It’s a matter of opinion, but the two best teams in the NFL might both reside in Los Angeles.
As such, it is within the realm of possibility that the Chargers and Rams could face off against one another on Super Sunday in Atlanta.
The question is, would an all-LA Super Bowl actually be a bad thing for the NFL?
Possibly, as both the 12-3 Rams and 11-4 Chargers have had difficulty drawing fans to their home game despite having very successful seasons.
Were the Rams and Chargers to meet in Atlanta, it doesn’t seem very likely either team would be able to get many fans to make the cross-country trip to offer their support.
That could mean ticket prices for the big game, which normally top $1,000 easily, could actually be lower than usual. But it’s also possible fans from LA will hop on the bandwagon once the playoffs begin.
“In general an event like the Super Bowl – where tickets are costing more than $1,000 each – seems to drive an above average amount of demand from the major cities like L.A. and New York,” said SeatGeek stats guru Chris Leyden. “The above would seem to indicate that even without a team in the game there is consistent demand from L.A. It is a city with a significant population of people who can afford to attend the Super Bowl. Because of that I could see more casual fans of the L.A. teams be interested in attending a game with their team in it, even if they have not been going to every regular-season game.”
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