NFL cutting post season ticket prices

With fans facing tough economic times, the National Football League is prepared to take a hit by lowering ticket prices for playoff games.

The league cited the poor economy Wednesday in announcing that ticket prices for postseason games will be some 10 percent lower than last year.

“We want to be responsive to the economic challenges facing our fans,” an NFL spokesman said.

League commissioner Roger Goodell recently sent ticket pricing guidelines to all teams who are in contention for a postseason berth.

As part of the guidelines, the league for the first time authorized lower ticket prices for the opening wild card round than the divisional playoff games the following weekend. Traditionally, prices have been the same for both rounds.

The specific average playoff ticket prices can’t be determined until the home playoff sites are decided in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, which will be held in Tampa, Florida, on February 1.

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Thursday AFP