This is the "justification" that I got from my sales rep.
"So we haven’t raised prices as much as the other NFL teams have the last few seasons…including being the same from 2020 to 2021 season. Last year you guys got 2 preseason and 8 regular season. This year you guys get 1 preseason and 8 regular season. It’s not as bad when you look at it that way. 4 teams a year have to ‘host’ an out of country game and we just got chosen next season."
and another to my response:
"I agree its lesser value with one less game. We haven’t raised prices (for the most p