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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Melissa Jacobs

$1 for a ticket to watch the New York Giants suddenly seems a little overpriced

The Giants are 2-11 this season after Sunday’s loss.
The Giants are 2-11 this season after Sunday’s loss. Photograph: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports

A $1 ticket for an NFL game – or nearly any professional sporting event for that matter – sounds like a phenomenal deal. But most bargains come with a catch and Sunday’s was no exception: you had to watch the New York Giants play football.

Still, mere pennies to be part of the sights and sounds of an NFL game may be worth it, even if a Giants loss is predetermined. The Giants did indeed lose on Sunday, 14-11 to New Orleans, but the fine print neglected to mention the suffering that would come with watching the team’s latest botch job.

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