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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Workers Author
The Minnesota Vikings discovered an efficient however costly manner 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 crew bought roughly 1,900 tickets close to the Ford Subject customer’s bench on the secondary market, ESPN confirmed Saturday, at roughly $1,000 per ticket — or simply beneath $2 million in complete. The Vikings then supplied them to team-based stakeholders at a value that ranged from $200 to $300 per ticket, ESPN confirmed.
In a press release, the Vikings stated: “Given the individuality of this recreation, we wished to supply our stakeholders — employees, household, season ticket members and crew companions — a chance to attend.”
The Lions declined to remark when reached by ESPN.
The sequence 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 street within the wild-card spherical.
Sports activities Illustrated first reported information of the Vikings’ ticket acquisition.
