Bears' Ticket Prices Soar as Playoff Game vs. Eagles Approaches
Tickets for the Eagles-Bears tilt are running nearly double the average price of other playoff games
By Kate Chappell ••
The Chicago Bears will host a home playoff game for the first time in eight years this weekend, and if you want to see the Monsters of the Midway, you’ll have to break a few piggy banks.
If you’re wanting the cheapest ticket available to the game, you’re going to have to shell out at least $250, and likely a lot more, to see the Bears take on the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
For some Bears fans, that high price for a ticket is barely a deterrent.
“Money is not really a thing when it comes to playoff football,” fan Brandon Wilson said.
According to TickPick.com, a secondary ticket marketplace, the average ticket for Sunday’s showdown on the lakefront is a staggering $700, nearly double the price of any of the other three NFL wild card games.
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Chicago Bears' Mitchell Trubisky speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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The Bears held a commanding first half lead, but then Aaron Rodgers happened, spoiling Matt Nagy's debut.
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Trick plays are part of the deal with the Bears, and Matt Nagy pulled out a few of them as the Bears won their first game of the season on Monday Night Football.
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The Bears had some wins they had to gut out this season, and the Cardinals game certainly qualified. Mitchell Trubisky threw for 220 yards, but the defense kept Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen in check in a narrow victory.
Most fans will remember this game for Mitchell Trubisky throwing six touchdowns, but Akiem Hicks' reaction to being thrown out of the game was also a sight to see, as he hurled his pads into the Soldier Field stands.
With a hobbled Khalil Mack, the Bears' defense struggled to keep Mark Sanchez in check, and the Dolphins scored an overtime victory in the game.
The Bears' lone home loss of the season came down to one final play, as Kevin White caught a Hail Mary pass, but was stopped short of the goal line to give the Patriots the victory.
Even without Khalil Mack the Bears' defense was stellar in this game, and Tarik Cohen had an excellent 70 yard touchdown catch from Trubisky to get the offense going.
Aaron Lynch may have gotten a penalty for his sack celebration in the game, but that's about the only thing that went wrong for Chicago in this laugher of a victory.
Mitchell Trubisky took a big shot in this game, but he kept right on ticking and would later score on a touchdown run that was punctuated by this spike.
After Eddie Jackson scored a touchdown, he had the Vikings' singing the blues as he directed the orchestra in one of the year's best celebrations (although Anthony Miller's rowboat celebration in the same game was pretty good too).
The Bears were rude Thanksgiving guests in Detroit, beating the Lions for the second time in 11 days, and Taylor Gabriel had time to bust a move in the game.
Without Trubisky, the Bears were still able to comeback late, but Saquon Barkley and the Giants were able to soar to a victory.
In one of the most iconic plays of the season, offensive lineman Bradley Sowell caught a touchdown pass to give the Bears a lead, and the defense made it stand up as they beat up Jared Goff and the Rams.
The Chicago Bears, long the victims of Aaron Rodgers and company, became the conquerors in this one, winning the NFC North Division crown and eliminating the Packers from playoff contention.
There was something about tough road games in the NFC West this season, but the Bears managed to win against the 49ers despite a less than stellar effort by their offense. Once again, it was their defense that left the 49ers in dejected silence.
Jordan Howard rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vikings were held to just 195 yards of total offense as the Bears eliminated them from playoff contention and sealed a 12-4 record on the season.
“When you have a turn in a team performance in a market like Chicago, pricing can get pretty expensive pretty quickly,” TickPick co-founder Brett Goldberg said.
On average, Bears tickets are 77 percent more expensive than any of the other three playoff games this weekend.
For Bears fans who won’t be shelling out big bucks to see the team play, the game will air at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and can be seen on NBC 5 Chicago.
