Super Bowl LI ticket prices completed an up-and-down week on the secondary market with an average resale price of $3,996 at presstime, according to SeatGeek data. That is down from the comparable prices for the last two Super Bowls ($4,531 in '16 and $4,271 in '15), but it still marks the third most in-demand Super Bowl dating back to Packers-Steelers in '11. On the day the Patriots-Falcons matchup was set, the average resale price was $5,216, but prices dropped nearly 40% early this past week to as low as $3,159 on Tuesday. The current get-in price is $3,000, up a bit from yesterday when some tickets were available for under $2,500. Texas now leads the way in demand for Super Bowl tickets, with 22% of SeatGeek.com shoppers hailing from the host state, followed by Massachusetts at 17% and Georgia at 14% (Preston Bounds, Assistant Editor).
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Meanwhile, the Houston chapter of Black Lives Matter, together with allied groups, began a "Super Bowl protest march" around noon CT. The protest began at Hermann Park and was slated to move toward NRG Stadium (
CHRON.com, 2/5).
The weather forecast for Houston today called for scattered thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. But that is expected to clear by game time, with "partly cloudy" skies and temperatures in the low seventies and high sixties from 7:00pm-11:00pm CT (WEATHER.com, 2/5).
Meanwhile, Pope Francis recorded a Super Bowl video message, conveying his wish that the game be a "sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world" (CHRON.com, 2/5).
