PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Still Costliest Game in Sports

A day at an NFL game for a family of four remains the most expensive outing in pro sports, averaging $184.19, according to Team Marketing Report, a Chicago-based newsletter.

The cost represents a 6.3% increase from last season, when the average was $173.37, and includes four average-priced tickets, two small beers, four small sodas, four hot dogs, parking for one car, two game programs and two twill caps.

The San Francisco 49ers, with an average ticket price of $39.75, have the NFL’s highest average cost for a family of four for the fourth consecutive year--$236, 14% higher than last year.

The Green Bay Packers, whose average ticket price is $26.13, have the lowest average cost, $151.02.

The NBA had a Fan Cost Index of $168.78 during the 1993-94 season, with the average ticket price at $27.12. Major league baseball’s 1993 Fan Cost Index was $95.80 and its average ticket price was $10.45.

Football’s first $40 ticket belongs to the Philadelphia Eagles, with the league average at $31.05, an increase from $28.68 last year. That helped the Eagles become the second-most expensive team with a Fan Cost Index of $216, followed by the New York Giants at $213.35 and the Raiders at $201.27.