Ticketgate a black eye for NFL at Super Bowl XLV

For 400 football fans, Sunday’s big game was less of an opportunity to see the Super Bowl up-close and personal, and more of a long-term financial investment.

Approximately 1,250 ticketholders were forced to relocate or watch a live feed of the game at Cowboys Stadium due to temporary seating and railings that were deemed unsafe by the Dallas fire marshall just hours prior to game time. Those fans experienced a great deal of confusion, and that confusion was subsequently compounded by the fact that league officials had an idea that the seats wouldn’t be available more than a week before kick-off. 

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