The New England Patriots (8-2), winners of five straight games, will look to continue their winning ways when the Detroit Lions (7-3) travels to Gillette Stadium. New England is coming off a dominant 42-20 road victory on Sunday Night Football over the Indianapolis Colts. Running back Jonas Gray ran for 199 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Quarterback Tom Brady was not asked to do much, but threw touchdown passes to tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Tim Wright. Gronkowski led the way with 71 yards on four catches while Wright’s only catches resulted in a two-yard touchdown. New England’s defense completely shut down Indianapolis’s rushing attack, limiting the Colts to just 19 yards on 17 carries. Quarterback Andrew Luck threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns, but New England won the time of possession, 34 minutes to 26 minutes. New England fans are paying above average ticket prices for a match-up against one of the NFC’s best teams.
According to TiqIQ, the average ticket price for Detroit vs. New England tickets is currently $360.13 on the secondary market while the get-in price for the game is $154. Of its remaining games, this matchup will feature New England’s highest ticket prices. It’s also 28% above the season average for 2014-15 Patriots tickets at home.
Detroit will look to bounce back after dropping a hard fought 14-6 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed just 18-of-30 passes for 183 yards and no touchdowns. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson was targeted a team-high 12 times, but only came away with 59 yards on five catches and did not score. Running back Joique Bell totaled 115 yards and did not appear to be limited by injury. Detroit’s defense sold out to stop Arizona’s rushing attack, limiting the Cardinals to just 1.8 yards per carry. Fans should not expect to see a huge yardage total from Gray in this meeting.
On top of above average ticket prices, Brady will seek his fourth career victory over Detroit. In their 2010 meeting at Ford Field, Brady threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns in a decisive 45-24 victory. Stafford missed the game due to injury while Johnson caught four passes for 81 yards and one touchdown.
Following the game against Detroit, New England will head to Green Bay to take on the Packers. Patriots vs Packers tickets from TiqIQ currently have an average price of $264.18 and a get-in price of $140 at Lambeau Field.
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