Bengals single-game ticket fees look a little different this year. What to know

Bengals fans buying single-game tickets this season might notice a slight change in costs.

In previous years, fans could call the Bengals' ticket office over the phone and purchase single-game tickets without the fees typically associated with online purchases. Starting this year, tickets purchased over the phone through the team now have the same fees as tickets purchased through the Bengals' Ticketmaster storefront, Emily Parker, the team's director of communications, told The Enquirer.

These fees, however, are still lower than the charges added to tickets purchased on Ticketmaster's general storefront and those purchased through the secondary market, Parker said.

How Bengals' ticket fees compare to Ticketmaster fees

A single-game ticket to the Bengals' upcoming preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is listed at $60 with $8.50 in fees through the team's official Ticketmaster site . On Ticketmaster's general site , a ticket listed at the same price carries $14.70 in fees.

For both storefronts, the sum of the fees varies slightly depending on ticket price.

On Ticketmaster, both through the general and Bengals storefronts, the "fees" you see at the end of the order are made up of two costs: a service fee often allocated to all parties involved with making the event happen, such as the venue, Ticketmaster, the teams and promoters. Second, there's an order processing fee , which is charged once per order and is also often shared between the venue, Ticketmaster and the teams.

To access the Bengals' Ticketmaster storefront, simply begin your ticket purchase at the Bengals' official website .

The team hosts its preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday, Aug. 10.

Here is the 2024 Cincinnati Bengals regular season schedule

• Week 1: Sept. 8, Bengals vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 2: Sept. 15, Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 3: Sept. 23, Bengals vs. Washington Commanders, 8 p.m. ET, Monday Night Football on ABC/ESPN.
• Week 4: Sept. 29, Bengals at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET, Fox.
• Week 5: Oct. 6, Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 6: Oct. 13, Bengals at New York Giants, 8 p.m. ET, Sunday Night Football on NBC.
• Week 7: Oct. 20, Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 8: Oct. 27, Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 9: Nov. 3, Bengals vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m. ET, Fox.
• Week 10: Nov. 7, Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m. ET, Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime.
• Week 11: Nov. 17, Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers, 4 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 12: Bye week.
• Week 13: Dec. 1, Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
• Week 14: Dec. 9, Bengals at Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m. ET, Monday Night Football on ESPN.
• Week 15: Dec. 15, Bengals at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET, Fox.
• Week 16: Dec. 19, Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns, Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime.
• Week 17: Bengals vs. Denver Broncos, date and network TBD.
• Week 18: Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, date and network TBD.

The final two weeks of the season don't have game times because the NFL reserves the right to flex games into primetime spots based on playoff scenarios.

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