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The hottest ticket for the 2013 Cowboys season will be the Dec. 9 Monday Night Football game against the Bears in Chicago.
According to Vivid Seats, a secondary-ticket marketplace, the tickets for the Bears game are averaging $458 apiece, the highest of any tickets on the Cowboys' schedule and the 6th most expensive game on the entire 2013 NFL schedule. The away game against the Saints on Nov. 24th is the second most expensive Cowboys game of the season, currently showing an average price of $455, making it the 8th most expensive NFL game this season. Here are the top ten NFL games by average ticket price:
| Matchup | Date | Day of the Week | Average Price |
| Denver Broncos at New England Patriots | 11/24/2013 | Sunday | $575 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots | 11/03/2013 | Sunday | $534 |
| Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos | 09/05/2013 | Thursday | $470 |
| New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots | 09/12/2013 | Sunday | $461 |
| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears | 12/29/2013 | Sunday | $458 |
| Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears | 12/09/2013 | Monday | $458 |
| Denver Broncos at New York Giants | 9/15/2013 | Sunday | $458 |
| Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints | 11/10/2013 | Sunday | $455 |
| New York Jets at New England Patriots | 09/12/2013 | Thursday | $441 |
| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots | 10/27/2013 | Sunday | $425 |
The average current ticket price per Vividseats.com for all NFL games is $203.75. That's an amount that might get you two seats in Cleveland but less than half a seat in New England. Here are the average prices for all NFL teams:
| Team | Avg. Price | Team | Avg. Price | Team | Avg. Price | ||
| NE | $431 | HOU | $220 | MIN | $137 | ||
| CHI | $416 | SF | $216 | STL | $137 | ||
| DEN | $317 | PHI | $199 | JAC | $136 | ||
| NYG | $317 | WAS | $196 | CIN | $134 | ||
| NO | $273 | TB | $184 | ARI | $126 | ||
| GB | $269 | SD | $180 | KC | $124 | ||
| BAL | $268 | IND | $177 | BUF | $122 | ||
| PIT | $255 | MIA | $164 | OAK | $120 | ||
| DAL | $254 | CAR | $161 | TEN | $112 | ||
| SEA | $250 | ATL | $157 | CLE | $106 | ||
| NYJ | $222 | DET | $140 |
The Cowboys are in the top third of the league in terms of average ticket prices, but that has more to do with their road-game prices than with their home prices. On the road, the average Cowboys ticket comes to $304, while the average home ticket is available for $256. Here's an overview of the current average price of every single Cowboys regular season game in 2013, as provided by the folks at Vivid Seats:
| Week | Opponent | Date | Day | Time | Avg. Price |
| 14 | @Bears | Dec 9, 2013 | Monday | 8:40 PM ET | $458 |
| 10 | @Saints | Nov 10, 2013 | Sunday | 8:30 PM ET | $455 |
| 15 | Packers | Dec 15, 2013 | Sunday | 4:25 PM ET | $387 |
| 12 | @Giants | Nov 24, 2013 | Sunday | 4:25 PM ET | $358 |
| 5 | Broncos | Oct 6, 2013 | Sunday | 4:25 PM ET | $329 |
| 4 | @Chargers | Sep 29, 2013 | Sunday | 4:25 PM ET | $319 |
| 16 | @Redskins | Dec 22, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $273 |
| 6 | Redskins | Oct 13, 2013 | Sunday | 8:30 PM ET | $267 |
| 13 | Raiders | Nov 28, 2013 | Thursday | 4:30 PM ET | $246 |
| 1 | Giants | Sep 8, 2013 | Sunday | 8:30 PM ET | $240 |
| 17 | Eagles | Dec 29, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $225 |
| 7 | @Eagles | Oct 20, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $212 |
| 9 | Vikings | Nov 3, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $197 |
| 8 | @Lions | Oct 27, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $185 |
| 2 | @Chiefs | Sep 15, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $178 |
| 3 | Rams | Sep 22, 2013 | Sunday | 1:00 PM ET | $156 |
| All prices as of July 11, 2013 | |||||
Five of the seven most expensive games on the schedule are away games. The most expensive home game looks to be the week 15 game against the Packers, which is currently averaging $387. If you're on a budget and living in Dallas, you may want to get cards for the game against the Rams, which has the lowest average price of all 16 Cowboys games at $156, although that doesn't yet include parking, a couple of beers, and something to eat.
Business Insider reported that half of regular football fans prefer watching NFL games at home over watching them live, even if they were offered free tickets. The ticket prices mentioned above are very far from free, but then again, if you are reading this post about the Dallas Cowboys in the depths of the offseason, you are also very far from being a "regular football fan". So here's a question for you:
Which game would you like to attend in person this year, despite or perhaps because of the prices above? And more importantly, have you started squirreling away money to pay for the Cowboys playoff tickets this season?
