Saints Less Than 2,000 Shy of Season Sellout

TallySaint · 09-13-2006, 07:51 AM

Sep 12, 8:12 PM EDT

Saints: 1,951 more season ticket sales would be a season sellout

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- If the Saints sell another 1,951 season tickets, they'll have a season-long sellout at the Superdome.

"Once those go, there'll be no single-game tickets," team spokesman Greg Bensel said.

The repaired Superdome, scheduled to reopen Sept. 25 for a Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons, has just over 68,300 seats for Saints games, he said in an interview.

That means the team has sold more than 66,300 season tickets, or about 23 percent more than its previous record of 53,728. That mark had been set in August 2003, and was broken about four months ago, in May.
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About 3,300 season tickets were available last week, and sales were brisk after the Saints' season-opening 19-14 victory in Cleveland, a news release said.

"This entire organization is anxious to sell out on a season basis in order to emphatically show that our community is back and proud to support its home team," it quoted owner and executive vice president Rita Benson as saying.

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TallySaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 1,367	Saints Less Than 2,000 Shy of Season Sellout Sep 12, 8:12 PM EDT Saints: 1,951 more season ticket sales would be a season sellout NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- If the Saints sell another 1,951 season tickets, they'll have a season-long sellout at the Superdome. "Once those go, there'll be no single-game tickets," team spokesman Greg Bensel said. The repaired Superdome, scheduled to reopen Sept. 25 for a Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons, has just over 68,300 seats for Saints games, he said in an interview. That means the team has sold more than 66,300 season tickets, or about 23 percent more than its previous record of 53,728. That mark had been set in August 2003, and was broken about four months ago, in May. Advertisement About 3,300 season tickets were available last week, and sales were brisk after the Saints' season-opening 19-14 victory in Cleveland, a news release said. "This entire organization is anxious to sell out on a season basis in order to emphatically show that our community is back and proud to support its home team," it quoted owner and executive vice president Rita Benson as saying. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT 8)
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