NFL across the board on ticket prices, from no change to 7 percent increases

Green Bay Press Gazette

GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers are not alone in raising season ticket prices for the coming season.

At least eight NFL teams so far have announced price hikes, ranging from 1 percent to 7 percent, overall. Several are holding the line on tickets prices for 2019.

Teams on the Packers schedule:

• In Detroit, the price of tickets for all but 5,099 seats in Ford Field will remain the same or decrease by a few dollars. Tickets for 1,579 seats are going up by more than $5 per game. The Packers play one game at Detroit, which was 6-10 in 2018.

A number of NFL teams have announced changes in season tickets costs for 2019. The Green Bay Packers on Tuesday announced they would raise prices for most seats.

• The Chicago Bears announced an average price increase of 4.1 percent, with non-club seats increasing an average of 5.6 percent and club seats seeing an average ticket price increase of 1.6 percent. The Bears did not raise prices in three of the last four years. The Bears will use demand-based pricing, with individual game prices determined when the schedule is released in April. The Packers play one game in Chicago. The Bears were 12-4 in 2018 and won the NFC North.

• The Carolina Panthers will raise prices on about 61 percent of seats in Bank of America Stadium. Ticket price increases range from $3 to $5 per ticket in the upper bowl, and from $4 to $20 per ticket in selected sections in the lower bowl, according to the Charlotte Observer. The Packers host the Panthers in 2019. The Panthers were 7-9 in 2018.

• The Denver Broncos will raise prices 1 percent for about 95 percent of seats. The Packers host the Broncos in 2019. The Broncos were 6-10 in 2018.

The rest of the NFL:

• In Cleveland, where there's a lot of anticipation of an improved team for the first time in years, ticket prices are going up 7 percent. Like the Packers, the Browns are raising prices more for in-demand seats. There will be no increase for about 43 percent of seats in the stadium, according to Crain's Cleveland Business. Ticket prices had gone down or stayed flat in nine of the previous 10 seasons. The Browns were 7-8-1 in 2018.

• Jacksonville Jaguars season ticket prices for 2019 will increase an average of 2.4 percent. More than half of season ticket members will experience no change or a decrease in the renewal price. Jacksonville was 5-11 in 2018.

• The Baltimore Ravens will leave ticket prices unchanged for the second consecutive year. Baltimore was 10-6 in 2018 and won the AFC North.

• Tampa Bay also is not increasing ticket prices this year. The Buccaneers were 5-11 in 2018.

• The Buffalo Bills raised ticket prices an average of 2.1 percent for 2019, following on the heels of a 3 percent increase in 2018. Increases varied by seat location, with a handful as high as 32.6 percent. Prices for 7,700 seats will decrease. The Bills were 6-10 last year.

• Miami Dolphins tickets will be relatively flat for 2019. Some seats will cost more, but most will be unchanged or cost less. The Dolphins were 7-9 in 2018.