The Lions of Detroit are the Only NFL Team to Lose Money

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Originally Posted by Bham1982
These big domed complexes are always sitting empty. There aren't many users who need a 70,000 seat domed stadium, so you will see one or two concerts, maybe a Bowl Game, and then 10 football games [[regular season and pre-season). If you're really lucky you'll get a Super Bowl or Final 4 every 20 years. Whoop-de-do.

its nice to see all this sympathy for the Ford family. I think they are able to pay the bills without to many problems.

First of all, I doubt the Lions lose any money. From another article talking about what the Forbes article says.

You might ask how a franchise in the wildly profitable NFL could lose money. The answer isn't entirely clear, and it's only fair to point out that the Lions' financial books are private and that Forbes' projections based on available information.

Secondly, Ford Field has something most other stadium complexes dont... Bodman and CE and few other tenants [[with room for more) and parking decks. Not like the office tenants are singlehandedly paying the bill and game days are gravy, but its way more use [[and revenue) than anything going on at {insert Generic single use mega stadium surrounded by acres of parking in isolated location} any day not a game day.