It seems paradoxical: The Ravens, who have sold out every home game since they arrived in Baltimore in 1996, are advertising tickets for Sunday’s contest at M&T Bank Stadium.
But this is where the Ravens find themselves in 2017: Contemplating the prospect of empty seats, and appealing to fans to “Win Together. Purchase your tickets today!” even as the team is contending for what would be its first playoff berth since 2014.
Thousands of fans are trying to resell their tickets to the sold-out game Sunday against theDetroit Lions at 71,000-seat M&T Bank Stadium via Ticketmaster, the team’s official resale outlet, or StubHub. Seats were available this week in almost every section; an $80 ticket for an upper end zone seat could be had for as little as $29.
Every week, some ticket holders must miss the game. But the NFL is laboring across the board this season to maintain its fan base and minimize no-shows. It’s not just the Ravens. Television ratings are down league-wide and empty seats can be seen at many games.
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GOOD , don't need those Racists players anyway !!!
ReplyDeleteAnd they call themselves Americans. Contemptible act in England. Just a gang of dumb millionaires.
ReplyDeleteI have NO concern for them whatsoever.. They no longer exist in my world..
ReplyDeleteI hope enough people stay away so that the whole thing collapses. All those guys think that they are so smart, let them go out and get a real job. Most likely, the majority of them were passed through college until their eligibility was up or were drafted into the NFL. Probably never graduated or if they did it was because the professors were coerced into passing them !!!
ReplyDeleteThe good news in all this is that at the very least their salaries will go down lol
They bought this, now they're paying.
ReplyDeleteIf you a cop in the USA and still watching football your a moron.
ReplyDeleteThe article is blaming the scheduling and everything else except the political kneeling! Ignore it and it will go away? I think not. The NFL is in LA LA LAND and isn't coming back.
ReplyDeleteBuh Bye!
The latest versions of touchdown celebrations shows the intelligence levels and character of the league and its players. It will never be able to sustain itself if management doesn't take back control
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ReplyDeleteThey are making very good money now. Most will be facing a different lifestyle when the team gives their jersey to the next guy. Wishing all the kneelers early retirement from the Felons League.