Blacked out folks:


DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=det) failed to sell all their tickets for Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was), meaning there will be a TV blackout in some local markets.
Team spokesman Bill Keenist said Thursday the game will be blacked out in the Detroit, Lansing, Saginaw-Flint and Toledo, Ohio, markets.
More than 10,000-plus tickets were available on Wednesday.
Last week, the Lions were able to sell 1,700 tickets for the home game against Minnesota. No such luck this time.
The Lions have lost 19 games in a row, matching the second-longest skid in NFL history.

I like the message that this sends.

Ford Field seats about 25K fewer than the Silverdome did, right?

15k

Thanks, I thought it was like 80K vs. 55K

Seats 65,000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Field

so 1/6th of the tickets were not sold yet? lol. This is actually one of their better chances at a win early on.

So now the Steelers and possibly Thanksgiving are the only other home games we might get to see on tv.

BTW, interesting tidbit I didn't know from Wiki:


Ford Field is one of the few venues in the NFL that has end zones in the east and the west (the others being LandShark Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LandShark_Stadium), the Georgia Dome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Dome) and Cleveland Browns Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium)). The NFL has a rule against this type of construction, due to the sunlight which can be a major distraction to the players on the field. The NFL had to give permission for the east/west end-zone construction, because the Hudson's warehouse would have had to been altered otherwise. The natural light is not a distraction to the players in a day game, because the light only reaches as far as the sidelines, leaving the field still properly lit with the combination of artificial stadium lighting and sunlight.

Wait until you see how many Steelers fans will be there. I know of a few that already have tix. It really could be nearly 50/50.

I was at the coin flip game, that was 1/2 steeler fans. It will be way more.

What do you think about dis game, Tahoe?

I honestly have no idea.

I thought the Skins were pretty talented with that payroll and what not. So I thought it was a no brainer type loss for the Big D.

I'm hearing how this is our best chance at a win. Holy shit.

Would be nice if "we" can pull it off.

I really, really hate the Foreskins. they're boring and shitty.

Anyone got a stream for this?

Holy empty seats.

It looks like it's about 2/3 empty.

1st play of the game we get a sack, but play was negated cuz our D guy was flagged for hands to the face and Sammie Lee Hill got hurt.

There's the Lions of old.

I AM WATCHING THE GAME ON THE REDZONE LIVE CHANNEL. YOU SHOULD SEE IF CAN GET IT AND THEN DO!

I'm thinkin Hermy likes the Redzone Live.

Skins going for it on 4th and goal. Time out Detroit. who'da thunk it?

Going for this on 4th down is stupid.

It's going to fire up the 300 people in the crowd if they don't make it.

Holy shit.

Watch we'll give up a safety.

The Redskins are a fucking joke. How I despise that piece of shit team.

Why Snyder? He kind of sucks balls.

They're boring as hell. I HATE THEM SO FUCKING MUCH!!!!!!!!

But they....they...nvm. yeah, they suck.

Zorn might not make it through the season, especially if they lose today.

I wonder if Gibbs would come back to finish the season?

Billick can't pronounce "Pettigrew" for some reason. He's tried about 3 different variations, none of them right.

Great scramble by Stafford.

Sonny Jorgensen?

SWEET TD LIONS

Great scramble by Stafford.

Wasn't Tate, but still a great scramble.

Staff looks good today, but he needs to work on his TD celebration

^ Agree, but I don't think he's going to get a lot of chances to practice it.

also, when was the last time the Lions had a 99yd drive for a TD?

DAMN! Looking Goooooooood! Passing, running and shit.

We're making 4ish yards on broken plays.

I was just reading the local paper and they named Mike Shanahan as a possibility. But this talk is way premature when you're talking about a Lions win.

Looks like today might be the day.

And how many hundreds of thousands will claim that they were there to see it?

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit!

For fucks sake, I could kick the damn ball more accurately than Stafford can throw it.










^Not really^

My lord, the skins are horrible.

Fortunate non-call on that facemask for the lions.

From what I've seen, Ko Simpson looks like a solid pickup.

That should be the ballgame.

The Redskins are the worst .

There's gonna be a :shitstorm: in DC

I feel in dedication to this W, we (meaning glan) should make a "It Happened" emoticon.

LOL

I was just about to make the thread.

Got a text from my buddy and everything.

Billicks is cracking me up. The guy can say more about nothing than anyone I've heard.

Watch these bitches score and get the on-side kick.

50/50 we win this?

Dizon and Foote getting into it a lil bit. Lil dust up.

I guess IT HAPPENED

LOL at the Ford's celebrating.

The skins are not only terrible, but they are horribly coached and their QB is a dumbass.

No disrespect to the Lions, they played well.

CONGRATULATIONS LIONS FANS

YOU BELIEVED IN THIS TEAM

Yeah, hard to find a coach worse than Zorn.

The Skins have a huge payroll, a great coach and were preseason favs to win it all.

They just ran into a fuckin buzz saw today. You can't stop the Lions, you can only hope to contain them.

^1/5

I'm going to go rub one out.

lol@Redskins

:tecmo:

that pretty much says it all

Blackouts can suck a fuck.

I mean whats the logic here? The fans pretty much supported this team through the bad times and now they couldn't watch a win.

Fuck the league when they say "we care about our fans" You care about your FAN'S MONEY YOU FUCKIN GREEDY ASSHOLES.

Yeah, why should they expect people to pay money to watch a team that lost 19 straight?

You want butts in the seats...win.