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The possibilities opened late Sunday night, shortly after the New Orleans Saints playoff slate was set for Saturday in Seattle disney world discount tickets . View full size Eliot Kamenitz, The Times-Picayune Jo-Lonn Dunbar, left, celebrates his fumble recovery with Jonathan Vilma as the New Orleans Saints play the Tampa Bay Bucs at the Superdome on Sunday.
By Monday afternoon, it appeared that a hearty portion of the Saints traveling disney world discount tickets fan crew would be staying home this weekend, watching the television and rooting for a chance to travel to a second-round Saints playoff game.
The game at Seattle's 67,000-seat Qwest Field was not yet sold out as of Monday disney world discount tickets afternoon, almost a full day after the game was announced. Tickets were still available directly through Ticketmaster, the Seahawks ticket outlet. Buyers could snare upper-level seats -- on the Seahawks' side of the field -- for less than $100, or opt for posh club-level confines behind the Saints' bench for $240 a pop.
At the Silver Cloud hotel, less than a football field away from the Seahawks' stadium, bookings jumped immediately after the Seahawks beat the Rams on Sunday night, thus securing the home playoff game against the Saints. Occupancy for the coming weekend went from about 20 percent to 70 percent, said front desk agent Blake Ambrose.
Ambrose said it was unclear disney world discount tickets how many were Saints fans heading to the game. View full size Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune Saints fans try to get the team going late during disney world discount tickets the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Superdome on Sunday.
Driving from the Superdome to Qwest Field is an estimated 43-hour trip over 2,723 miles, with likely pit stops in Wichita, Denver, Salt Lake City and the wilds of northwest Oregon. And that haul is just one-way.
disney world discount tickets A query on NOLA.com Monday morning prompted more than 15 Saints fans to write in about their ticket purchases and travel plans. All of the responses came from self-proclaimed Who Dats in the Pacific disney world discount tickets Northwest, including two from Canada.
The modest number of New Orleans area fans heading northwest likely owes to several factors, such as distance, airfare costs and a small window of preparation time, according to travel agents, ticket sellers and a handful of fans.
Another factor -- though less talked-about, because cockiness can come back to haunt the overconfident -- is that the Saints are heavily favored and are expected to handle the Seahawks, who have the worst record of any playoff team in NFL history.
"My guess is that few Saints fans will make the trek to Seattle, given the distance and their assumption that the Saints will easily get past the 7-9 Seahawks," Ferrer of StubHub said in an e-mail message. "Should this become a reality, I would expect more black and gold to head to either Atlanta or Chicago."
Amy McGee, of Travel Leaders in New Orleans, said late Monday afternoon she had yet to receive a single inquiry on Seattle area travel for this weekend's game. Rochelle Snyder, manager at World Tours and Travel, also reported no inquiries. Wealthy fans will still travel to the game, but others appear to be taking a pass, she said.