Super Bowl XLVI Draws The Fifth-Smallest Attendance Ever

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by SRW, Feb 5, 2012.

  1. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    The sellout crowd of 68,658 at Super Bowl XLVI is the fifth-smallest in the history of the game. The smallest was for the first, when 61,946 turned out at the Los Angeles Coliseum to watch the NFL champion Packers rout the AFL champion Chiefs, 35-10.

    Source: Providence Journal
     
  2. TheDuke

    TheDuke Breast Man

    Well, when the cheapest ticket is like 700 bucks and it's in Indy(no offense), you're not going to draw a very large crowd. Not worth the price of admission when fans in New York and the New England area can't afford to shell out $$$ for a Super Bowl. Make the tickets reasonable and the attendance will go up again.
     
  3. falloutboy14

    falloutboy14 Rookie

    Think the issue is more about the capacity of the stadium more than anything.
     
  4. TheDuke

    TheDuke Breast Man

    Then that's on the NFL for holding it there.
     
  5. ollysj

    ollysj iKraut

    lol, did the NFL expect 80k in a 68k stadium?
     
  6. Jihad Joe

    Jihad Joe Life to Infidels

    Since the went with Madonna they had to hold it in a small venue to slow the spread of herpes
     
  7. Inclulbus

    Inclulbus WE ARE! .. Marshall!


    700? Stubhubs cheapest was 2800.
     
  8. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    What a ridiculous title to an article. The assumption would be the game itself failed to draw a large crowd. It was a sellout for Christ's sake. Duke is correct....it's on the NFL for holding it there if attendance was the barometer for success. It's the second smallest venue in the entire NFL.
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2012
  9. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    I think the economy has something to do with this