THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY:  1997 AFC Home Attendance Through Week 9

      

  
 
    
 
      
'97 
        YEAR-TO-DATE
      
    
 
      
'96 
        TIX REVENUE
      
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
TIX
    
    
 
      
REVENUE
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
+/- 
        FROM '96
    
  
  
 
    
NEP^
    
 
      
5
    
    
 
      
60,292
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
$40 
        
    
    
 
      
$11,922,743 
        
    
    
 
      
60,292
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $1,673,103
    
  
  
 
    
SDC^
    
 
      
3
    
    
 
      
60,140
    
    
 
      
85%
    
    
 
      
$43 
        
    
    
 
      
$7,801,360 
        
    
    
 
      
59,782
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $1,520,698
    
  
  
 
    
NYJ^
    
 
      
3
    
    
 
      
77,803
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
$31 
        
    
    
 
      
$7,254,352 
        
    
    
 
      
77,745
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $1,423,757
    
  
  
 
    
KCC^
    
 
      
3
    
    
 
      
78,977
    
    
 
      
99%
    
    
 
      
$38 
        
    
    
 
      
$9,003,416 
        
    
    
 
      
79,602
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $1,361,624
    
  
  
 
    
PIT^
    
 
      
5
    
    
 
      
59,600
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
$36 
        
    
    
 
      
$10,745,880 
        
    
    
 
      
59,480
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $533,096
    
  
  
 
    
CIN
    
 
      
3
    
    
 
      
56,958
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
$35 
        
    
    
 
      
$5,997,642 
        
    
    
 
      
52,231
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $497,718
    
  
  
 
    
BUF^
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
72,741
    
    
 
      
91%
    
    
 
      
$36 
        
    
    
 
      
$10,352,427 
        
    
    
 
      
79,514
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $174,668
    
  
  
 
    
SEA<
    
 
      
5
    
    
 
      
55,405
    
    
 
      
83%
    
    
 
      
$33 
        
    
    
 
      
$9,044,800 
        
    
    
 
      
51,831
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $150,601
    
  
  
 
    
DEN
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
75,511
    
    
 
      
99%
    
    
 
      
$35 
        
    
    
 
      
$10,571,540 
        
    
    
 
      
74,706
    
    
 
      
+ 
        $112,665
    
  
  
 
    
JAX
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
73,000
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
$37 
        
    
    
 
      
$10,804,000 
        
    
    
 
      
73,000
    
    
 
      
No 
        Change
    
  
  
 
    
OAK
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
51,242
    
    
 
      
81%
    
    
 
      
$51 
        
    
    
 
      
$10,475,812 
        
    
    
 
      
51,748
    
    
 
      
- 
        $103,600
    
  
  
 
    
MIA^
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
69,999
    
    
 
      
93%
    
    
 
      
$34 
        
    
    
 
      
$9,603,794 
        
    
    
 
      
75,208
    
    
 
      
- 
        $323,694
    
  
  
 
    
IND^
    
 
      
3
    
    
 
      
50,374
    
    
 
      
83%
    
    
 
      
$34 
        
    
    
 
      
$5,201,585 
        
    
    
 
      
58,412
    
    
 
      
- 
        $411,192
    
  
  
 
    
BAL<
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
60,690
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
$39 
        
    
    
 
      
$9,533,224 
        
    
    
 
      
63,978
    
    
 
      
- 
        $1,102,519
    
  
  
 
    
TEN^
    
 
      
4
    
    
 
      
24,005
    
    
 
      
38%
    
    
 
      
$40 
        
    
    
 
      
$3,875,407 
        
    
    
 
      
39,222
    
    
 
      
- 
        $1,107,387
    
  



          NOTES: All attendance numbers, based on tickets sold,
     were acquired from the teams.  (^) = higher average ticket
     price than '96; (<) = lower average ticket price than '96;
     "'96 AVG." = average attendance through the same number of
     games played in '96; "TIX" = average ticket price; "TIX
     REVENUE +/-" = approximate figure based on the increase/
     decrease in revenue from ticket sales, compared to the same
     number of home dates in '96.  TEAM NOTES:  The Oilers are
     playing their first season in Tennessee in Memphis' Liberty
     Bowl, capacity 62,380.  They played last season in the
     Astrodome, capacity 59,969.  Capacity at the Chargers'
     Qualcomm Stadium was increased from 63,000 to 71,000.

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