As a ticket search engine, we here at FanSnap are always interested in hot tickets. We like to stay on top of the hot teams, acts and shows. We’re still a bit surprised that the Gator Bowl was the number three most searched bowl ticket. The BCS National Championship Game has yet to be played and here we are at NFL playoff time. We LOVE this time of year!

Back to the NFL… The NFL Playoffs are officially in full force. The NFL Playoff schedule has been set. We know what teams are playing where and we know which tickets are hottest. Psst: Cowboys tickets were the hottest last week. More on that in a moment.

Here’s who’s in.

AFC

1. Indianapolis Colts
2. San Diego Chargers
3. New England Patriots
4. Cincinnati Bengals
5. N.Y. Jets
6. Baltimore Ravens

NFC

1. New Orleans Saints
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Green Bay Packers
6. Philadelphia Eagles

Next weekend is all about the Wild Card teams. the Bengals, Jets, Eagles, Cowboys, Ravens, Pats, Packers and Cardinals are playing. The Saints, Vikings, Colts and Chargers will rest up for the Divisional Playoffs. Here’s a look at the hottest NFC and AFC Wild Card tickets based on fan searches.

1. Ravens at Patriots tickets — AFC Wild Card: Jan. 10at 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS-TV)
2. Eagles at Cowboys tickets — NFC Wild Card:  Jan. 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET (NBC-TV)
3. Jets at Bengals tickets — AFC Wild Card: Jan. 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC-TV)
4. Packers at Cardinals tickets — NFC Wild Card: Jan. 10 at 4:40 p.m. ET (FOX-TV)

We’ll keep you up to date all the way to Miami and Super Bowl XLIV.

Christian

We here at FanSnap pride ourselves on shopping early for the holidays. Even with great planning there are always those last minute stocking stuffers that can be hard to find. Not anymore. We fired up the FanSnap ticket search engine today looking for deals and we found quite a few; so many in fact, that we divided them into categories.

The natural first place to look was the college bowl tickets.

We we’re sure if we’d find any bowls with tickets under $10. Boy were we wrong. Have a look:

• Music City Bowl: Kentucky Wildcats vs. Clemson Tigers at LP Field (Nashville, TN) Dec 27 Tickets
• Texas Bowl: Navy Midshipmen vs. Missouri Tigers at Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX) Dec 31 Tickets
• Chick-fil-A Bowl (Peach Bowl): Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Tennessee Volunteers at the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA) Dec 31 Tickets
• Outback Bowl: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Auburn Tigers at Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) Jan 1, 2010 Tickets
• AT&T Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Mississippi Rebels at Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX) Jan 2, 2010 Tickets
• FedEx Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Iowa Hawkeyes at Land Shark Stadium (Miami, FL) Jan 5, 2010 Tickets

Here are NBA tickets under $10 to hundreds of upcoming games. Here are a few examples of great games with great values:

• Cleveland fans can see LeBron James and the Cavs can hold off the Milwaukee Bucks for the top spot in the Central Division at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH) Mar 31, 2010 Tickets
• Carmelo Anthony fans will welcome the opportunity to see Nuggets play host to Dirk and mavs when the  Dallas Mavericks take on the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver Feb 9, 2010 Tickets
• Fans in the Southeast can get into Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA to see conference foes the Orlando Magic battle the Atlanta Hawks for the top spot on Mar 24, 2010 when Superman, a.k.a Dwight Howard comes to town. Tickets

NFL tickets under $10 include:

• St Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
  Sun, Dec 27 tickets
• New England Patriots @ Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
  Sun, Jan 3, 2010 tickets
• Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
  Sun, Jan 3, 2010  tickets

There are tons of NHL Tickets under $10

Sure, fans of Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby or those who know about “Broad Street Bullies” and the “Legion of Doom” may have to pay a bit more than $10, but it is possible to see nearly every NHL team for under $10.

• Detroit Red Wings @ New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
  Tue, Jan 12, 2010  tickets
• Boston Bruins @ New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)
  Mon, Mar 15, 2010  tickets
• Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena (Buffalo, NY)
  Tue, Dec 29, 2010  tickets

There are hundreds of NCAA Mens hoops tickets for under $10

Best of luck with that last minute shopping,

Christian

Denver Broncos fans have had a lot to cheer about this year. The team is 6-1 and QB Kyle Orton is playing great (Jay who?). Rookie running back Knowshon Moreno is having a great year (my fantasy team thanks you). The team has had some great games this year already, especially the home win against the New England Patriots last month where receiver Brandon Marshall had two TD catches.

Invesco Field at Mile High will be rocking this Monday Night as yet another powerhouse franchise, the Pittsburgh Steelers, comes to town with ESPN satellite trucks in tow. Coach Mike Tomlin brings the defending Super Bowl champions, the only team to take down Favre and the Vikings this year, into Denver nice and rested after a bye week. QB Ben Roethlisberger brings the #2 passing offense to town, while Orton is no slouch. The two QBs have 20 touchdowns between them!

This is one of the hottest regular season NFL tickets of the year. The good news is that a quick search on FanSnap shows listings of 2,000+ tickets available from eight ticket providers: StubHub, TicketNetwork, Razorgator, eBay, Ticket Solutions, Totally Tickets, Great Seats Ltd, and Golden Tickets.

Check them out!

Let the fireworks begin!

Mike

After taking out the Atlanta Falcons tonight on Monday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints find themselves 7-0, along with the Indianapolis Colts the only undefeated teams, and the hottest of NFL tickets.

What’s the secret to this years’ breakthrough?  Running back Reggie Bush? Receiver Marques Colston?  Maybe it’s Drew Brees’ pregame chant?  Oh yeah, he plays a little QB as well.

The Vikings retain their title this week as the most popular opponent and road draw in the NFL.  Last week, the Vikings traveled to Pittsburgh to play in the game of the week, and faster than you can say “blue 52,” the Steelers handed the Vikes their first loss of the season.

Brett Favre’s old team hopes to give the Vikings QB a frosty welcome when he returns to Green Bay under center for the Packers‘ NFC Central rival Vikings.  Favre and the Vikings beat the Packers in a thriller in Minnesota in week 4, and would like nothing better than to spoil Favre’s Homecoming.

Vikings @ Packers tickets have been among the hottest this year. Fans from 38 states have searched FanSnap for tickets to this weekend’s game at Lambeau Field. The great news is there are still plenty of tickets available, and as game time approaches the ticket sellers are dropping their prices.

As of today, the average ticket to this NFC grudge match is $350 with 4,000+ ticket listings remaining. The details:

Vikings @ Packers tickets Sunday Nov. 1
Tickets listed = 4,203
Average price = $350 (down $27 in last day)

Get-in (lowest) price = $200 (Upper Level 353)
Upper Level Best Value = $200
Lower End Zone Best Value = $209
Lower Corner Best Value = $213
Lower Sideline Best Value = $239
Indoor Club Best Value = $275
Outdoor Club Best Value = $375

Cheesehead or Purple People Eater, it’s on!

Two of the key games we highlighted earlier this week were equally entertaining today, with the Indianapolis Colts pounding the Tennessee Titans and the Denver Broncos toppling the New England Patriots in overtime.  Peyton Manning has passed for 300 yards in every game this year.  Kyle Orton has Broncos fans saying “Jay Cutler who?”

Coaches Josh McDaniels of the Denver and Jim Caldwell of Indianapolis off to a great start, two of only a handful of first-year coaches to ever start the season 5-0 and the first time two coaches have pulled this off in the same year.

Can they keep it up?  They both have tough schedules and yes, they do play each other in December!

After years of underachieving, the San Francisco 49ers have started the 2009 season with a bang, leading the NFC West at 3-1.

The 49ers have mowed through division rivals, pounding the Seattle Seahawks (and Matt Hasselback’s ribs), dispensing with last year’s Super Bowl team Arizona Cardinals, and treating the St. Louis Rams like their practice squad, forcing the Rams to consider immediately selling to Rush Limbaugh.  Only a last second miracle throw and catch from Brett Favre to Greg Lewis has kept the 49ers from being undefeated.

There is no secret to the reason behind the turnaround.  A ferocious defense that is channeling Coach Mike Singletary at his Chicago Bears “Super Bowl Shuffle” finest.  The Hall of Fame linebacker who used to make NFL quarterbacks wet themselves has cloned a team in his image.

The NFL has just released a great video of Coach Singletary on the sidelines that is evidence of the master motivator at work.  No wonder the 49ers are on a mission.  You do NOT want to disappoint this man.  Check it out.

As a result, the 49ers have become the hot ticket in the Bay Area.  Fortunately, at FanSnap, fans can easily find the ticket values among the thousands of tickets available for each remaining game.  Speaking of the Bears, 49ers fans have the November 12 Bears at 49ers game against Jay Cutler and his squad at Candlestick Park circled and tickets are getting hotter by the minute.

Coach Singletary wants winners!

Mike

The Packers and Vikings are playing twice in the next five weeks.  Brett Favre vs. the team he led to a Super Bowl championship!

We have noted previously the impact of future Hall of Famer and noted actor Brett Favre’s move to Minnesota on market prices of Vikings tickets (including the “yes, he’s coming, no he’s not, yes he is” trough.)  The first game, on Monday Night Football, is being played in the humongous HHH Metrodome.  The second is at legendary Lambeau Field, home of the Cheeseheads (get yours here!).

The price to see the teams play is vastly different depending on whose house you want to see it played in. The stadium size difference, together with Packers fans’ historical reluctance to part with their tickets means less available supply, therefore higher asking prices. Bottom line, there is a substantial Cheesehead premium if you want to see Brett return to Wisconsin.

A search on FanSnap finds more than 9,000 tickets from nine ticketing companies making a market in Packers @ Vikings tickets: StubHub, TicketNetwork, Razorgator, eBay, TopStarTickets.com, ASC Ticket Company, Totally Tickets, AllShows.com, and Ticket Solutions.

A search for Vikings @ Packers tickets finds more than 4,000 tickets from eight ticketing companies: StubHub, TicketNetwork, Razorgator, eBay, Connections Ticket Service, Totally Tickets, GoldCoast Tickets, and Golden Tickets.

As you can see, while average asking prices have slowly declined for both games in recent weeks, there is about a $450 difference in average cost per ticket between seeing the teams play in Minnesota vs. Green Bay.

The punch line?  Fans can travel from Green Bay to Minneapolis and save a lot of money. It’s only 277 miles or a 4.5 hour drive.  Don’t feel like driving?  A quick search on awesome travel search engine Kayak finds round trip flights starting at only $204!

These tickets are smoking hot, and these games will definitely be remembered by NFL fans for a long time.  If you are lucky enough to go, send us some photos!