{
  "id": 11750913,
  "title": "Texans-Cowboys tailgating tickets soar to 4 times the usual price ahead of rivalry game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/texans-cowboys-tailgating-tickets-soar-to-4-times-the-usual-price",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texans-cowboys-tailgating-tickets-soar-191717222.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fans hoping to pregame before the Houston Texans took on the Dallas Cowboys at NRG Stadium on Sunday, September 15, 2024, found themselves paying a premium for tailgating access. Official team marketplace listings showed tickets for tailgating areas outside Reliant Stadium selling for $173 on Saturday, a price nearly quadruple that of the next home game against the New York Giants on October 25 ($46) and six times higher than the $29 tickets for the Colts game on November 19. Some Texans fans expressed frustration on social media over the steep increase in tailgating ticket prices against their in-state rival. The team had not yet commented on the matter. The Texans had struggled mightily this season, losing their first three games despite starting the year with high hopes of returning to the Super Bowl. However, the Cowboys' matchup on Sunday brought ticket prices for the game itself to a low of $293, with many resale tickets listed for even higher prices on the team's official marketplace. In contrast, all remaining Texans games after the Cowboys match-up saw resale ticket prices dip below $100. The Houston Ticket Brokers, an Associated Press-reported marketplace analysis firm, had previously rated the Cowboys game as the top resale-value home game on the 2026 schedule, citing the in-state rivalry and eager fan bases as primary drivers of the high prices.",
  "summary": "In addition, the lowest price for a game ticket on the team's official marketplace was $293, with many resale tickets priced even higher.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tailgating tickets for Texans vs Cowboys cost $173 on Saturday.",
    "Nearly quadruple price of next home game against Giants.",
    "Cowboys game has highest resale value on 2026 schedule."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}