Maybe it’s the “Hard Knocks” effect, but excitement for the Detroit Lions’ 2022 season is building.
The Lions put about 1,300 standing-room tickets on sale for Sunday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, the first time they will have a standing room-only crowd for a non-Thanksgiving game since 2017.
Already, the Lions have sold more tickets this season than they did last year, when they finished last in the NFL in home attendance and twice had announced crowds of less than 50,000.
The Lions have an extra home game this season under the NFL’s 17-game format, but they expect a sell-out crowd Sunday of more than 65,000.