The Bengals just announced, via press release, that their upcoming game against the New York Giants has not sold out. As a result, the Bengals will not permit local broadcasts of the game. Here's the press release:
Ticket sales for Sunday’s Bengals home game against the New York Giants remain several thousand short of a sellout, and thus the game will not be televised in the Bengals home markets of Cincinnati, Dayton and Lexington, Ky. This week’s game is the first of five Bengals regular-season home games this season not to sell out.
Remaining tickets for the Giants game can be obtained by calling the Bengals Ticket Hotline at 513-621-8383 (also toll free at 1-866-621-8383), or by going online to Bengals.com. Additionally, the Paul Brown Stadium ticket office will be open until 5 p.m. today, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the Paul Brown Stadium north ticket office will open at 9 a.m.
The Giants are defending NFL champions, and this week the Bengals become only the second team to host back-to-back visits by the Manning brothers, as Giants QB Eli Manning will appear following a game last week against Denver and QB Peyton Manning. In conjunction with Veterans Day commemorations across the nation, the Bengals on Sunday will present a number of “Salute to Service” activities, including crowd participation in a stadium-wide card stunt.
