The entire 2023 NFL regular season schedule has been revealed, and a number of high-profile matchups are already generating increased interest.
No game is more “in-demand” right now than the Week 1 game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. A Super Bowl LII rematch, Eagles-Patriots features the defending NFC champions against a Patriots squad eager to bounce back following a disappointing 2023 season.
More importantly, the contest has been dubbed the “Thank You Tom Game,” as the Patriots will welcome Tom Brady back to Gillette Stadium.
According to Vivid Seats, via ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the average ticket price for Eagles-Patriots is currently $807, the highest in the league.
Via @VividSeats, the most in-demand game for the 2023 NFL season (based on average ticket price) is currently Eagles at Patriots — $807.
Welcome back, Tom Brady.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) May 12, 2023
Without question, Brady’s return plays a massive role in those rising prices.
“The NFL is over a century old, and 20% of those years of the NFL, the greatest player in the history of the game played right here in Foxboro,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said on NFL Network Thursday.
“I’m happy to tell you and your audience that I invited him back to come here and be with us at the opening game and let the fans in New England thank him for the great service he gave us for over 20 years.”
“The greatest player in the history of the game played right here in Foxboro, and I’m happy to tell you…I invited him back to come here and be with us at the opening game.”
Robert Kraft on honoring @TomBrady at @GilletteStadium. pic.twitter.com/Dg4Aq2TXvq
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 11, 2023
The Patriots and Eagles will kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sept. 10.