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Goodell To Attend NFC Title Game On Sunday, Bypassing Foxboro Once Again

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell "will attend the NFC Championship game in Atlanta" on Sunday instead of the AFC title game in Foxboro, according to ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss. Goodell last Saturday also was in Atlanta for the Seahawks-Falcons divisional game instead of Texans-Patriots (TWITTER.com, 1/17). The move to once again bypass attending a Patriots home game drew criticism this morning on Twitter. Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman: “Gotta admit, barring some sort of unknown security threat, a lil chicken bleep of Goodell. Lil bit. Lil bit.” The Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy: "This is unbelievable. Comish needs some stones." Boston.com's Eric Wilbur: "Can't wait for somebody to ask Goodell about his fear of Foxboro during his SB press conference. After the Play 60 questions, of course." THE MMQB's Albert Breer, who is based on Boston, wrote, "All you need to know about how big a story this is up here is to look at the number of people reporting on it. ... The smart thing for Roger Goodell to do would've been to just go to some 1 p.m. regular season game in Foxboro. Then this isn't a story" (TWITTER.com, 1/17). In Boston, Steve Buckley notes Goodell "hasn’t gotten around to paying a visit to Gillette Stadium since that whole Deflategate thing rolled off the assembly line two years ago" (BOSTON HERALD, 1/17). PRO FOOTBALL TALK's Mike Florio notes Goodell "is Public Enemy No. 1 in New England," and he "would be booed mercilessly by Patriots fans if he showed his face" at the game (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 1/17).

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES IN DEMAND
: In Boston, Donna Goodison reports TicketIQ lists the average secondary price for a ticket to Sunday's Steelers-Patriots AFC Championship Game at $736, a more than 6% increase from last year’s Broncos-Patriots game, and the "most expensive" since the company started tracking prices in '11. TicketIQ Founder & CEO Jesse Lawrence said Sunday's game also has the "most expensive 'get-in price'" since the company started tracking prices. There were "just under 2,500 AFC Championship tickets on the secondary resale market yesterday," compared to 5,800 in '15, when the Patriots last hosted the AFC Championship. Ticket prices were as high as "$3,500 each plus fees yesterday on TicketIQ -- with a minimum purchase of two Putnam Club seats" (BOSTON HERALD, 1/17). Meanwhile, in Green Bay, Richard Ryman notes as of last night, the "lowest-price tickets" for the Packers-Falcons NFC Championship on resale sites "ranged from $294 to $315, not including fees." According to TicketIQ the game is the the "third-most expensive NFC conference championship in seven years of tracking." SeatGeek yesterday "determined an average resale price of $484 for the NFC game, which would make it the most expensive Falcons game ever" (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE 1/17).

LACK OF STAR POWER? USA TODAY's A.J. Perez notes Super Bowl LI ticket prices dropped by about 25% on the secondary market with the Texans and Cowboys "falling in the divisional round." The cheapest seats "could be had yesterday morning for about $3,700, approximately $1,000 less than the get-in price when the weekend began." The average listing on SeatGeek "sits at $4,603, down from $6,109 on Friday." SeatGeek Content Analyst Chris Leyden "said not to expect the Super Bowl ticket prices to totally bottom out" given three of four teams left  -- Patriots, Steelers and Packers -- are "among the most-followed teams in football." The Falcons are "seeking their first Super Bowl title, which could boost interest in their home market if they advance" (USA TODAY, 1/17). Leyden said that the possibility that the Cowboys might play was "keeping prices high, because sellers knew it would create 'incredible demand' among North Texas fans" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 1/17).

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