Packers Vs. Lions Is The NFL’s Hottest Ticket This Week

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions meet in one of the biggest games of the NFL season Thursday night.

So it’s no surprise this NFC North showdown is trending as the hottest NFL ticket this weekend, according to Vivid Seats ticket marketplace. The matchup has an average ticket price of $379, and the best deal is $249.

Detroit has the NFC’s best record at 11-1 and has won 10 straight games. The Lions are off to their best start in franchise history.

The Packers are in third place in the ultra-competitive NFC North at 9-3, but have won seven of eight games overall and enter Thursday’s showdown on a three-game winning streak.

Green Bay leads the regular-season series, 104-77-7 (.572). Lions coach Dan Campbell is 5-2 against the Packers, though, since taking over in Detroit in 2021.

Vivid Seats’ Fan Forecast proprietary data also found that 22% of Ford Field is projected to be Green Bay fans. When the teams met in Detroit on Thanksgiving last season, roughly 13% of the Ford Field crowd was Packers fans.

This year’s matchup is also 20% more in-demand than last year when the Packers played at Ford Field in Nov., 2023.

Overall, fans are traveling an average of 250 miles to watch a game that will have major implications when it comes to postseason seeding.