{"id":495100,"date":"2026-01-05T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495100\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:55:10","slug":"victory-monday-means-jacksonville-scores-economic-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495100\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory Monday means Jacksonville scores economic boost"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Securing the AFC South championship title<\/a> isn\u2019t the only thing that scores a boost of excitement in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

For Jacksonville businesses, especially downtown, packed crowds and vibrancy are the perfect recipe for booming sales, and that trend is expected to continue next weekend when the team takes on the Bills on home turf.<\/p>\n

Many Jags fans already expressed their hopes for a Super Bowl title, but at this point, businesses were focusing on the playoffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to have a boom in business, for sure,\u201d Tim Ryerson, kitchen manager at Pour Taproom, said, \u201cBeing that this is a new place downtown and it\u2019s a mile from the stadium, we offer a lot of seating. So I\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The last time the Jags hosted a home playoff game was in 2023. <\/p>\n

According to Visit Jacksonville\u2019s event impact analysis, the single playoff game generated $16.3 million in total economic activity across Duval County, including $9.26 million in direct visitor spending.<\/p>\n

Key impacts included:<\/p>\n