40,000 Packers playoff tickets to go on sale Monday

GREEN BAY (WITI) -- The Packers announced Sunday that approximately 40,000 tickets for the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers will go on sale Monday, December 30th.

The game will be played at Lambeau Field on Sunday, January 5th at 3:40 p.m.

Packers Green and Gold package season-ticket holders who had an email address on file with the ticket office as of December 17th will receive the first opportunity to purchase tickets. Those ticket holders will receive an email Sunday evening with details on how to purchase the tickets, online only, through Ticketmaster, with the exclusive sale opportunity occurring from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.

A maximum of four per account can be purchased. Prices range from $102 to $125, depending on location. Ticket purchasers will be required to use Ticketmaster’s “print at home” feature to obtain their tickets.

Any remaining tickets will then go on sale to the general public, beginning at 3 p.m., Monday. The general sale also will be through Ticketmaster and, in addition to online sales, the tickets may be purchased in person at Ticketmaster outlets. No phone orders will be transacted. A maximum of four tickets per transaction can be purchased. Those purchasing tickets online will be required to use Ticketmaster’s “print at home” feature to obtain their tickets.

For the general public sale opportunity, a link to the Ticketmaster information can be found online at www.packers.com/tickets/single_game_tickets, including details for online and in-person orders.

The available tickets are those that season-ticket holders elected not to purchase by the deadline earlier this month.

If you're not interested in dealing with the winter cold, you can watch the game ONLY ON FOX6. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.