Texans raise ticket prices by nearly 6 percent
By
Aaron Wilson on January 22, 2016 at 5:53 PM
The cost of attending a Texans home game at NRG Stadium is rising.
It became a more expensive ticket Friday when the Texans announced that they were raising their average general ticket price for next season by nearly six percent.
For the 2016 season, the Texans’ average general ticket price is up to $97.32 per ticket. That’s an increase of 5.9 percent from an average general ticket price of $91.87 in 2015.
Last year, the Texans raised ticket prices 7.5 percent, from $85.44 to $91.87 a ticket. There was no increase in prices from the 2013 to 2014 seasons.
In 2015, the Texans ranked 13th in NFL average ticket prices. The expectation is the reigning AFC South champions will have a similar ranking this year.
“NRG Stadium has earned its reputation as one of the best gameday experiences in the NFL and Texans fans are a major reason,” Texans senior vice president of ticketing and event management John Schriever said in a statement. “Our fans give us a tremendous home field advantage, and this pricing structure will allow us to continue to remain competitive on the field and deliver an even more compelling fan experience.”
The Texans’ largest increase was on the field level Prime 2 where tickets went up from $142 to $151 for a 6.34-percent raise. The smallest rise in ticket prices was in the Gridiron midfield section where prices are going up just 5.24 percent from $76 to $80 from 2015 to 2016.
The Texans, whose home games include the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, have sold out 143 consecutive games at NRG Stadium for a Houston NFL record. Their 14 consecutive sold-out seasons represent the longest sellout streak of any professional sports team in Houston history.
Season-ticket holders get a discount of over 20 percent off individual game tickets. The Texans are accepting applications for the 2016 season ticket priority list, which is up to more than 26,000.
