Super Bowl 53 ticket prices in 2019 as compared to history

Shanna McCarriston

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Super Bowl tickets are historically hard to come by, and it's even more difficult to find them at a decent price.

That's proving to be true in 2019 as the overall demand for Super Bowl 53 tickets has fluctuated from previous years, a trend that's been chalked up to everything from Patriots fatigue to a lack of enthusiasm within the Los Angeles market to travel to watch the Rams attempt to spoil New England's bid for a third championship in five years.

But there are still some tickets available on the resell market in the days leading up to the biggest game of the year.

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StubHub has nearly 3,000 unsold tickets as of Jan. 31 ranging from $2,500 to $23,203.50, with the latter price for a single 50-yard line seat in the "SunTrust Club." One Patriots fan reportedly paid $180,000 for eight tickets at the 50-yard line after New England's victory over Kansas City.

Here's a look at how much money attending Super Bowl 53 can run an average fan, factoring in ticket prices and the cost of concession food items while at the big game.

Super Bowl ticket prices in 2019

Get-in price: $2,557 (StubHub)

Average purchase price: $4,613 (StubHub)

As of Jan. 31, StubHub's cheapest ticket sold was for $2,000.

Ticket IQ, which tracks the rate of prices according to the level of the seat inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has found there is not much of a difference between upper and lower level tickets.

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Super Bowl ticket trends

According to TickPick, fans from Los Angeles and New England made up the majority of tickets purchased before the Super Bowl matchup was set, showing those cities were confident in their team's success. Ten percent of ticket purchases came from Los Angeles while 11 percent came from New England. 

After the Rams and Patriots won their respective games, tickets purchased from New England rose to 31 percent while ticket purchases in Los Angeles rose to 16 percent. 

Ticket prices dropped once it was determined the Patriots would be in the big game, something that can most likely be attrbiuted to fans getting sick of seeing New England in the Super Bowl. 

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History of Super Bowl ticket prices

Going to the Super Bowl these days is expensive, to say the least, but tickets weren't always so far out of reach. Here's a look at the ticket prices from the past with what that cost would be equivalent to today taken, according to a database compiled by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 2018.

Year Super Bowl Ticket cost Ticket cost (inflation) Matchup
1967 1 $12 $90 Packers vs. Chiefs
1968 2 $12 $87 Packers vs. Raiders
1969 3 $12 $83 Jets vs. Baltimore Colts
1970 4 $15 $98 Chiefs vs. Vikings
1971 5 $15 $93 Baltimore Colts vs. Cowboys
1972 6 $15 $90 Cowboys vs. Dolphins
1973 7 $15 $87 Dolphins vs. Redskins
1974 8 $15 $79 Dolphins vs. Vikings
1975 9 $20 $95 Steelers vs. Vikings
1976 10 $20 $89 Steelers vs. Cowboys
1977 11 $20 $84 Raiders vs. Vikings
1978 12 $30 $118 Cowboys vs. Broncos
1979 13 $30 $108 Steelers vs. Cowboys
1980 14 $30 $95 Steelers vs. Rams
1981 15 $40 $113 Raiders vs. Eagles
1982 16 $40 $105 49ers vs. Bengals
1983 17 $40 $101 Redskins vs. Dolphins
1984 18 $60 $145 Los Angeles Raiders vs. Redskins
1985 19 $60 $140 49ers vs. Dolphins
1986 20 $75 $169 Bears vs. Patriots
1987 21 $75 $166 Giants vs. Broncos
1988 22 $100 $213 Redskins vs. Broncos
1989 23 $100 $204 49ers vs. Bengals
1990 24 $125 $242 49ers vs. Broncos
1991 25 $150 $275 Giants vs. Bills
1992 26 $150 $268 Redskins vs. Bills
1993 27 $175 $303 Cowboys vs. Bills
1994 28 $175 $295 Cowboys vs. Bills
1995 29 $200 $328 49ers vs. Chargers
1996 30 $350 $559 Cowboys vs. Steelers
1997 31 $275 $426 Packers vs. Patriots
1998 32 $275 $420 Broncos vs. Packers
1999 33 $325 $488 Broncos vs. Falcons
2000 34 $325 $475 St. Louis Rams vs. Titans
2001 35 $325 $458 Ravens vs. Giants
2002 36 $400 $557 Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams
2003 37 $500 $679 Buccaneers vs. Raiders
2004 38 $600 $799 Patriots vs. Panthers
2005 39 $600 $776 Patriots vs. Eagles
2006 40 $700 $871 Steelers vs. Seahawks
2007 41 $700 $853 Colts vs. Bears
2008 42 $900 $1,052 Giants vs. Patriots
2009 43 $1,000 $1,168 Steelers vs. Cardinals
2010 44 $1,000 $1,138 Saints vs. Colts
2011 45 $1,200 $1,344 Packers vs. Steelers
2012 46 $1,200 $1,306 Giants vs. Patriots
2013 47 $1,250 $1,339 Ravens vs. 49ers
2014 48 $1,500 $1,582 Seahawks vs. Broncos
2015 49 $2,111 $2,000 Patriots vs. Seahawks
2016 50 $2,500 $2,605 Broncos vs. Panthers
2017 51 $2,500 $2,500 Patriots vs. Falcons
2018 52 $2,500 $2,500 Eagles vs. Patriots

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Super Bowl concession prices

Getting to the Super Bowl is expensive after adding up airfare, hotel and tickets. Fortunately, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium has decided to keep the price of consessions low, a policy championed by Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The menu includes $2 hotdogs, $2 refillable soft drinks, $3 nachos, $5 burgers and $5 beers. Just try not to develop a craving for Chik-fil-A on Sunday.

Shanna McCarriston