Even as the NFC North teams continue to struggle against the rest of the league, they will increasingly compete against each other, costing their fans, including Packers donors.
NFC North teams are 19-6 and this is the first division since realignment in 2002 in which each team has a winning record this far into the season. They are 17-4 against teams from outside the division. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings lead the division at 5-1, the Packers are a half-game behind at 5-2 and the Chicago Bears are 4-2.
This level of success is likely to continue this week, with only the Bears facing a team with a winning record, the 5-2 Washington Commanders. The Packers, Vikings and Lions face teams with a combined record of 5-14. (The usual caveat applies: Anything can happen on any Sunday in the NFL).
For Packers fans, Sunday’s game in Jacksonville will be the last cheap game for several weeks, until the Miami Dolphins game on Thanksgiving. However, none will be as cheap as Jacksonville, with the average Monday admission price at $89. The following week, the Packers-Lions game at Lambeau Field costs $283, well above the most expensive face value seat at the Lambeau Field Bowl, which is $175.
After the bye week, the Packers will face the Bears in Chicago, where ticket prices increased by $16 over the past week and $85 since September 2.
How do we calculate secondary market ticket prices?
For our Packers ticket price review, we averaged the lowest ticket prices across 11 secondary market websites: United States event, Play time, Green Bay Ticket Service, SeatGeek, StubHub, BilletIQ, King of tickets, Ticket Master, CheckPick, TicketSmarter And Vivid seats.
Note that ticket brokers may add fees to the prices shown here, so actual costs may be higher.
Here are the secondary market ticket prices as of Monday and our estimates as to why they are where they are.
Note: Green Package ticket holders will have six home games this year. Gold Package ticket holders, many of whom are from the Milwaukee area and southern Wisconsin, will play all three NFC North games at Lambeau Field this season.
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Nominal price range: N/A
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Cheapest medium seat: $89
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Average cheapest seat last week: $91
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Cheapest seat range: $75 to $107
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Jaguars last week: Jaguars 32, New England Patriots 16
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The Jaguars are 2-5
What is special about this game? Nothing is certain in the NFL, but the 2-5 Jaguars, who beat the 1-6 Patriots last week, should be a team the Packers can handle. This will be the last such game for a month and a half, until the Packers host the New Orleans Saints 2-5 on December 23.
Vivid Seats set the overall average ticket price at $189.
Jacksonville has played its last two games in London, regardless of the effect that will have on the Jaguars. Their presence doesn’t seem to be missed much by Jacksonville fans. Secondary market Vivid Seats estimates that 63% of attendees at this game will be Packers fans.
Packers lead the series 5-2-0, winning the last three matches.
November 3, 3:25 p.m., Detroit Lions, Lambeau Field, Fox
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Face price range: $132 to $175
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Cheapest average seat: $283
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Cheapest average seat last week: $284
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Cheapest seat range: $225 to $339
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Lions last week: Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 29.
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The Lions are 5-1
What is special about this game? In a normal season, this would be the big season, THE battle between the best teams in the division. Instead, it is A battle between two of the best teams in the division. Detroit fans travel well to Green Bay, which is reflected in the average admission price of $283, just $2 less than three weeks ago. This is the second Gold package game and the second division game this year. Since it’s 3:25 p.m., you can expect ticket holders to oversell if they sell out, but you should still expect plenty of Honolulu Blue in the stands.
Expect this to be the hottest game in the NFL in Week 9.
The packers lead the series 106-76-7.
November 10 is a bye week for the Packers.
November 17, noon, Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, Fox
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Nominal price range: N/A
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Cheapest average seat: $383
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Cheapest average seat last week: $367
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Cheapest seat range: $317 to $481
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Bears Last Week: Bears were bye last week
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Bears are 4-2
What is special about this game? Packers. Bears.
The Bears’ turnaround so far this season threatens to energize the storied Packers-Bears rivalry, the NFL’s oldest. The Packers are riding a 10-game winning streak against the Bears and are 50-15 since Brett Favre was named Green Bay’s starter in 1992.
It will be the Bears’ impressive rookie Caleb Williams and their good defense versus the Packers’ Jordan Love, who leads the league in touchdown passes, with 15, and interceptions, with 8, and Green Bay’s improved defense.
You can tell Bears fans are excited, because ticket prices for this game were up $16 from the average admission price during a week they didn’t even play. Aside from the game in São Paulo, Brazil, this is the most expensive game on the Packers’ schedule. So far.
The Packers, first, and the Bears, second, are the two winningest teams in the NFL. The packers lead the series 107-95-6
November 24, 3:25 p.m., San Francisco 49ers, Lambeau Field, Fox
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Face price range: $132 to $175
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Cheapest average seat: $241
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Cheapest medium seat on September 2: $199
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Cheapest Seat Range: $198 to $287
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49ers last week: Kansas City Chiefs 28, 49ers 18
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The 49ers are 3-4
What is special about this game? This isn’t quite the marquee game it seemed to be at the start of the season. The 49ers, the defending NFC champions who narrowly beat the Packers in last season’s playoffs, have been ravaged by injuries. They win and lose every other match. If they continue this way, they will lose to the Packers at Lambeau Field. Their last two meetings were in the playoffs, with San Francisco winning both.
Even at 3-4, the 49ers are second in the NFC West, so by the time this game comes around, it could be important for both teams. Additionally, it will have been a month since Green Package ticket holders played a game at Lambeau, so interest could be high.
The packers lead the series 106-76-7
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This article originally appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette: Packers ticket prices are cheap for Jaguars game but increase for next 3
