Colts officials "expect to fill Lucas Oil Stadium for every regular season game this year," but area ticket brokers "say the market for Colts tickets is very soft, at least so far," according to Anthony Schoettle of the INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. Colts COO Pete Ward said that tickets for all eight home games are "still available," but noted that the team is "close to selling out" games against the Steelers, 49ers, Broncos and Browns. Ticket brokers said that games against the Steelers and 49ers are the only tickets "selling well" right now. Schoettle noted this year is a "far cry" from the '14 and '15 seasons, when the Colts "nearly sold out the stadium via season tickets and were aggressively promoting the season-ticket waiting list." In the spring of '15, the Colts "capped season-ticket sales at 61,000 to preserve some seats for group sales." Indiana-based FanFare Tickets Owner Renny Harrison said that the team’s uncertain outlook -- including QB Andrew Luck’s shoulder injury -- and "lack of marquee teams and players" on this year’s home schedule, have "made ticket sales softer than they’ve been in many years" (IBJ.com, 8/2)
