I logged on to www.Steelers.com sometime last fall to see how much tickets were for the home games. My husband was a big Steelers fan & I caught the fever last year. I thought I could just go and buy tickets and shuffle off to Pittsburgh. Well...no. Turns out individual game tickets are only sold for a select few weeks in MAY and I was a god five months too late for that.
So, this year I was on it and kept on eye on the Steelers site. Sure enough, they posted a press release late last week.
Note that you can only buy 2 tickets for 2 games, you must pay by check, you must mail your request in and they are sold on a first come, first served basis. I have no idea how many people send in for tickets or how many people get them. I don't know if I'll get tickets, but...for $55, I had to try.
I'll let you know if I score any tickets.
If you're interested in trying to get tickets (they would make great Father's Day gifts!), here's the official press release:
Steelers Individual Game Tickets Available For 2006 Season
PITTSBURGH — A limited number of individual game tickets for the Steelers 2006 home games are available for purchase through mail orders.
Fans may buy two tickets for two games and may request the game or games they would prefer to attend. Requests will be filled on a first-received, first-served basis. Ticket orders will be filled with the best available seats, which may include single seats. If the requested games are unavailable, substitutions will be made for available games unless the order specifically requests no substitutions.
In addition, only one order per household or business firm will be accepted. Any number over that allotment will be considered a duplicate order. Orders will not be mailed to post office boxes.
The price will be $55 for each ticket plus a $2 fee on the total order for mailing and handling. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Pittsburgh Steelers and can be mailed to the Pittsburgh Steelers Ticket Department, P.O. Box 6763, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Please do not send cash. Phone, credit card, hand-delivered or fax orders will not be accepted.
Steelers 2006 Preseason Schedule
Date Opponent Time (TV)
Saturday, Aug. 19............. MINNESOTA........................................ 8 p.m. (KDKA)
Thursday, Aug. 31............. CAROLINA.......................................... 7:30 p.m. (KDKA)
Steelers 2006 Regular Season Schedule
Date Opponent Time (TV)
Thursday, Sept. 7.............. MIAMI................................................. 8:30 P.M. (NBC)
Sunday, Sept. 24.............. CINCINNATI......................................... 1 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 15................ KANSAS CITY..................................... 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 5................. DENVER.............................................. 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 12*.............. NEW ORLEANS................................... 1 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Dec. 3*................ TAMPA BAY........................................ 1 p.m. (FOX)
Thursday, Dec. 7............... CLEVELAND........................................ 8 p.m. (NFL Network)
Sunday, Dec. 24................ BALTIMORE........................................ 1 p.m. (CBS)