THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders’ home game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday will be blacked out locally because the team did not sell out the game in time.
Games need to be sold out 72 hours before kickoff to avoid a blackout in a 120-kilometre radius. This is the second time in three home games that Oakland has been unable to avoid a blackout.
The Raiders have had two games blacked out each season since taking over ticket sales from Alameda County before the 2006 season.
In their first 11 seasons back from Los Angeles, the Raiders sold out only 25 of 88 regular-season games in time to avoid a blackout.
Bengals get one-day extension to sell out Texans game
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Bengals got a one-day extension to sell out their game on Sunday against the Houston Texans and avoid a local television blackout.
More than 3,000 tickets remained for the game. The NFL gave the team until 1 p.m. on Friday to sell out and avoid having the game blacked out in local television markets.
The Bengals (4-1) have sold out their last 46 games at Paul Brown Stadium. The last game that was blacked out locally was against the Texans on Nov. 9, 2003. Cincinnati also got a 24-hour extension before the season opener against Denver and managed to sell out in time to have the game shown locally.
