NFL Blackout Rules Force Chargers And Raiders Off TV
by Chris Thorman on Sep 17, 2010 8:17 AM CDT
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PrintTalk about contrast in the AFC West. The New Arrowhead Stadium was blowing up both literally and figuratively on Monday Night while San Diego Charger and Oakland Raiders fans in their respective areas won't be able to watch their teams play because of NFL blackout rules. Neither team was able to sell the required number of tickets to allow the game to be shown television.
Last NFL season, 22 games were forced off the air in local markets because of NFL TV blackout rules. That's a five year high.
What makes this NFL Week 2 TV blackout even worse for those teams is that this week is each franchise's 2010 home opener. Can you imagine not selling out your home opener? Even one of those BS sellouts where like half of the fans actually attend. They couldn't even pull that off.
To be fair, the Kansas City Chiefs did have a blackout at the end of last season, their first in nearly nineteen years.
In case you were wondering, here's how the NFL blackout rules work:
- If a team doesn't sellout their game within 72 hours of kickoff (Generally Thursday for Sunday games), no TV station whose signal broadcasts within 75 miles of the NFL stadium cannot show the game;
- The NFL's definition of a sellout isn't that every single ticket is sold. A team has to get to around 95% of tickets sold and the league will call it even.
- If a team is close to selling out, they can request an extension from the NFL front office;
- Radio broadcasts are still allowed to go on as scheduled;
If you're wondering what games on are in your area this weekend, make sure you check out the NFL TV Maps at the506.com.
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I can't see the NFL map at work
can someone tell me what AFC early game is showing in Oklahoma? Please?
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
meh
I have Sunday Ticket so I will watch the Chiefs anyways, thanks for looking, just wondering what other team they are forcing down everyone’s throats around here, especially with Kansas City being closer than both of them.
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
yeah it's bs
I can’t afford sunday ticket so I got NFL Rewind and have to wait til midnight to watch it when they don’t show it in okc.
go to some sports bar around there
Im sure there are some up in OKC that show them.
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
i dont like the blackout policy. plain and simple
it’s stupid
Can we be the AFC West Champions in 2010. You better believe it
The Chiefs offence will EXPLODE in 2010
by trentchiefsfan on Sep 17, 2010 8:23 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
It's outdated and...
With the new NFL Redzone channel, the blackout rule may be challengable in court. A local TV station facing a blackout could sue on the premise that the NFL’s blackout rule unfairly promotes NFL Redzone. It would be able to tie in the whole anti-trust thing, which always seems to scare the owners.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present...
Last year's late Monday Night Game was San Diego at Oakland
and I have no clue how that sold out. I mean I watched that game and in perfect California weather there were empty seats everywhere. Last Monday we had empty seats but as many people on here stated fans were escaping the elements. This is going to be a problem in SD and Oakland all year long, and maybe even in KC if we start to stumble a little bit.
At least Detroit was granted an extension.
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
but for San Diego
a team that has Super Bowl aspirations, to not sell out their home opener…well, that’s just a weak fanbase.
no wonder the new stadium they want to build only seats 50-60k people.
most Charger fans that I know....
Can’t wait for a team to come to LA because that will be their “new team” which I think is bs too. That just proves to me that Chargers do not have a LOYAL fan base. Can you imagine just switching your team like that? I can’t.
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Sep 17, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
i think the moral of the story...
why SoCal has the numbers, people just don’t care, so the NFL really needs to end all the flirting with L.A., unless they can move a California team there, like the Raiders or Chargers, a team that the fan bases already seem to be done with.
Couldn't happen to better people.
Proof positive I’m not using hyperbole when I call Chargers and Raiders fans the worst in the NFL.
by GonzosDirtyTrailer on Sep 17, 2010 8:33 AM CDT reply actions
Bah, stupid Nashville
Have to televise the Titans vs Steelers here while the Chiefs are playing.
Out to the sports bars I go, Sunday.
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
ever run into any other Chiefs fans out there?
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
One of my good friends here is from KCMO, known him since we were in college since 1996 or so.
Other than that, not really.
Though I’m slowly converting a few people I think. This past Monday night game saw a few friends telling me they stayed up a lot later than they’d planned, watching the game. I heard, “sonofa- I’m going to have to start pulling for your f—-in’ Chiefs now, aren’t I?” the next day.
They’ll see the light. It’ll take time, but they’ll get there!
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
great news!
even my wife put on a Chiefs shirt and rooted for them on Monday!
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
Raider and Charger fans saw the Chiefs in first place and just gave up.
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
by BigRedChief on Sep 17, 2010 8:38 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Typical.
And all those “experts” were saying how good the Raiders were going to be now that they finally had a “Franchise” QB. LMAO. To the Raiders, I suppose a below average QB looks like Joe Montana.
RUN DEXTER RUN!!!!
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Sep 17, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I think this is just a sign that...
the Chiefs will be playing the Los Angeles Chargers soon.
Chiefs Will
by Chiefsdad on Sep 17, 2010 8:39 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Los Angeles Chargers of Anahiem.
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
by BigRedChief on Sep 17, 2010 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Disneyland Los Angeles Chargers of Anaheim Santa Ana Pacific Coast Highway
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
by jrcnc on Sep 17, 2010 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or Losers for short.
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
that's horrible!
I live near Angels stadium….well not too far & I can tell you that there is not one person living in Orange County that remotely appreciates the “new name” of the Angels. I could care less about baseball to be honest, but the name “Los Angeles” has no business being involved with Anaheim Angels. It’s really pathetic & sad.
Good thing the new stadium supposedly being built in “LA” isn’t in Orange County anyway. But they could be the Los Angeles Chargers of City of Industry. LOL
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Sep 17, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
there was a Chargers fan who was trolling here earlier this summer...
bragging about their “non-blackout” streak.
i wonder where he is now…
Maybe some Chiefs fans got ahold of him and ended his streak.
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
We sat in the pooring ass rain to watch our team that only won 4 games last year.....
Oakland fans are crazy and always are going to the game despite their team sucking most of the time, but Chargers fans? REALLY? Your team went to the championship last year and you don’t even sell out your home opener? That is just stupid. Either California is more broke then I originally thought, or Charger fans are a bunch of dipshits.
by zyker on Sep 17, 2010 8:45 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
heyyyyy duuuuude chilllllll out
they aren’t done surfing and its still skateboard season out there. Usually by week 8 when they are locks for the playoffs they will come out and cheer a little football on, until then just peace out man!
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
by jrcnc on Sep 17, 2010 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I vote dipshits
RUN DEXTER RUN!!!!
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Sep 17, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
More broke, a lot more . . .
CA is sinking fast. Our governator has begun using “furlough” to try to help plug the leaks. Imagine trying to make it in CA with an instant 20-30% pay cut. Too many on the gov’t payrolls here. I looked at prices to take wife and grandson to opener. It would have been about $400 for a three hour game. I’m a fan, but I’ll settle for watching the midnight replay instead (in my recliner with MY choice of brews).
I’m guessing as Obamanomics take more effect, there will be a lot more blackouts. And I think it will silence all the talk about new stadiums, or moving teams.
record for sellouts...
anyone know the NFL record for sellouts or non-blackouts in a row and who has it? where the chiefs close to the record before last year? i dont remember how many sellouts in a row the chiefs had
2012... the year the Royals finish above .500
by Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe on Sep 17, 2010 8:47 AM CDT reply actions
my guess would be Green Bay
i don’t think they’ve ever had a blackout…it does help when you’re entire town is inside the stadium, but still.
Blackout policy has got to go...
it totally outdated.
Over under on the number of games blacked out in KC…4.5
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
San Fran game isn't sold out
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
It's a little early to panic on that one though.
RUN DEXTER RUN!!!!
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Sep 17, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions
under
RUN DEXTER RUN!!!!
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by ARROWHEADSHANE on Sep 17, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Apparently only 50,000 people want to go
Or are willing to pony up to go
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
where do you see the total number of tickets sold for a team?
how can you tell the chiefs have sold 50,000 for san fran game? I want to look these up to see at times
2012... the year the Royals finish above .500
by Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe on Sep 17, 2010 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I went to stubhub yesterday
and still a lot of tickets for sale on there. Almost every single section had 10-20 seats available together.
The picture is a Chiefs pumpkin, yeah that is right a Chiefs pumpkin.
stubhub
those tickets are already bought though arent they? people selling those tickets after having already bought them so they would still count towards “selling out” the stadium
2012... the year the Royals finish above .500
by Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe on Sep 17, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Heard on the radio on the drive home...
that 20,000 were still available. Granted they only need to sell a percentage of the tickets to avoid a blackout.
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
thats a lot
I am looking for tickets to go but on ticketmaster.com there are all the fees and crap to pay for… so i look on craigslist for people selling tickets. that wont help the sellout numbers but ticketmaster has too many fees
2012... the year the Royals finish above .500
by Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe on Sep 17, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Buy them from kcchiefs.com.
They don’t tax the piss out of you with fees… or at least they didn’t when I got my MNF tix.
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by Red N Gold Beast on Sep 17, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Honestly, you can get dirt cheap tickets from scalpers
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 17, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe after another victory it will change peoples minds.
Hopefully. I don’t mind people not going when we are getting our asses kicked out there but if we beat the browns, you gotta go out there and support them and let them know that the crowd on Monday Night wasn’t a fluke. If they keep winning we will turn out like that every time.
Damn
Not that I had any hope of the Chiefs-Browns game being on in Orlando but that’s where I’ll be on Sunday. ESPN Zone or Buffalo Wild Wings?
ESPN Zone for sure
tons of TV’s…you can watch multiple games. I want one in KC baddd. Near legends would be a perfect spot for one. Dave and Busters does great there.
2012... the year the Royals finish above .500
by Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe on Sep 17, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
You would have to talk Walt Disney in to opening ones outside of their own properties.
They closed all the other ones. I think there are only two left.
Thanx
Yeah, I’m staying at the Swan/Dolphin and can walk to ESPN. BWW has two locations 3-4 miles away. I’m just wondering how accommodating ESPN will be. I hate to say it, but it is the Chiefs-Browns. In the 90s, I could count on the Chiefs being on a national game much of the time. When they weren’t there was always a good showing of Chiefs fans. That hasn’t been the case in the last few years. I don’t care about the food, the beer, the waitresses, the sound or anything like that. I just want to watch the game.
The Black Out rule is dumb.
Anyone see the Jacksonville game? I noticed that they had huge banners covering large section of the seating in the stadium. I assume that was to cut down the seating number so that they don’t have to sell as many tickets.
It is really silly that of the 30 biggest football stadiums in America, only 7 of them are NFL Stadiums, the 10 largest are college football, and at those 23 college stadiums they sell out every week (as do a lot more college football stadiums), but we can’t get 30 NFL teams that can consistently sell out smaller stadiums.
Agreed
I think the blackout policy is something that has not adapted to the situation the country is in. People just can’t afford to plunk down a ton of money on a football game anymore. I’d love to go to every game, but can’t afford to go to a single one, and it doesn’t seem that anyone in the NFL is interested in changing that.
I think the logic behind th eblackout rule is “If we black it out on TV, then people will HAVE to go to the gaame, and pay us to park in our parking lot, and then pay us more for their seats, and pay even more for food. Brilliant!”
No, we’ll just watch another game. Nice try though.
I wish we had student discounted tickets like those college teams.
PLUS the ability to re-enter. I couldn’t believe when my sister in law said we could leave the KU football game at halftime and come back in.
Isn't Arrowhead the 4th largest NFL stadium ?
Behind, maybe..
1. Dallas
2. New York
3. Washington
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by chiefsfan62 on Sep 17, 2010 1:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Great link, Chris!
I was trying to find this map last week.
Raiders Fans
Will probably think the blackout is cool because it is black.
by JaySoy on Sep 17, 2010 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
SW Iowa and we get stuck with Minn and Miami.
Looks like 20 to 30 miles west and they get the Chiefs.
I can understand the Raider fans not selling out their stadium...
But the Chargers? The preseason division favorites? NOT selling out their home opener? Couldn’t happen to a better fan base. Wow. Just one more piece that can help KC achieve a division title this year…
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Sep 17, 2010 10:58 AM CDT reply actions
Can't teams avoid blackouts...
… By just agreeing to pay the visiting team their required revenue split? My understanding is that this policy is both 1. An artificial one created by owners, and 2. Has an infrequently cited workaround that owners can decide to employ but generally choose not to.
Following the Chiefs more than I should be between late nights at a social networking software start up.
by austinchief on Sep 17, 2010 11:35 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'm actually more surprised about the Raiders
They’ve been loyal to this team despite some of the obvious prat falls by their front office. Maybe they are starting to send a message to Al.
The Chargers, well that’s just SAD. Makes me wonder what’s happening out there. Are they pissed at AJ because of the holdouts? He is playing hardball with VJ. Or is it just a great time of the year to hit the beach? I don’t get it.
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I'm confused!
I live near Springfield, Mo which is over 150 miles to Arrowhead Stadium and when Chiefs had the tv blackout last year, it wasn’t broadcasted here!?!? Had to go to my dad’s to watch it since he had NFL pass. Does anyone know the reason why it was not broadcasted here?
by Chieftain58 on Sep 17, 2010 12:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
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