GREEN BAY, Delete. – The Frozen Tundra will not be the completely empty tundra for the playoffs.
The Green Bay Packers announced on Thursday that approximately 6,000 ticketed fans will be able to attend the team’s first playoff game on Jan. 16 or 17 in the NFC division round.
The Packers had not allowed fans into Lambeau Field during the regular season and only allowed about 500 employees, their families and selected frontline workers to attend the last month of the season.
The tickets go to season ticket holders who have registered in the summer. At the time, Packers president Mark Murphy said more than 80% of season ticket holders had opted out. The Packers have two season ticket packages – one for those who had tickets to games in Milwaukee when the Packers played select games there until the mid-1990s, and another for Green Bay ticket holders – and sell out seasonally. ticket basis. They also have over 100,000 people on the subscription waiting list.
The team said fans “will be divided into pods of two, four and six tickets throughout the stadium.” Pricing, set by the NFL for playoff games, will range from $ 127 to $ 177, based on location. The team will continue to host caregivers and first responders, along with a league-managed allocation of tickets for the visiting team.
“Our players have enjoyed the energy of the limited fans we’ve had over the past four games. We look forward to welcoming our season ticket holders to enhance that atmosphere in the playoffs,” Packers president Mark Murphy said in a statement. statement. “We have seen our COVID-19 protocols in action and are confident we can safely add additional fans.”
In their announcement, the Packers said that “protocols used at Lambeau Field and in the NFL have proven effective, as no local COVID-19 case clusters have been traced to NFL games, according to relevant health departments in NFL cities. the NFL total of 109 games with more than 1 million attendees. “
Face cover is required. Tickets cannot be sold or transferred.
Indoor suites and club seats are not open and tailgating is not permitted in stadium parking areas.
The Packers have the number 1 seed in the NFC, which means they have said goodbye to the wildcard weekend. If they win in the division round, they would host the NFC Championship Game.