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NFC Championship Tickets: For Falcons Fans, the Rise Up is Real

Ticket prices going up as Atlanta takes on Green Bay with a chance to go to the Super Bowl.

ATLANTA, GA -- Rise Up, you say? Yes, Atlanta Falcons tickets continue to rise up, as in skyrocket.

Tickets to Sunday's NFC Championship game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers are twice as expensive as the teams' divisional round matchup in 2011, according to analysts.

The matchup, the Falcons' last in the Georgia Dome, is the priciest game to date for Atlanta fans, with the average cost just to get in just above the $300 mark, according to Ticket IQ, an internet ticket data service.

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Here are the average prices for the Falcons' last five home playoff games, according to Ticket IQ:

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1/15/11 vs. Packers: Average price $341.47, lowest price - $90

1/13/13 vs. Seahawks: Average price $189.34, lowest price - $72

1/20/13 vs. 49ers: Average price $362.79, lowest price - $162

1/14/17 vs. Seahawks: Average price $368, lowest price $143

1/22/17 vs. Packers: Average price $777, lowest price $307

The Atlanta Falcons notched their 12th win of the season with a thorough 16-point victory over the Seattle Seahawks, 36-20, in the Georgia Dome on Saturday afternoon. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-31 to advance to the NFC Championship.

The winner goes to the Super Bowl in Houston.

As of Tuesday, there are about 10,000 tickets still available so prices may drop.

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