With both the NFC and AFC Wild Card pictures jumbled with teams hovering around .500, Week 13 of the NFL regular season will create some separation between the playoff contenders and pretenders.
In big games, the spotlight usually shines the brightest on the quarterbacks. Whether it’s a local rivalry game between the New York Giants and the New York Jets, a division rivalry game between the Detroit Lions and Detroit Packers or two teams battling for playoff spots like the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings, the cream of the crop of NFL quarterbacks should shine through in Week 13.
Below is some of the premier quarterback matchups of Week 13 and secondary market ticket information available for said games with information provided by Ticketbis.com.
12/6/2015 | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Average Price: $156.77 | Get-in Price: $45 | Drew Brees vs. Cam Newton
Cam Newton is the league’s newest legitimate superstar as he’s guiding an undefeated Carolina Panthers team to new heights. Newton has accounted for 27 touchdowns through the air and on the ground and is the best dual-threat quarterback in the league bar none. He wants to reach the levels of his counterpart for Sunday’s game, Drew Brees, who has reached the mountaintop of the NFL once before. Brees hasn’t had a typical year fans are used to seeing, but the 15-year veteran can carve up any opposing defense, especially at home at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
12/3/2015 | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers | Ford Field | Average Price: $145.56 | Get-in Price: $44 | Matthew Stafford vs. Aaron Rodgers
There was no quarterback performance stronger than Stafford’s Week 12 five-touchdown, zero interception effort on Thanksgiving Day. Stafford has strung together consecutive quality starts since the Lions made major coaching changes. Rodgers, along with Tom Brady, is one of the two best quarterbacks in the NFL and has a ridiculous 24:3 touchdown to interception ratio.
12/6/2015 | New York Giants vs. New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Average Price: $434.91 | Get-in Price: $175 | Eli Manning vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick
The winner of overall pedigree obviously goes to Eli Manning with his two Super Bowl rings, but Ryan Fitzpatrick has been a crucial part of the success of the New York Jets offense this season. This Sunday’s battle of New York teams is the most expensive NFL game on the secondary market this week and both teams would be in a tough position to make the playoffs with a loss.
Manning has thrown 23 touchdowns compared to nine interceptions while Fitzpatrick has thrown 20 touchdowns compared to 11 interceptions. Fitzpatrick is coming off a better outing, as last week he threw for four touchdowns with zero turnovers.
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