Detroit Lions fans have something to cheer about despite the team’s long losing streak, as a recent survey of all 32 NFL franchises revealed the club dropped ticket prices 1% for the 2009-10 season.
The Lions lost their 18th straight game on Sunday, falling to the New Orleans Saints 45-27.
Rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford had the type of day you would expect from a rookie, completing 16-of-37 passes for 205 yards with three interceptions.
Detroit, who lost their last regular season game in 2007 and all 16 games in 2008 – the only team to finish an NFL season winless over a 16-game schedule – were one of two franchises to drop ticket prices for this season, with the Miami Dolphins dropping their prices by .8 percent.
NFL ticket prices climbed 3.9 percent to an average of $74.99 for the 2009 season.
According to Team Marketing Report’s survey released Wednesday, 21 teams either kept prices the same or lowered them. The 
main reason for the percentage increase was the new Dallas Cowboys’ stadium that cost $1.2 billion to build.
The average ticket to a Cowboys game costs $159.65, a record for the Fan Cost Index survey, which dates to 1991. The Fan Cost Index takes a representative look at what a family of four could expect to spend at a football game this year.
The New England Patriots have the highest ticket price of any professional sports team, with a single-game cost of $117.84. The Patriots still have the highest-priced premium ticket average at $566.67 per game.
Season ticket prices are used, and premium seats are placed into their own category.
The Cowboys’ FCI is $758.58, far outpacing the Patriots’ $597.25 and the Chicago Bears’ $501.33.
Average FCI for the league is $412.64, a 4.1% increase from last season. But only 10 teams are above the average.
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