 2pm ET today, the cheapest fair to get to Milwaukee is $328, or 46% more than the game average of $225.

Prior to the Giants win, a plane ticket would have cost you less than a game ticket, and we’re sure a few of the true believers took advantage of the opportunity to book a flight. For those that did, an epic weekend awaits. For those that didn’t, the cheapest fare next weekend to New Orleans and San Fran are $288 and $320, respectively. Bing Travel says that ticket prices to New Orleans will drop while prices to San Fran are going up.

For true believers, we recommend keeping a close watch on airfares Saturday during the Saints-Niners game. As for game tickets, the average price for the NFC Championship in New Orleans is $875 vs. $679 in San Francisco. If you want to make a bet on game tickets, you can always resell them, potentially for a profit. As a company interested in tickets and free markets, we’ve always thought that it would be interesting if you could do the same for plane tickets. Security concerns, however, make that an impossibility. Instead, just make sure you’ve got a 24-hour window to cancel your flight, or as an alternative, stay home and save up for the most important game of all in Indianapolis on February 5th.

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While the NFL playoffs is always reason for excitement amongst fans, for this weekend’s wild cards weekend, Texans fans are most excited of all. To calculate excitement, we look at the premium–% above regular season average–for each game.

As shown above, everything is bigger in Texas, including the Texas-sized premium of 128% for Saturday’s Texans-Bengals game. It has been almost 20 years since an NFL playoff game in Houston, and in a state as football-crazed as Texas, the premium comes as no surprise. At an average price of $324, it’s actually the 2nd least expensive game the schedule, ahead of only Sunday’s Broncos-Steelers game, which has an average of $274. Given the this season’s Tebow Mania, the relatively low price for this game does come as a bit of a surprise. In fact, it is only 29% above the season average, and less expensive than the two regular season games against the Bears and Patriots. With struggles and losses in the last three games, it seems that Broncos’ fans belief in Tebow has waned enough to bring prices back to earth.

The two NFC match ups are this weekend’s most expensive games. At $361 per seat, the Giants-Falcons tops the list, with Lions at Saints right behind at $337 per. Both teams, however, had two of the highest regular season home averages so the premium their fans will be paying this weekend is nowhere near that of the fans Texas.

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Since Sunday’s Conference title games the prices have dropped 3.2% to an avg. of $3679. If you’re looking for a deal, the two least expensive TiqZones are 400’s Corners ($2934 avg) and 400’s EndZone ($2900 avg). In those zones you there are also currently 23 tickets in for less than $2500.

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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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