The National Football League has come a long way since its start in the early 1920s. Back then, the NFL featured teams like the Decatur Staleys and the Oorang Indians (coached by the legendary Jim Thorpe). By the 1930s, the league started to grow and football ticket sales started to increase, particularly when the NFL Championship Game was instituted in 1933. In that game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23-21 in front of 26,000 fans at Wrigley Field. Of course that was just a precursor to the media and fan frenzy generated by today’s Super Bowl and the highly coveted Super Bowl tickets.

After World War II, the NFL became even more popular and started to rival Major League Baseball as America’s favorite sport. After merging with the American Football League 1970, the modern era of NFL football was born and the game is now the king of all sports. NFL tickets are the most popular sports tickets in America, and the NFL has even expanded to Europe and held a regular season game in Mexico City. Football on Sundays (not to mention Mondays, Thursdays and sometimes Saturdays) is a national passion.

Part of what makes NFL ticket sales so popular is the fact that every game is so important. Unlike other sports, like basketball with 82 games in a season or baseball with 162, the NFL season lasts just 16 games. A trip to an NFL stadium is much more of an event than just a chance to see a game. The tailgating festivities start well before kickoff and fans show their support with face painting, team flags and outrageous outfits, like the famed “Black Hole” at Oakland Raiders games or the “Dawg Pound” at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

With its immense popularity, both on TV and in terms of football ticket sales, the NFL is the premier sports league in the U.S. Luckily for NFL fans, who often find that every game for their favorite team is sold out, there are reputable online ticket brokers available to help them find great NFL football tickets so that they can head out to the stadium and support their team.