The Vikings found a unique way to increase attendance for Sunday night's road game against the Lions. In this game, the winner of the NFC North division will be determined by a battle between both teams with 14 wins and 2 losses.
According to ESPNThe Vikings purchased about 1,900 tickets near the visitors' bench at Ford Field for about $1,000 each, for a total of nearly $2 million.
The ticket total is in addition to the roughly 600 mandated tickets given to teams for road games.
The team later reversed course and offered tickets to team officials for just $200 to $300, a huge loss in profit, according to ESPN.
“Given the unique nature of this game, we wanted to provide an opportunity for our staff, family members, season ticket members, team partners and other stakeholders to attend the game,” the Vikings said in a statement.
sports illustrated Sources reported that the Lions contacted the NFL regarding the acquisition but claim they were told the Vikings were not violating any rules.
The showdown between the Vikings and Lions will not only decide the NFC North, but also the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
Sunday's game will be the first in NFL regular season history to pit two teams with at least 13 wins against each other.
The stakes are very high, as the winner gets a first-round bye and the loser falls to the No. 5 seed, with a road game played during the wild-card round, but also the first-ever wild-card team. there is. 14 wins.
The Vikings and Lions will face off Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC's “Sunday Night Football.”
