There won’t be many fans in the stands at FirstEnergy Stadium for Thursday night’s home opener, but it’s certainly not for lack of interest.
The Browns quickly sold out all 6,000 tickets made available for the limited seating capacity for the visit from the Cincinnati Bengals. The reduced capacity at the nearly 68,000-seat venue is due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Browns only recently had their plan for the limited seating allowance, with heavy limits on fan movement, spacing and interactions, approved by Ohio governor Mike DeWine.
Season-ticket holders were given priority to purchase the limited rations. Any worries about fans being repulsed by the stripped-down experience, or the Browns’ awful performance in Week 1, quickly went away. Tickets are currently starting at over $200 on the secondary market.
