hjmick
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This is NOT a pregame photo – you can see players on the sideline. And, for those who aren’t squeamish, this article has dozens of Tweets that show lots of empty seats and a lot of different games.
The Buffalo Bills said they had 59,119 spectators at New Era Field on Sunday (capacity 71,870 seat maximum) when the New York Jets came to town. Some thought that estimate seemed high when looking at the empty seats.
Announced crowd of 59,119 for #NYJvsBUF. (@its_bistis on Instagram: “Yep, that's my view today” + Instagram post by Erik • Dec 9, 2018 at 8:15pm UTC) pic.twitter.com/gJZEyiVvQ8 — Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) December 9, 2018
The Cleveland Browns also announced their crowd size — 59,392 at FirstEnergy Stadium (capacity 67,895) — as the Browns bested the Carolina Panthers in a 26-20 final. But some photos seemed to show a lot of empty seats:
"@DonkeyBoner44: @[me] can I get a shot from CLEVELAND? Corners look pretty barren." (Peter Ostapowicz on Instagram: “Go Browns!” + @adventuresaroundcle on Instagram: “Perfect weather for a December game!”) pic.twitter.com/2y1eNzNZ2n — Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) December 9, 2018 Watching the Panthers at Browns. There’s at least 20,000 empty seats there. Is the NFL going under?? — Geoff Doucette (@geoffdoucette) December 9, 2018
Many, many more @ Weak 14: Empty Seats Outnumber Fans in Many NFL Stadiums
So what you're saying is, attendance at NFL games is like attendance at one of Bill and Hillary's tour stops...
Maybe the NFL should follow their lead and start selling tickets through Groupon...