Call it luck or the stars aligning just right, but the Pittsburgh Steelers will play on in January. The odds were stacked against the Black and Gold entering Week 17, but a win over the Cleveland Browns and help from the bumbling New York Jets allowed them to punch their ticket to the AFC Wild Card game this Saturday. They’ll face the Andy Dalton-less Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium, and ticket prices are increasing on the secondary market.
According to TiqIQ the average price for
is currently $207.37, which is 9% higher than Monday’s average of $190.27. It is now the third Wild Card game this weekend to eclipse the $200 average on the secondary market. Only Sunday’s Vikings-Seahawks game falls below that number at an average price of $132.05.
If still making plans to attend Saturday’s showdown in Cincinnati, Hipmunk.com offers the best rates on both flight and hotel arrangements. While flights can be booked from anywhere in the country
start from just $55 each night this weekend.
Dalton has yet to return to the field and will again sit during Saturday’s game. Backup A.J. McCarron has held his own, however, guiding the team to a 2-1 record over his three starts this season. He’ll get the nod in his first playoff start this weekend against a Steelers defense ranked #21 in the league with 363.1yards allowed per game.