Bengals Announce Blackout For Home Opener Against The San Francisco 49ers

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 17, 2011 6:18 PM EDT

Even after beating the Cleveland Browns during the regular season opener, the Bengals announced on Saturday that ticket sales are so poor for the lead-up to the home opener, the game won't be sold out in time to avoid a blackout. League rules require teams to sell out 72 hours prior to kickoff with possible 24-hour extensions of a sellout is close.

The ticket office confirmed too many tickets remain available for the game to sell out, so it won't be televised in the home market cities of Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio, and Lexington, Ky. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Bengals Ticket Hotline at 513-621-8383 (or toll free at 1-866-621-8383), or by going to bengals.com.

It will be the fifth straight blackout during the regular season dating back to last year. A blackout means that anyone within the 75-mile radius from Paul Brown Stadium won't be able to see the September 25 game against the San Francisco 49ers on network television or the NFL Sunday Ticket.

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Well, there's one bad thing about Chad being gone.

Now no one is going to buy up the rest of the tickets. Even though it was ultimately self-serving, it was still cool that he did that.

Miguel Cairo is so last week.

by sexsalad on Sep 17, 2011 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

i'm in the minority here

i miss chad.

" I for one, welcome our new Buffalo overlords. " - Whokebe

by palewook on Sep 17, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I do to some extent...

But at the same time I’m glad to move on. Chad’s antics (the fun ones) will be missed and I’ll also miss being treated to some of those breath-taking sideline catches, but the team is moving away from that direction and Chad had to go. I wish him the best in NE.

Miguel Cairo is so last week.

by sexsalad on Sep 17, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I kinda miss his antics as a source of entertainment

But, I don’t miss the negative effects he had on the team. He negated all of the good he did by his distractions and lack of discipline on the field. It is a bit too early to tell but I think it is possible that the vast improvement in the penalty situation and all around smoothness of the team’s performance is due to the lack of distractions allowing the coaches to do a better job. But, it is early.

"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"

by JUNGLEJOHN on Sep 17, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Chad will always be one of my all time favorite Bengals

It was probably time for him to go, but he gave Cincy a lot of good years and brought life back into the franchise.

by Paul Cannon on Sep 17, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

Why would they announce a Season Opener blackout in week 3 before week 2 has even been played?

by IllinoisBengal on Sep 17, 2011 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

I'm guessing the sponsors have already decided not to buy up the remaining tickets

(that’s pure speculation on my part though)

by Paul Cannon on Sep 17, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions

my guess would be

theres 10000-20000 tickets left and brown hopes to create interest to sell as many as he can while the bengals are undefeated.

(think what happens if cincy loses in denver, interest will nose dive on those tickets)

" I for one, welcome our new Buffalo overlords. " - Whokebe

by palewook on Sep 17, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

17k+ left, according to Joe Reedy on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/joereedy/status/115110965535703040

RT @justdarrin @joereedy lets say bengals go 2-0 and a huge ticket frenzy happens?>Don’t think they can sell more than 17K in four days

by Aether on Sep 17, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I might be going to that game.

My brother has season tickets. His wife is pregnant and the baby should come any time in the next day or two. Since he doesn’t want to leave his baby with his recovering wife at a week old, me and my dad will probably take the tickets off his hands. Y’know, we’re just that nice of people.

Miguel Cairo is so last week.

by sexsalad on Sep 17, 2011 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

Nice job, Uncle Sexsalad.

by KSE on Sep 17, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Im From Cali And SF Games Air On Fox No Matter What So i Think I can See The Game

by Touhue Cha on Sep 17, 2011 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

it's an away game for you

So no, it won’t be blacked out. Away games never are.

by MrMcLargeHuge on Sep 17, 2011 9:43 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions

Oh lol it nevers go blackout because its a contract wit 49ers on FOX haha but i cant wait to see the game

by Touhue Cha on Sep 18, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

If you win, people will come.

by Samabino614 on Sep 17, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

3 ways to avoid black outs in the future

1. Win
2. Make the moves that show you are trying to improve your team
3. At all cost avoid owner/HC press conferences in the future

by biggie22 on Sep 17, 2011 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Don't forget...

4. Lower ticket prices like many other struggling franchises. (You can always make up with concessions, parking, merch even if said Merch and Concessions are brutally bad).

by KSE on Sep 17, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Internet

Last year a sportswriter in the Enquirer listed some websites were you could see blacked out games for free, they worked. I checked one out last week during the game, anticipating some blackouts this season. The was some FBI badge on the website saying it was seized. Anyone know any others?

by betazeta on Sep 17, 2011 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

If I did I wouldn't tell you

after hearing that stuff about the FBI. lol

by keithster on Sep 17, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

As always...

You should just find a seat on the front row.

by KSE on Sep 17, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

or!

rather…the first row.

by KSE on Sep 17, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Some 10,000 Miles Outside USAirSpace In Cambodia/Thailand So I Depend On It....

This worked week #1 still but the “HomeLand Security” has seized several including the Euro site that I was using…Not sure how they get away with that but it’s being done….

http://www.firstrowsports.net/sport/american-football.html

Other possibility:

http://usfootballstream.com/

Enjoy!!

by PantyRaider on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

If we win Sunday I will go to the game and take my dumba** son-in-law

He has never been to a game.

"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"

by JUNGLEJOHN on Sep 17, 2011 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

and you let him marry your kid?

Parenting Failure, obviously.

by KSE on Sep 17, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Oops, the below was meant to be a reply KSE.

"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"

by JUNGLEJOHN on Sep 18, 2011 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions

My daughter is an attorney and a championship equestrian

Valedictorian of her H.S class, graduated Suma in both prelaw and law school at tOSU passed the Bar with points to spare on her first try, got hired immediately upon passing the bar and makes 6 figures as a corporate attorney. I kinda think my wife and I did okay. Her husband is an engineer she met at tOSU who works for Deseret Medical as a medical products engineer. I think that if she married Einstein I would think he was a dumbas* and not good enough for my daughter. Oh, she is also quite a beauty – takes after her mother.

He smokes, rides his Harley without a helmet, once broke his finger when he got it stuck in a Pepsi bottle, knocked over a newly opened bottle of Balvieni Portwood 30 year old bourbon after the game last Sunday, can’t cook meat on the grill without burning the steaks, and once met one of my Japanese business associates named Nikoshema and introduced him to my daughter as Hiroshema. Nice guy, good provider, super father, great character – he is just – well – kind of a dumbass.

"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"

by JUNGLEJOHN on Sep 18, 2011 2:04 AM EDT reply actions