Eagles Tickets Prices Are Up Again. Here’s What To Do.

The breakout season has arrived for Philadelphia Eagles tickets.

What am I referring to?

Why, the inevitable spike in prices that we average fans have come to dread.

To wit, from 2014-2017, Philly ticket prices on the secondary market averaged $245.82.

That figure was within 50 cents of the league average, but that was then.

And now?  The Eagles average initial ticket price for the upcoming season stands at $331 – an increase of 34%.

It’s right in line with the Patriots breakout a couple of years ago, when their resale tickets shot up by 38%.

And it’s not just the initial prices – i.e., prior to the start of the regular season – which TicketIQ uses for data.

According to SeatGeek, which measures secondary market prices at the season’s end, Eagles tickets have risen by 49% since 2015, compared to 29% for the entire league.

What’s the average Eagles fanatic to do?  Well, for starters…

Save 11% on Philadelphia Eagles tickets

One obvious way to save cash is to opt for the standing room only tickets for the Linc.  

Compared to the average upper deck seating, you’ll save about 25-35%.  

But is it worth it?

Here are a couple of Reddit threads (#1, #2) that suggest otherwise.  

As always, we’re talking about your money, so only you can decide what’s best.

Now, if there were a way to get traditional seating for 10-11% less, would you consider it?

Obviously, you won’t save as much compared to SRO prices. But on the other hand, you do get to sit for the game.

And if 10% doesn’t seem noteworthy, well, that’s $35 off the current initial average Eagles ticket price on the secondary market.  For a family or group of four, that comes to $140 – hardly chump change, just sayin’.

Getting to the point, there’s one ticket reseller that will consistently save you 10.86% on tickets for Eagles home games*.  That figure is about 3.5% better than any other reseller covered on The 4 Best NFL Ticket Sites.

*Based on a comparison of 13 ticket sites for 9 Eagles home games from 2017-2019

Read more on why this reseller is the single best site for buying NFL tickets.

So how much will it cost to see an Eagles game?

Up till now, we’ve only focused on the costs of Philadelphia Eagles game tickets.  So what about all the other stuff?

The real Fan Cost Index for Eagles fans for the 2017 season was $1215.  That figure ranked 15th and was about 7% below league average. The relative cost index was similarly middling, ranking 19th (2% below average).

What is real Fan Cost Index and relative cost index?

“Great!”, you say?  Keep in mind, that was 2 years ago.  While we don’t have the financial data yet to formulate any real FCIs for the upcoming season, the jump in game ticket prices alone will add $332.  

What follows, then, are other ways to get your money’s worth for Eagles games at the Linc, starting with…

Lincoln Financial Field parking

Official Lincoln Financial Field parking encompasses all of the available spaces in the sports complex, which includes Citizens Bank Park & Wells Fargo Center, in addition to nearby 350-acre FDR Park. You would think that, with all of these spaces, finding a spot at a reasonable price would be a snap.

Good luck with that. Pre-paid parking passes are $40, but are only available to season ticket holders. For everyone else, it’s either take your chances at the gate or overpay a ticket broker. If you’re going to go the ticket broker route, do examine the data below. As is the case with NFL tickets, parking passes can also vary wildly in cost from broker to broker.  

Here were 5 secondary market listings for the Eagles 2017 home opener:

• $144.75
• $125.20
• $1115.85
• $107.50
• $73 (Which site was this?)

Ok, so where else to park near Lincoln Financial Field if you can’t get a parking pass online?

A good deal can be found at the iconic Chickie’s & Pete’s Sports Bar.  Valet parking is only $25 and includes the Taxi Crab shuttle to and from the Linc. 

Don’t bother with Xfinity Live! parking – the cost is $50, unless you’re going to arrive one hour after the game starts, in which case it’s free.

Oh, and if you read somewhere about free parking at nearby FDR park, that’s old news.  It’s no longer free, and a lot more limited than it used to be.

Here are a couple of other resources you might want to check out – both of them mention free parking, but it’s probably too good to be true.

• Resource #1
• Resource #2

Food

As stadium fare goes, the food at Lincoln Financial Field ranks up there.  In addition to providing good value, it got an A+ rating from Bleacher Report.

Best bets:

• Zac’s Burgers – Their “Zac Pack” (4 burgers for $16) is hard to beat, and their other specials aren’t too shabby either.
• Tony Luke’s – Not only is their cheese steak“a few inches longer…” than their competitors, it was named as the “Best Sandwich at the Ballpark, 2004” and voted into Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly Hall of Fame” food (1994). All this for just $10.50. (Source: bestphillycheesesteaks.blogspot.com)
• McNally’s Tavern – “The Schmitter” is 12 bucks well spent for this iconic, jacked-up, & very filling sandwich.

Worst bets:

• Chickie’s & Pete’s Crab Fries – It costs twice as much inside the Linc as it does at their nearby Packer Avenue location.
• Xfinity Live! – There may be some good deals, if you disregard the $10 pretzels & the $17 burgers.

Beer

A 12-ounce beer at the Linc costs $8.50, making it the most expensive per ounce among NFL stadiums.  Do you really want to pay imported craft beer prices for the domestic stuff?

Best bets:

• Chickie’s & Pete’s drink specials, like $2.50 Bud & $3.50 Shocktop all day on Sundays.
• Xfinity Live! – Not only do they have 55 beers on tap,their 16-oz. drafts range from $5 to $8.  So if you’re doing the math, that’s .31¢ – .50¢ per ounce, compared to .71¢ per at Lincoln Financial Field.  
• Victory Beer Hall at Xfinity Live! – If you’re with a group, take advantage of the 84-oz. fish bowl cocktails for $30, which works out to $2.86 per 8 ounces.

Hotels

The typical daily rate for a hotel room in Philadelphia is $169 in 2017, which is about 32% more than the U.S, average. Here are 5 cheap hotels near Lincoln Financial Field (4 of them are conveniently located at Philadelphia International Airport) with a average nightly price of $108¹ and a cumulative rating or 79².

• Four Points by Sheraton, 4101A Island Ave. $112 average price, 72 average rating
• Sheraton Suites, 4101B Island Ave. $110, 72
• Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, 7890 Penrose Ave. $99, 77
• Fairfield Inn by Marriott, 8800 Bartram Ave. $103, 83
• La Reserve Bed & Breakfast, 1804 Pine St. $105, 91
• ¹ Rates are the average from 4 sites for a 1 night stay (12/25 – 12/26/17)
• ² Ratings are based upon cumulative scores from at least 3 of 4 sites (Expedia, hotels.com, booking.com, & Kayak) – a 3 (out of 5) rating on Expedia = 60, 7 (out of 10) rating on booking.com = 70.

Bottom line on Eagles tickets

Conclusion: Getting 11% off Eagles tickets is just the start. 

In addition, you can:

• Save 49% on  Lincoln Financial Field parking.  More even, if you opt for offsite parking.  What’s more, there’s one site that can take care of both of these matters.
• Enjoy a 36% discount with the right hotel deal.
• Get exceptional bang for your buck when it comes to food & drink, both in and around the Linc.

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