Bills Have 78M Reasons to Play in Toronto
April 30, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Buffalo Bills
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According to a Rogers Communications quarterly financial statement, the Buffalo Bills will receive $78 million to play eight games (five preseason and three regular season) in Toronto over the next five years. That works out to nearly $10 million a game. Per-game revenues from tickets and concessions in Ralph Wilson Stadium are roughly $6 million/game. You can do the math.
I guess I am more understanding of this partnership than I initially was. If this sort of relationship allows the team to expand their fan base, make more money and thus stay in Buffalo, I’m all for it. But, the day they pack up and move to Toronto is the day I curse the whole idea and say “I told you so.”
Source: TheStar.com, Photo: Newscom
Just keep the Bills in Buffalo, forever. I don’t mind one pre/regular season game a season for the extra revenue – but Buffalo deserves the Bills.