Did the city of Minneapolis quietly pump its fist when the Vikings were trounced by the Eagles in last Sunday’s NFC Championship game?
That’s the working theory espoused by several sports business reporters over the past few weeks. ESPN’s Darren Rovell noted that places like the St. Paul Hampton Inn is fixing to charge $800 per night this week, and that if the Vikings had a home game fewer people would need a room since they already live in Minnesota.
Here’s Ruben Rosario from the Pioneer Press quoting sports economist Victor Matheson:
If you are going to get an economic impact from the game, it’s going to come from people outside the community coming in and dropping a ton of cash while they are here.