ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Dan Rosenberg wasn't going to lie when he listed his two 100-level tickets to Sunday's Buffalo Bills-Cleveland Browns game for sale this week on Craigslist.
"Unfortunately the Bills season has slipped away," the listing read. "Which means this game is going for cheap!"
He's right. Tickets to the inconsequential contest between the Bills (6-7) and Browns (0-13) are being sold for as low as $7 on the secondary market. Rosenberg, who grew up in Buffalo but now lives in Maryland, is asking $20 for each of his two season tickets ($68 each) for Sunday.
"I come up for a few games per season," he said in an email Thursday to ESPN. "With the loss to the Steelers [last Sunday], I have no desire to come up for the Browns game. So I have to sell the tickets, and truthfully may have to give them away. No one wants to pay even $20 for them."
In the locker room Wednesday, players understood the lack of buzz around their team but attempted to block it out.
"It doesn't really affect us," outside linebacker Jerry Hughes said. "We understand that we have to go out there and play. We didn't deliver for our expectations, and certainly not for our fans'. We kind of felt like we let them down. So their frustration is certainly understandable."
Promise has faded fast for Bills fans, who gobbled up a franchise-record 60,000 season tickets when Rex Ryan was hired as coach last year. Even after an 8-8 finish in 2015, most fans renewed their seats. When season-ticket sales closed in August, the team had sold more than 58,000, the second-most in franchise history.
Now, with the Bills having faded below a .500 record and their playoff hopes on life support, fans are clamoring for change.
"I like continuity, but I'm frustrated with Rex and his regime," Rosenberg said. "I would say if they lose two of their final three games he should be fired. ... I hate starting over every two to three years, but if they do fire Rex, I won't be disappointed."
The Bills wrap up their home schedule by playing host to the Dolphins on Christmas Eve. Tickets for that game are being resold for as low as $6, and admission to their regular-season finale at MetLife Stadium against the Jets can be bought for $15 on the secondary market.
If you're a Bills fan frustrated with what will almost certainly become a 17th consecutive season out of the playoffs, there are other options for entertainment this weekend. In fact, as far as prices are concerned, the Bills' tilt with the Browns is hardly a marquee event in the city.
With an assist from BuffaloVibe.com, here are some alternative activities for Bills fans this Sunday around Buffalo:
Curling at Canalside ($15): If some fun downtown is more your speed, then why not try your hand at the Olympic sport of curling? The ice-skating rink at Canalside in Buffalo charges a small fee for a one-hour rental of one of its curling lanes, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday.
Yoga & beer ($15): Perhaps you enjoy wearing ugly holiday sweaters. Maybe yoga is your thing too. And if you have a taste for beer, then this event is for you. Resurgence Brewing Company in Buffalo is hosting a yoga and beer party at 10:30 a.m. A free 6-ounce beer and a photo with Santa is included. How can you go wrong?
Brunch with Santa ($16.95): Who doesn't like brunch? At 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., Tewksbury Lodge restaurant in Buffalo is offering a breakfast buffet that includes a photo op with Santa.
Discover the dinosaurs ($19): If the sight of the Bills and Browns playing football might scare your children, perhaps dinosaurs will be friendlier to their young eyes. The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center is home to a kid-themed exhibit of the prehistoric creatures, including a chance to dig for fossils.
North Pole Express train ride ($24): If you believe the Bills' season has gone off the rails, then perhaps an hourlong trek southeast of Buffalo to Arcade might be the play. For the final time of the season, the North Pole Express will be led by Santa's reindeer on a Christmas-themed ride on the Arcade & Attica Railroad.
