Plenty of Colts season tickets remain

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indianapolis Colts have room for more season ticket holders. And buying a ticket may be the only way to see home games, including next week's first preseason game.

Season tickets for Indianapolis Colts games are still selling slowly. Three weeks ago, Colts officials said there were 2,000 season seats available. As of Wednesday, there were 1,600.

"The majority of the seats are in the upper level. They are in the corner," says Larry Hall, Vice President of ticket sales for the Colts.

Hall says the seats are $690 each for the season. In an effort to help sales, the team will begin selling single game tickets next week, though they cost $10 more — $79 each — when purchased that way. It marks the first time since 2003 season tickets are not a sellout.

"Whatever we don't sell between now and next week, we'll make those available on a game-to-game basis. So none of the games are now, but we fully expect them to be," Hall says.

Training camp is giving the Colts reason for optimism. Fans have been flocking to see the team in Anderson, with thousands sitting in the hot summer sun to get a glimpse of the Andrew Luck version of the Colts.

"All the feedback I've gotten, whether it be in person or on the phone, it's been very positive for fans. They're very excited to see how the season is going to unfold. And they are really behind this team, which we really appreciate," says Hall.

But fans don't pay for a ticket to see the team in training camp. And this is not Peyton Manning's Colts. Hall says season ticket renewals were at 88 percent this year, compared to about 95 percent last year. If the games don't sell out, the team has already said home games will be blacked out locally.

"At this point, we fully anticipate all our games being on television. And obviously we're waiting to see how it unfurls but at the same time, we're confident that given the ones that have sold, the few remaining, that we're going to be able to get all the games sold out and on television," Hall says.

But 1,600 tickets per game need to be sold to ensure home games make it on the air.