BALTIMORE — The highly anticipated matchup between the Ravens’ reigning MVP Lamar Jackson and the Washington Commander rookie phenom Jayden Daniels is one the NFL’s hottest tickets in Week 6 at M&T Bank Stadium
The Ravens and Commanders are not only the most expensive meeting between these teams on record, but the “get-in” price is $302 – a 232 percent increase from the “get-in” price at the start of the season ($91), according to TickPick, a company that tracks ticket sales.
The average purchase price for tickets bought before the start of the season was $182. The average purchase price of all sales following the results of Week 5 is $369 – 102 percent more expensive than the average purchase price before the start of the season, TickPick found.
The biggest purchase thus far has been for two tickets in Section 125, Row 2 for $707 a ticket.
Jackson is having another MVP-caliber season and has led the Ravens to three straight victories. He has thrown for 1,206 yards with nine touchdowns and one interception for a 107.2 passer rating. Jackson has also run for 363 yards with two scores.
Daniels has led the Commanders to a 4-1 start for the first time since 2008 and has thrown for 1,135 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He has also run for 300 yards with four scores. Daniels is the first player in NFL history with more than 1,000 yards passing and 250 yards rushing in his first five career games.
Jackson and Daniels are both Heisman Trophy winners. Jackson won the award in 2016 and Daniels won last year.
NBC wanted to flex the Ravens-Commanders game into their primetime Sunday Night Football slot, but CBS blocked that move because of the potential ratings.
“I think everybody knows how exceptional and remarkable Lamar is, and so I get why people would say that here’s somebody who’s got the athletic ability and can absolutely rip it as well,” Commanders coach Dan Quinn said this week. “But I’ve always wanted Jayden to be the best version of him and absolutely go for it in that way. They’ll feature different ways in the offense than we do.
“But as far as a comparison, I didn’t allow myself to kind of go down all that road. I just really wanted to kind of stay in all the things that he could do and how we would feature him in our offense with our guys.”