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Using that same 2009 year, the Patriots average ticket cost $117.84. Average attendance was 68,756, for a total of $8,102,207.04, *8 home games = $64,817,656.32 in ticket revenues, while the salary cap number was $127,000,000. So, the Red Sox ticket revenue basically covers player payroll, while the Patriots ticket revenue covered about half of player payroll.
Unlike MLB the NFL splits the gate receipts 60-40 between home and visiting teams. So ticket revenues fluctuate depending on the schedule... And since 2006 the NFL further splits that revenue (and every other revenue stream) roughly 60/40 between players and owners...