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Friday, October 16, 2009
Free Bengals tickets being given away as TV blackout lifted
Cincinnati Bengals fans now have a choice - take a shot at getting free tickets or watch the game live from home.
The Bengals announced today that Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at Paul Brown Stadium will not be blacked and will be aired live locally.
The Bengals, Local 12 (CBS affiliate WKRC-TV in Cincinnati) and Motorola worked together to ensure the blackout would be lifted. As part of this plan, Motorola will give away 1,200 tickets (600 pairs of tickets) to Bengals fans for free, starting at 11:30 am Saturday at the North Ticket Office (next to the Bengals Pro Shop) at Paul Brown Stadium. Motorola is a long-time sponsor of the Bengals and has a newly aligned partnership with Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco.
For Saturday’s ticket giveaway, complimentary parking will be available in Lot D, located on Mehring Way east of Elm Street. Tickets will be given away on a first-come, first served basis to fans 16 and over.
“We are thrilled with the response from our fans, Motorola and Local12, and we are pleased that Bengals fans across the region can watch our game on Sunday,” said Katie Blackburn, Bengals executive vice president. “We have great fans, and a sold-out Jungle will give us a real home field advantage.”
The lifting of the blackout means that the Bengals will extend to 47 their franchise-record streak of consecutive sellouts for regular and postseason games. The streak is now sure to reach at least 48, as the next home game — Oct. 25 vs. Chicago — had previously been declared a sellout.
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Lewis fined $25K for hit on Bengals’ Ochocinco
Well, better late than never.
ESPN is reporting that Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis has been fined $25,000 for what looked to me — and apparently commissioner Roger Goodell — to be a helmet-to-helmet hit on the Bengals’ Chad Ochocinco Sunday, Oct. 11.
Good, and it’s about time.
Lewis is apparently going to appeal, but it looked to me like he let frustration get the best of him. He hit Ochocinco in a very deliberate and dangerous manner. Shots like that cannot be tolerated and I congratulate the commissioner on his decision.
