Despite a collaborative 36 franchise playoff appearances between the Rangers and Cowboys, the city of Dallas has not been home to an MLB or NFL championship since the Cowboys’ Super Bowl XXX win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995. The Rangers, who have made the playoffs six times since the team’s inception as the Washington Senators in 1961, have never won a World Series championship, losing both franchise appearances in 2010 and 2011. The Cowboys have made the playoffs 30 times, appearing in eight Super Bowls and winning five. While the Cowboys undoubtedly own a richer postseason history, they also hold an average price at home that is above the NFL average price of $224.28 for the upcoming 2014 season. The Rangers, amidst a struggling season in which they have fallen 19 games under .500 at the season’s All-Star break, sit well below the MLB average of $80.18. While the summer has brought a withered secondary market to Globe Life Park in Arlington due to the Rangers’ poor play, the fall and winter months will see secondary ticket prices in good health when the Cowboys take the field at AT&T Stadium come September.
Following a season that saw the team go just 8-8 and miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, the Cowboys still own one of the highest averages at home in the league this season. Average price for Cowboys tickets to the upcoming 2014 season is $249.58, which is 11.28% higher than NFL average. Key divisional matchups at home on the Dallas Cowboys schedule include an October 19 game against the Giants, a matchup with the Redskins the following week and a November 27 game against the Eagles. Tony Romo’s team has failed to post a winning record during this four-year playoff-less skid and his reputation as an elite quarterback has wavered in the process. With Romo under center, the Cowboys have never won a divisional playoff game, appearing in two while also losing two Wild Card Games since his career began in 2004. However, the team’s mediocrity has sold well on the secondary market and will continue to do so this season. Despite his lack of postseason dominance and recent regular season blunders, Romo will hope to assert himself and his team as NFC East champions this season, a title the Cowboys have not held since 2009.
Underperforming in a competitive AL West are the Texas Rangers, who sit in the basement of the division at just 38-57 through the season’s first half. The poor play of the team this season is surprising as the Rangers have been a playoff threat in the American League in recent years, appearing in back-to-back World Series in 2010 and 2011. As the team continues to underwhelm, the average price at home has also fallen as the second half approaches. The average price for Rangers tickets is just $60.89, 24% below MLB average. The Texas Rangers schedule will not get any easier in the second half either as they will play a combined 19 games against the first-place Oakland Athletics and closely trailing Los Angeles Angels. With playoff chances virtually nonexistent, the Rangers will certainly take a much-needed rest as the All-Star break begins this week.
With the Rangers all but erased from postseason contention, the city of Dallas will continue to suffer a playoff drought in football and baseball dating back to the team’s loss in the 2012 Wild Card Game to the Baltimore Orioles. The Cowboys, who have experienced neither a winning season nor a playoff entrance in five years, still own a surprisingly high season average at AT&T Stadium despite their deficient performance in recent years. As the NFL season inches closer to its September 7 opening date, the Cowboys will hope to prove their worth on the secondary market, which continues to rise as the team has continued to disappoint.