Why so many tickets left?

[Einstein]

  On 1/15/2022 at 11:27 AM, Ya Digg? said:

Just not in the corners of the stadium apparently 😂😉

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This is considered a “packed” stadium by some on here…

 

Only 18,000 empty seats  

 

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[ArtVandalay]

  On 1/15/2022 at 2:42 PM, 716er said:

 

Hey Art - we've packed the stadium numerous times time year keeping the unvaxxed out and we'll do it again tonight!

 

GO BILLS

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We were 20th in the league in capacity this year at 94.7%... the top 15 teams were all 98+.

 

Anything less than 100% for our first capacity playoff game in 25 years will be a failure. 

[Motorin']

  On 1/15/2022 at 2:59 PM, Einstein said:

 

This is considered a “packed” stadium by some on here…

 

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Cue the self righteous demand for self loathing.

  On 1/15/2022 at 3:01 PM, ArtVandalay said:

We were 20th in the league in capacity this year at 94.7%... the top 15 teams were all 98+.

 

Anything less than 100% for our first capacity playoff game in 25 years will be a failure. 

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The W is the only thing that matters. Everything else is stupidity. 

[muppy]

  On 1/15/2022 at 2:16 PM, Steptide said:

Wouldn't be surprised one bit if the NFL looked at the weather last Sunday when creating the playoff schedule and saw that there was a potential for it to be frigid in Buffalo. The NFL wants crap weather for buffalo games. 30 degrees and sunny on Sunday wouldn't have been as interesting on TV as 0 degrees 

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OMG I never thought of this but septime I fear you may just be right....watch em shiver and cheer like lunatic with shirts off in frigid Buffalo/ Orchard Park

 

.....sounds about right. But for they to PLOY that for ratings? rat baastids. wow You have gotta be right imo. smirk. I dont like it. Night time allure vs a more reasonable  climate.....vs Money....**gglsnrt*** I vote big fat Money was the ticket.

 

up yer nose with a rubber house NFL. Yes Im snarky I barely slept GO BILLS!~!~!!!!!!!!! we'll give em a show allright. HA!

 

m

[billsfan_34]

  On 1/15/2022 at 1:55 PM, ArtVandalay said:

They eliminated 35% of the population from attending, and considering the shot rates for those 70+ are much higher than those in the 20-40s group, you are talking an even higher percentage of the target market. 

 

Many Canadian fans logistically not able to attend due to the hoops to get back across the border by Canadian government.

 

Those are hard factual reasons.

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Facts matter- we lost a significant portion of our fan base with many of the CV barriers. 

[Steptide]

  On 1/15/2022 at 3:50 PM, muppy said:

OMG I never thought of this but septime I fear you may just be right....watch em shiver and cheer like lunatic with shirts off in frigid Buffalo/ Orchard Park

 

.....sounds about right. But for they to PLOY that for ratings? rat baastids. wow You have gotta be right imo. smirk. I dont like it. Night time allure vs a more reasonable  climate.....vs Money....**gglsnrt*** I vote big fat Money was the ticket.

 

up yer nose with a rubber house NFL. Yes Im snarky I barely slept GO BILLS!~!~!!!!!!!!! we'll give em a show allright. HA!

 

m

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Imagine if they knew about the storm Monday, they would've 100% put the bills on Monday night 

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[Nextmanup]

  On 1/15/2022 at 3:01 PM, ArtVandalay said:

We were 20th in the league in capacity this year at 94.7%... the top 15 teams were all 98+.

 

Anything less than 100% for our first capacity playoff game in 25 years will be a failure. 

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Don't forget, even with the modernizations and down-sizing, our stadium still holds 70,000.

That's bigger, and in some cases a lot bigger, than many stadiums around the league.

 

So our 90% capacity is their 100% capacity.

 

See?

 

 

[Einstein]

  On 1/15/2022 at 4:31 PM, Nextmanup said:

Don't forget, even with the modernizations and down-sizing, our stadium still holds 70,000.

That's bigger, and in some cases a lot bigger, than many stadiums around the league.

 

So our 90% capacity is their 100% capacity.

 

See?

 

 

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90% of our non-suite capacity would be 30th in the NFL.

 

 

[Nextmanup]

  On 1/15/2022 at 4:36 PM, Einstein said:

 

90% of our non-suite capacity would be 30th in the NFL.

 

 

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I was trying to make a point.  We have a bigger stadium which is harder to fill and you need to adjust for stadium size as you compare attendance around the league.

 

Verstehen Sie?

 

 

Edited January 15, 2022 by Nextmanup

[Einstein]

  On 1/15/2022 at 4:38 PM, Nextmanup said:

I was trying to make a point.  We have a bigger stadium which is harder to fill and you need to adjust for stadium size as you compare attendance around the league.

 

Verstehen Sie?

 

 

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I just don’t agree.

 

Our stadium is only 1,000~ seats from the median stadium in the NFL.

[Scott7975]

  On 1/15/2022 at 12:15 PM, WotAGuy said:

But the OP isn’t about attendance.  It’s about the number of tickets available, which are mostly resale tickets.
 

Those resale tickets can be related to the mandate. Many season ticket holders chose to not give up their seasons even though they are not vaxed. Giving them up for refunds meant losing the tickets overall and many didn’t want to lose their seniority. So unvaxed season ticket holders are left to resell their tickets on the secondary market. 

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You don't give up season tickets by not buying the playoff tickets.

[Turbo44]

Tough sell this weekend:

1. After holiday $$

2. Temperatures tonight

3. vaccine requirement 

4. no Canadiens - that’s probably 10,000 people

[WotAGuy]

  On 1/15/2022 at 5:13 PM, Scott7975 said:

 

You don't give up season tickets by not buying the playoff tickets.

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Since there were only 500 tickets available from the Bills, it’s clear unvaxed season ticket holders retained their playoff tickets for resale, further adding to the available resale ticket inventory. 

[Billsfan1972]

  On 1/15/2022 at 2:16 PM, Steptide said:

Wouldn't be surprised one bit if the NFL looked at the weather last Sunday when creating the playoff schedule and saw that there was a potential for it to be frigid in Buffalo. The NFL wants crap weather for buffalo games. 30 degrees and sunny on Sunday wouldn't have been as interesting on TV as 0 degrees 

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Absolutely right.  They saw the forecasts & instead the Sunday 1 & 4 slots are warm weather teams.  

 

Very simply should have had Cincy, Buff & KC all playing "Day games" and evening games TB, LA & Dallas.  

 

How obvious is that?

 

 

[ehfeuh57]

There are now only a few tickets under $70 (after fees) on ticketmaster

 

going up fast

[ehfeuh57]

Back down to $40 (after fees) and massive amounts of tickets available

 

it didnt go too well, embarrasing

[rockpile]

  On 1/15/2022 at 2:52 PM, BUFFALOBART said:

30 degrees?

It would've made for a better game.

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30 degrees with no rain is balmy!

[Evian]

  On 1/15/2022 at 10:36 PM, DrDare said:

Back down to $40 (after fees) and massive amounts of tickets available

 

it didnt go too well, embarrasing

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There are not "massive" amounts of verified tickets available. There are so few available the game will look exactly like a sold out game on tv and from the player's perspective. 

 

The annoying Patriots fans and Boston media are the ones hyping this nonsense. 

 

The Bills Billboard in MA is getting under their skin.  🙂

 

[MAJBobby]

I sold mine the minute I saw the Forecast. Earlier in the week. 

[Augie]

  On 1/15/2022 at 6:04 PM, DrDare said:

There are now only a few tickets under $70 (after fees) on ticketmaster

 

going up fast

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A lot of people wait, trying to get a ticket at the best possible price at the last minute. I’ve talked to people at the tailgate who were holding off because it might go down a little more. That is NOT MY STYLE! If I decide to go to a game, I want my tickets in hand before I walk out of the house. That may not be financially optimal, but I need that peace of mind. 

 

However it works, I hope the seats get as full as possible! This is a game you can say “I was there”.  Hopefully, you can say it proudly as a fond memory with a smile on your face!

 

GO BILLS!!!