Bills Have 78M Reasons to Play in Toronto
April 30, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Buffalo Bills
Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL
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, …read more
