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Data Shows 2019 May be Brady and Belichick’s Final Season

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For close to two decades, the dominance of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady has been a staple in the NFL. Winning six Super Bowl titles in 18 seasons with the same quarterback and head coach is unprecedented.

Undoubtedly, the kings and villains of the NFL, fans either love the Patriots or love to hate the Patriots, depending on who you ask.

Last season, Brady became the oldest starting quarterback (41) to win a Super Bowl while Belichick became the oldest head coach to win a Super Bowl (66).

People have begun to question whether their reign will come to an end due to age.

Brady is the only player in the NFL to win 6 Super Bowls while Belichick became only the third coach to do so.

The one thing that can’t be disputed is that teams want to beat the New England Patriots. They are the the class of the NFL, and if a team gets a chance to knock them off, they relish in it all season long.

Not only do the statistics and records suggest that the twilight is approaching for Brady and Belichick, but so do the ticket sales. Could 2019 be the last season this regime takes the field together?

New England Patriot Ticket Data

Both home and away, New England Patriots ticket sales on TicketNetwork.com are on the rise for the upcoming NFL season.

The defending champion New England Patriots already have four games with the average single ticket listing price of over $800. On average, a single ticket for a New England Patriots home game is $778.

Fans are jumping at the chance to see the Patriots, especially at home. Those four games (Steelers, Cowboys, Browns and Jets) are all at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

This drive in ticket price is mainly because the dominance that Brady and Belichick have displayed over these past two decades may never come again. More importantly, this may be the last year of that dominance.

New England fans (dark blue) are all over the northeast part of the U.S.

Another reason why the prices have risen is because Patriot pride stretches much farther than Massachusetts. The Patriots are a fan favorite in five different states (MA, RI, NH, VT, ME) and can lay claim to having loyal fans in two more (CT, NY).

So many people want to see this historic team take the field, there is no wonder the demand and price remain on a steady incline.

The average Get In Price (cheapest ticket available) for New England Patriot home games in the 2019 NFL season is $234 dollars.

The Patriots drive sales on the road as well. Fans want to see this historic team take the field, but they also want to see their favorite team beat them.

The average single ticket listing price for New England Patriot away games are $346. Some of the games driving that high listing price include the division rival Miami Dolphins and a Super Bowl rematch from a few years ago against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Five of their away games eclipse that average ticket price of $346, meaning there are plenty of fan bases out there that want to see the New England dynasty one last time.

The Get In Price for away games for the New England Patriots is near triple digits ($97). In contrast, the Los Angeles Rams (defending NFC Champions) have an average away game Get In Price of $69. A staggering difference that illustrates how coveted New England Patriots tickets are.

There is a wide selection of New England Patriots tickets available on TicketNetwork.com, but chances are they won’t last long.

The opportunity to see Brady and Belichick is just too enticing for fans of the dynasty that want to see them take the field one last time – and for the fans that are rooting for them to lose.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Continue to Leave Fans on Edge of their Seat

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NHL Playoffs

The most cherished trophy in all of sports is once again on the line during the month of May for the 102nd time in the NHL’s history! The Stanley Cup Playoffs are nearing its peak, with every game more exciting than the next.

The NHL is the only major professional sports league in North America to refer to its playoffs by the name of its championship trophy, a tradition which has arisen because the Stanley Cup is North America’s oldest professional sports trophy, dating back more than two decades before the establishment of the NHL.

Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston. This tradition that has stood the test of time. It makes the Stanley Cup Playoffs the most unique playoffs in all of sports. The pride, the honor, and intensity each player lays on the line come April is unprecedented across the board in any other professional sport.  Because this is seen as the ultimate accomplishment in any sport, playoff hockey is by far the most entertaining, which is what any fan wants to see! 

The format of these intense playoff series is as follows: 16 teams, 4 rounds, 1 team left standing that gets to raise Lord Stanley and parade it around the rink in traditional fashion.  Sound exciting yet?  Currently, there are four teams remaining, battling it out for the claim of being Conference Champions. 

In the Eastern Conference the Boston Bruins are pulling away from an underdog team in the Carolina Hurricanes, holding a commanding 3-0 series lead.  It’s said a series is never over until the home team loses, unfortunately for the Hurricanes that saying came to life Tuesday night.  Luckily, they have one more game behind their amazing fan base of “jerks” that has started to make Carolina a die-hard hockey town after struggling since their lone Stanley Cup victory in 2006.

As for Boston, most people know the level of immense pride each native has in each of their city’s teams. Between these two sold out arenas and the chance for Carolina to play the underdog role once again and come back from three games to none and head to the finals, you won’t want to miss out on the remainder of this series and the atmosphere in either of the two teams’ buildings!

In the Western Conference we see a bit more of a shootout series between two hot teams with a lot of talent, the St. Louis Blues and the San Jose Sharks led by Joe Pavelski, Erik Karlsson, Jumbo Joe Thornton, and Brent Burns.  The series is currently 2-1 in favor of San Jose, but has the feel of a series that will go seven games.  Both teams have a long tenured history in the league, selling out almost every game of these playoffs so far.  You won’t want to miss out on the hard-fought action and excitement two puck handling, solid defensive teams have to offer any hockey fan! 

With everything on the line, now is the time to secure your Stanley Cup Playoff tickets!

Injuries Haven’t Hampered a Hot Start for the New York Yankees

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New York Yankees

As of February, it appeared the New York Yankees were entering the 2019 MLB season as the American League favorite. Bolstering an already dependable pitching staff, the Yankees added lefty starter James Paxton from Seattle, as well as seasoned veteran reliever Adam Ottavino during the offseason.

Along with pitching, the Yankees deepened their offensive depth by acquiring Troy Tulowitzki and DJ LeMahieu. With these two acquisitions joining an already dominant offense, on paper, the Yankees looked to be an unstoppable force in the MLB.

However, shortly before the season started things began to take a turn for the worse. Center fielder Aaron Hicks began feeling discomfort in his lower back during spring training, and while initially anticipating being sidelined for a few days, Hicks has yet to play an inning of regular season baseball in 2019.

Soon after Hicks’ injury was revealed, Luis Severino was scratched from his first spring training start on March 5th due to rotator cuff inflammation, sidelining him until at least mid-May. Things continued to get uglier, as power reliever Dellin Betances hit the Injured List shortly before the season started. By Opening Day, the Bombers dream team was beginning to look much less intimidating, but little did the organization know, the injuries were just beginning.

Over the past month, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Andujar, Troy Tulowitzki, Gary Sanchez (who has since returned), Greg Bird, and Clint Frazier haven all fallen victim to the Injured List, forcing the front office to dig deep into their farm system for replacements.

The American League East favorite only a couple of weeks earlier, the Bombers were now struggling to reach the .500 mark, and each game, featured a lineup of primarily unknown players. But after starting the season 6-8, the newly called up talent started to make a statement. The team has now won 8 out of their last 10 games, with players such as Gio Urshela, Mike Tauchman, Joe Harvey, and Mike Ford all making the most of their trip to the big-leagues.

With some of the injured starters beginning rehab assignments, the Yankees have a good problem on their hands as they decide what players to keep on the 25-man roster. With the possibility of Miguel Andujar rejoining the lineup as soon as this weekend, with Hicks and Tulowitzki in tow, it won’t be long until the team is forced to begin making those decisions.

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Noticeable Ticket Trends Days After the NFL Draft

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NFL Draft Ticket Data

After seven rounds and three exciting days in Nashville, TN, the NFL season has officially begun!

Kyler Murray stole headlines for being the number one pick overall for the Arizona Cardinals. The New York Giants made back page news for all the wrong reasons by taking unheralded prospect Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick.

Every team in between made great selections, puzzling picks and had their fan bases on edge every time they were on the clock.

With the new season upon us, fans’ excitement is at an all-time high. Ticket sales are flying in as the schedule has been announced and new players have been signed in free-agency and drafted.

Since the draft there have already been some eye-opening ticket trends to take note of heading in to the season.

Increase in Number of Sales

A few teams had notable jumps in ticket prices in the days following the NFL draft.

New York Giants

Surprisingly one of these teams were the New York Giants. They made headlines for drafting Daniel Jones 6th overall and many fans were outraged with the decision.

Fortunately, the following picks were great fits for the Giants and although they may have missed on the most important position, there were a lot needs that were filled with remaining picks. In the first round they had two more picks which included defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence and cornerback DeAndre Baker.

Both came from prolific programs and were highly graded throughout the pre-draft process.

Comparing the days leading up to the draft to the days following the draft, the number of tickets sold jumped by 200%. There was also $3,109 in sales prior to the draft compared to a big spike of $5,019 in the days following.

Giants fans are in it for the long haul, and are definitely excited to see if this plan that the new GM has will pan out.

Washington Redskins

Following the New York Giants, their division rival Washington Redskins saw another post-draft jump in number of ticket sales.

The Washington Redskins made the biggest splash when they drafted quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Many analysts thought that Haskins would go 6th to the Giants, but fortunately for the Redskins he dropped all the way to 15th.

The rest of the NFL was put on notice after Haskins was drafted.

“The league done messed up,” Haskins said during his post-draft interview.

Redskins fans took notice and started buying tickets to see their rookie QB right away. When comparing pre and post-draft, number of tickets sold on TicketNetwork.com jumped 19%. Total revenue on TicketNetwork rose by 18% as well.

HTTR indeed.

Tennessee Titans

Another team that benefited greatly from the NFL draft was the Tennessee Titans, the team that “hosted” the draft. Taking place in the heart of Nashville, the draft was filled with Titans fans hoping that their home town team would make some great selections.

From top to bottom, most analysts agree that the Titans played it safe, but didn’t make any picks that sent fans in to an outrage.

After trading for quarterback Ryan Tannehill, they needed weapons for their new QB. AJ Brown, a receiver from Ole Miss, was one of the top prospects at the position and the Titans got great value for him by taking him late in the second round.

In general, the city was excited that it was the football capital for a weekend. Their pre and post-draft splits for ticket sales were telling. There was a 71% rise in tickets sold and a whopping 186% rise in revenue on TicketNetwork.

The Dallas Cowboys saw a similar rise last year when Dallas hosted the draft, a stat that points to cities being excited about football when they host the draft.

Increase in Ticket Price

There are also a few teams out there that have been steadily improving all offseason, and doubled down on making their team better in the NFL Draft.

This does mean that there is a rise in ticket prices, but it is for good reason. Fans should be aware of this trend in case they had their eye on a particular game for this upcoming season. Act fast before the price gets even higher!

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns have gone from punchline of the NFL to potential knock-out artists in the AFC North. For many years Cleveland fans had to endure winless seasons, terrible records and of course blunders in the NFL Draft.

However, with additions they made last season and this off season, the Browns are for real.

They drafted Baker Mayfield and Denzel Ward last season. They signed Jarvis Landry during the 2018 free agency and traded for Odell Beckham, Jr just a few months ago.

In this year’s draft, they didn’t pick until 46th overall. The Browns chose Greedy Williams, a cornerback from LSU, that has the potential and talent that warranted a top 10 pick.

The rest of the players that the Browns drafted tested extremely well at the combine.

In terms of ticket sales, the average listing price jumped 4% for Cleveland Browns tickets throughout the season in just a few days after the draft. The get-in-price (lowest ticket listed) for a Cleveland Browns game on TicketNetwork stayed at $38. So there are still good deals out there if you know where to look!

New York Jets

The New York Jets are going for it this year. No longer do they want to play second fiddle to the Giants in the city of New York and to the Patriots in the AFC East.

In the off season, they were able to land some extremely talented players to bolster their roster. The biggest splash was signing running back Le’Veon Bell, a player who was considered the best running back in the league before sitting out last season due to contract negotiations with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

During the NFL Draft they chose to upgrade on the defensive end after their offense was taken care of.

With the third pick they selected Quinnen Williams, a defensive tackle from Alabama. He was one of the most coveted players in the draft and will be a productive player for years to come.

Jachai Polite was their next selection. He was more of a risky pick, but he has the potential to be a terror as an edge-rusher in the NFL.

In the days leading up to the draft, the average listing price was just above $250. After the selections in the NFL Draft, that average listing price saw a 15% increase.

Jets fans are jumping at the opportunity to get tickets now as the price will only rise if the team gets off to a hot start!

Although these teams made the biggest news in tickets trends post-NFL Draft, it is a new season for every team! Get your NFL tickets today at TicketNetwork.com!

2019 NFL Ticket Trends, Best Deals & Must-See Match Ups

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As the NFL season begins, fans cannot wait to fire up the grill, stock the cooler with drinks and head to their local stadium to cheer on their favorite team.

However, the first thing they need is tickets.

With a new season comes new ticket data, so TicketNetwork is here to help you decide which games to go see, and which teams have the best deals on tickets this year. Let’s get started in the new football capital of the league, Cleveland, OH.

Cleveland Browns Tickets

The Cleveland Browns average ticket price has jumped a whopping 109% since last season, but for good reason. With only their second 7-win season in the past ten years, the Brown are led by Baker Mayfield and will look to turn their positive year last season into a playoff appearance this season.

The NFL has schedule the Cleveland Browns for two prime time games on Monday Night Football as well.

Buzz has been surrounding the team this entire off season. With a talented core of young players, a new offensive-minded head coach and a stingy defense the Browns were a popular pick to sneak in to the playoffs.

Then the off-season bombshell came. The Browns traded for star wide-receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. and now are the favorites to win the AFC North.

The Browns already have over $28,000 worth of ticket sales on TicketNetwork.com, over $25,000 more than last season at this same point. 110 more tickets have been sold and that is with an average ticket retail jump to $171 from $82. Get your Cleveland Browns tickets fast before its too late! This team will be exciting and dynamic all season long.

2019 NFL Tickets – Best Deals

New England Patriots

Let’s start with the best team in the NFL. The defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots have seen a slight decrease in ticket prices since last season.

The average ticket retail has dropped from $505 to $500 from last season. For the defending champs, any type of ticket price decrease is extremely welcomed by fans. Their favorite team is consistently putting out the best product on the field, but they dropped their prices so more fans would want to come to games at Gillette Stadium.

That slight drop in ticket prices is being noticed by their fans. The Patriots have already double their total sales at this point last with over $70,000 dollars in sales in 2019.

New England Patriots ticket orders have jumped from 26 to 48 from last year, and in total 113 tickets have sold as opposed to 57 from last season.

New England Patriots tickets for their home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers is the second-most sought after game ticket behind the Chiefs vs. Packers match up.

Los Angeles Rams

The Patriots’ opponent in last years Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams have also seen a drop in ticket prices.

The average ticket retail has dropped from $211 to $186 at this point last season. That equals a -12% drop in ticket prices. Fans in LA will be ready to cheer on their team this season thanks to the price drop.

With star players such as Jared Goff, Aaron Donald and Todd Gurley, the Rams have one of the most star-studded rosters in the NFL.

New York Jets

Ticket prices for the New York Jets have remained relatively stagnant from last season even though they were one of the NFL teams that made significant off season moves.

The Jets have added the most coveted free-agent at the running back position in recent memory with the signing of Le’Veon Bell. Additionally, they signed C.J. Mosley and Brian Poole to bolster their defense.

With young stud Sam Darnold at quarterback, the future of the Jets is looking bright. The average ticket retail price is now $132, a -2% drop from last season. It is still extremely affordable to see one of the most talented teams in the NFL.

2019 NFL Ticket Deals in Other Big Markets

NFL Football in Texas will be much more affordable this season. The Dallas Cowboys have seen a $39 dollar drop in average ticket retail price ($274 to $235).

Dallas Cowboys tickets for their match up against the Green Bay Packers is the third most sought after game on TicketNetwork.com. Their Thanksgiving match up against the Buffalo Bills is also selling very well.

The Houston Texans average ticket price drop significantly as well. They are down to $164 from $247 last season. For a playoff team to experience that kind of drop is surprising and welcomed by fans.

In Atlanta, Falcons fans will also be pleased to know that average ticket price has dropped -17% since last season. With Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and the rest of the talented Atlanta Falcons, fans in Atlanta will get a pretty sweet bargain to see this team play at the beautiful Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

These are just some of the best deals that TicketNetwork has to offer NFL tickets this season! To find the deals for your team, browse TicketNetwork’s complete selection of NFL Tickets.

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