NFL extends ticket-sale deadlines for playoff teams

[Auggie]

The Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts all were granted ticket-sale deadline extensions from the NFL on Thursday.

The Packers joined that list after they came up about 3,000 tickets short of selling out 80,750-seat Lambeau Field for Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.

A Packers spokesperson said the league gave them until 5 p.m. ET on Friday to sell the remaining tickets and avoid a television blackout in their home market, which includes both the Green Bay and Milwaukee areas.

SNIP

The Bengals have until 4 p.m. ET Friday to sell the remaining tickets to Sunday's first-round AFC playoff game against the San Diego Chargers.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10232840/2013-nfl-playoffs-cincinnati-bengals-green-bay-packers-indianapolis-colts-receive-ticket-sale-deadline-extensions

Hey ... boneheads at the NFL: WHY DON'T YOU JUST RETIRE THE BLACKOUT RULE?

[madinmaryland]

1. The FCC has ruled the NFL must stop it next year.

I think they will do so, but it has been fun rubbing into the Bengal fans this year.

[PeteSelman]

2. I'm amazed by this.

Football heaven in Green Bay can't sell out a game? A PLAYOFF game? And the other two, while not as shocking as Lambeau Field, should still be embarrassed.

There was never a question that the fourth game would instantly sell out. Real fans there.

[El Supremo]

3. At least the Chargers (my future home team) don't have to worry.

They won't be playing at home.