The National Football League (NFL) season is just around the corner and fans can’t wait until the season starts. The NFL is the premier sport in America culminating with the Super Bowl each year which is the big game that comes with big parties and a time for celebration.

Depending on what city you live in and what team you root for, there are various ways to purchase football tickets for an NFL football game. You want the best price and the best seat in the house and there are ways to purchase football tickets. Lets start with the off-season.

The best period to purchase football tickets for an NFL game is during the off-season which is from March to July. Right after the season, teams evaluate their ticket sales from the previous year. If tickets sales were down, then the team comes up with innovative packages to sell tickets.

Season ticket holders get first choice on seats so you might want to consider obtaining the status of a "season ticket holder" to purchase football tickets. Season ticket holders also get their tickets mailed to them if they automatically renew their season ticket packages.

The first way to purchase football tickets in special packages is at the teams web-site. You can sign on to the web-site of your favorite team and buy tickets there or sign up for a newsletter notifying you of certain ticket packages. All NFL teams have a link and a newsletter which notifies fans of special pricing for tickets.

The second way to purchase tickets is to drive to the stadium the week of the game and purchase football tickets from the box office. This method suits people that will not be attending all eight home games NFL teams have during the season. NFL box offices are open from Monday through Sunday up until kickoff so there is plenty of time to get tickets at the box office although the price might be slightly higher.

The last method to purchase football tickets is through “scalpers” who sell tickets on the corner on the day of the game. Scalping is illegal in some NFL cities so it’s best to know the law before buying a ticket from a scalper. Usually, seats sold by scalpers are average seats far away from the action on the field.

Concerning football playoff tickets. First, your NFL team MUST make the playoffs. Once a team is notified that they are officially in the playoffs from NFL Headquarters in New York, tickets will automatically go on sale. Again, season ticket holders have first choice in securing football playoff tickets. If your team happens to win their playoff games at home in the Divisional Round and in the Conference Championship Game, then tickets for the Super Bowl are picked for season ticket holders first by using a lottery.

NFL Football is called “King Sport”. You can get tickets to an NFL game in your city via the Internet, box office visit or “on the street” during the day of the game. In any event, go to a game this year and root for your favorite team!