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Randy Covitz of the Kansas City Star reports the date was Dec. 16, 1990, when Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers rolled up 527 passing yards against the Chiefs.

A crowd of 61,756 at Arrowhead Stadium on a gray day witnessed the second-greatest passing game in NFL history. But no one else in Kansas City saw it.

The game failed to sell out, and the telecast was blacked out.

It was the last time the telecast of a Chiefs game had been blacked out locally. Until this week.

Unless Santa Claus shows up by noon today and buys the remaining 3,500 tickets for Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, it will be blacked out within a 75-mile radius of Kansas City, including satellite services at sports bars. That would end a streak of 155 consecutive Chiefs games, regular-season and postseason, that have been televised locally.

They got a 24 hour extension, otherwise I'd be thankful at not having to watch this shit team stumble thru another disgraceful performance.

Oh please, Jeebus... black this mofo out.

What the fuck? No way was last weeks game against Denver a sellout!
Does KC have that many fans that will buy tickets and not show up for the game or is 70% full at Emptyhead Stadium constitute a sellout?

Either the local CBS affiliate will buy up the remaining ducats, or the Chiefs will probably cook the books to make it look like they sold it out so the blackout doesn't get dropped on them.....this week. I can almost guarantee a blackout for the Browns game the following week, however. NO NFL fan should be subjected to watch that fucking abortion of a 6-3 FG fest. :doh:

..blackout lifted

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports the Chiefs said they have sold enough tickets to avoid the blackout and the game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday will be televised.


...as to who bought up the remaining tickets.. :paul: knows.

ChargerMike wrote:..blackout lifted

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports the Chiefs said they have sold enough tickets to avoid the blackout and the game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday will be televised.


...as to who bought up the remaining tickets.. :paul: knows.

I'm not going, and I definitely don't have the $$$ to buy up the remaining tickets.

godzilla2002 wrote:What the fuck? No way was last weeks game against Denver a sellout!
Does KC have that many fans that will buy tickets and not show up for the game or is 70% full at Emptyhead Stadium constitute a sellout?

No, no, and no.

So now I'll be forced to watch this game, when walking in the Bataan death march seems the better option.

Ya' know, us fans don't deserve this shit.

Or maybe we do.