Posted on 01/02/2014 9:17:29 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The deadline is approaching and available tickets are still plentiful for the Green Bay Packers playoff game Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
As of Wednesday night, the Packers announced that there are "less than 7,500 tickets" remaining. Earlier that morning, there were 8,500 tickets left to sell, meaning that approximately 1,000 tickets were sold throughout the entire day.
The storied franchise is now facing a situation that it never expected to be in: the possibility of a television blackout in the Green Bay and Milwaukee viewing areas.
NFL policy states that a game needs to be sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, which sets the final clock for 3:40 p.m. CT on Thursday.
A Packers spokesperson said teams can ask for an extension from the NFL, but the current plan from the team is to wait until Thursday to decide whether to make such a request.
The weather is likely playing a significant factor for fans, as projections for Sunday have temperatures at or below zero degrees. The temperature could drop as low as negative-15 degrees by the second half, at which point the sun will have set in Green Bay.
It seems unthinkable that the Packers, a franchise with a season-ticket waiting list that recently boasted more than 100,000 fans, would struggle to pack Lambeau Field for a postseason game. The threat is very real now, though, that seeing the game in person might be the only way for fans in the Green Bay and Milwaukee areas to watch it.
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5 minutes past the end game! How did they do?
Extra-cold weather could now be the tipping point against sell-outs, as most people have big screen TVs or friends with big TVs, or a neighborhood bar or restaurant where they can gather and watch games in climate-comfort surroundings.
The advent of large screen HD has certainly made the home viewing experience quite awesome.
Yep. And I can turn the sound down and not be annoyed by stupid announcers and lame stadium music.
HD TV and bitter cold temperatures make a January playoff ticket in Green Bay a tough sell.
“How did they do?”
Dunno — cubicle bound. Belling was all over it at 3 pm, accusing callers of being too wimpy to go the game.
Glad you told him! Saves me the trouble. Lambeau is a wonderful experience, and you can always duck into the covered interior if it gets too cold.
I am pretty sure the NFL extended the deadline 24HRS. Colts have not sold out their game either.
Amateurs that play outside, and fans that sit and watch outside, not in a dome. Of course, the Viqueens are enjoying this year's playoffs from the comfort of their living rooms, aren't they?
Maybe I’m not the only one who is getting really bored with the No Fun League.
The NFL has granted the Packers another day to sell their tickets to avoid the blackout.
Yes.
And check out this link from the article, the The Fan Cost Index ..what are the average costs for a family of 4 to attend an NFL game in each city..
And as of 9:30 this morning there were less than 1,000 tickets left. It will sell out.
Sold out, now.
Good!
You can survive that cold with a union suit, several layers of clothing, a SkiDoo suit and boots, but who would want to?
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