Home Game T.V. Blackouts Increase

The San Diego Chargers’ home opener won’t be shown on local television after the team failed to sell out a game for the first time since 2004. More than 7,000 tickets remain available for the Sept. 19 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Qualcomm Stadium, the National Football League team said in a news release. That ends a 48-game streak of home sellouts dating back to a Nov. 7, 2004, contest against the New Orleans Saints. NFL rules require a game to be blacked out within a 75-mile radius of a team’s home market if all the tickets haven’t been sold 72 hours prior to kickoff. There are more than 12,000 tickets available for San Diego’s following home game, against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 3. Read more here:

Home Game T.V. Blackouts Increase