The Denver Broncos want a sea of orange for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game and it appears gameday tickets are being limited to the Rocky Mountain region. New England Patriots fans trying to buy tickets are apparently
getting denied with this message:
Many fans didn’t understand how this is allowed, but someone tagged GrokAI to clarify and according to that bot, “NFL teams, including the Broncos, often restrict playoff ticket sales to local billing addresses to prioritize home fans, limit opposing supporters for better home-field advantage, and combat ticket brokers/scalpers. This practice is legal and has been used in past AFC games, like in 2016.”
AI is often wrong, but I couldn’t find any clarification outside of that Grok thing and, frankly, I don’t care as long as only a handful of Patriots fans are allowed in the building on Sunday.
It looks like you can still pick them up through third-party sellers like Ticketmaster and Stubhub anyway. There were also plenty of Rocky Mountain Pats fans offering up their addresses to pack the stands. Either way, it doesn’t matter to me other than I found this to be hilariously funny and wanted to share with my fellow Broncos fans.
Go Broncos! 🤣
