RSSManning Begs Locals to Not Sell Tickets to Patriots Fans
Jan 17
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Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning plead in an interview to ask the Indianapolis community to not resell their tickets to Patriots fans. Manning and the Indianapolis Colts face quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday evening in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN.
Manning said that there was "way too many" Kansas City Chiefs fans in the stands at the RCA Dome last weekend for a divisional playoff game. Home field advantage is considered a huge benefit, but only if your own fans show up. “We need that stadium packed in blue,” Manning told a reporter in Indianapolis. “No Patriots.”
To that end, the Colts organization kept ticket sales strictly at the box office, avoiding any sales by phone or over the internet. 1,000 tickets went on sale to the general public on Monday at regional Ticketmaster outlets and at the RCA Dome box office, where fans lined up for a numbered wristband. Tickets sold out in minutes.
The San Diego Chargers tried the same ploy, but lost to the New England Patriots last Sunday anyway. Indianapolis has already faced Brady and the Pats in an AFC title game in 2003. They lost to the Pats in the postseason then, and also the following year in the divisional round.
