OT Lions Thanksgiving Game Tickets
Before the Lions won yesterday I saw tickets going for as cheap as $90 after fees. Now the cheapest tickets are over $200 after fees.
Does anyone know if the tickets for this game are traditionally this expensive and hard to get, or is it a function of both the opponent and the Lions being back in the playoff race?
Would you expect ticket prices to drop throughout the week/day of game?
November 21st, 2022 at 11:36 AM ^
i'll never underestimate the unrealistic optimism of lions fans. 
November 21st, 2022 at 11:46 AM ^
Unrealistic pessimism?
Edit: since you edited it to the correct 'optimism' now my comment doesn't make sense :)
November 21st, 2022 at 1:50 PM ^
prior to edit, mine didn't....
my original thought was from my point of view, being pessimistic about the lions.... reconsidered and used a lion's fan POV but obviously errored in my choice of words.
November 21st, 2022 at 11:49 AM ^
I won't spend a dime on the Lions until the Fords sell the team but: 3 game winning streak, one of better offenses in the NFL statistically, and Campbell has them playing hard (doing more with less) for the better part of 2 seasons now.
November 21st, 2022 at 12:03 PM ^
Just reminded of the crazy timing to start the Ford Era
p.s. whoever else was in that fight needed to fight harder...
November 21st, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
Such a dark day in our nation's history....in more ways than one 😰
November 21st, 2022 at 2:16 PM ^
Wow - I never knew the Lions were bought on that same fateful day.
That's a weird Extra edition of the paper, FWIW. The big headline, but then none of the above-the-fold stories are actually about the JFK murder.
I get it, they just wanted to get the Extra edition out on the street, but still weird. I bought an Extra edition of the Detroit Free Press at about 3 PM on 9-11-2001, the 12-or-16 page edition was exclusively about the attacks.
November 21st, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
edited....unrealistic "optimism".... pessimism is always warranted when the lions are the topic
it seems like every pre-season the lions do well and the fan base is excited that 'this will be the year' and they typically end up in the bottom of the NFC North by mid season....
then as the season rolls on, they string together a couple wins in a row and the fan base starts saying crazy stuff like 'they can still make the playoffs'.
that's all i'm sayin'
November 21st, 2022 at 12:16 PM ^
They have made the playoffs sometimes, though it didn't end well in those years either.
I remember being a Lions fan -- my first year watching football regularly was as a 10-year-old in 1991. In particular I was hooked after Desmond's catch vs ND. I got to see Michigan go 8-0 in the Big 10 and crush OSU, and the Lions go 9-0 at the Silverdome and crush the Cowboys twice. Was a really fun year until both seasons ended with decisive losses to two different "Washingtons." That '91 "hogs" team was the best NFL team that I think ever existed. And that '91 Washington Huskies team is probably a top 3 college team in my lifetime (with '95 Nebraska #1).
However after Barry retired and I went off to college, I found myself with less time to spend watching football on Sundays -- had homework, a social life, and other things to do. Always preferred the college game anyway.
I did catch the end of that Cowboys game (2014?) a few years back and the Lions were royally, mafia-level screwed by the NFL who seemingly did Jerry Jones a blatant favor.
And since I wasn't feeling well I watched the full Lions game yesterday for old time's sake, and hey, what do you know, they looked like a legit good team. I'm not there yet, but I'm sure many are ready to be hurt again.
November 21st, 2022 at 1:55 PM ^
3 playoff appearances in the last 20 years. One playoff win in my lifetime (born in 1970)
November 21st, 2022 at 11:46 AM ^
Playoffs? LOL!! The Lions are still woefully depleted in talent. All they're doing right now is moving out of the top 5 draft slots...
November 21st, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Thankfully the team giving us their first round pick is in the top 5 🤷🏻♂️
November 21st, 2022 at 11:50 AM ^
No idea, though honestly it wouldn't surprise me if some Buffalo fans who headed to Detroit for the Browns game decided to stay the whole week and pick up tickets they hadn't previously planned on purchasing.
Or maybe it's the 3-game win streak, I don't know.
November 21st, 2022 at 11:57 AM ^
Buffalo fans, who have the means, getting out of 75+ inches of snow to see their team twice was my (obvious) first thought.
November 21st, 2022 at 11:54 AM ^
BTW looks like Jameson Williams is starting to practice now. No need to rush him, but... that would be cool.
November 21st, 2022 at 2:31 PM ^
Agreed and thanks for the update, I've been wondering about Jameson for weeks now.
November 21st, 2022 at 12:17 PM ^
I might have to break my 1pm thanksgiving nap tradition thanks to this 3 game winning streak..
November 21st, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Its probably Bills fans who frankly, need an escape.
November 21st, 2022 at 2:00 PM ^
At the very least it should be an entertaining Loins game on Thursday, which is more than could be said most years on Thanksgiving.
November 21st, 2022 at 2:39 PM ^
Lions' Fan optimism plus Bills Mafia (great set of traveling fans). If I were a Bills fan, I would have left Friday and drove to Detroit and stay until Friday morning after the game.
November 21st, 2022 at 6:54 PM ^