Arkansas Bengal Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Notes: Game on TV; Green Saga continues: Will he or won't he? Posted 3 hours ago Geoff Hobson Editor Bengals.com The Bengals’ effort to get the upcoming three-game home stand on local television passed its first test Thursday when the club announced ticket sales for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium reached the threshold to clear the game for a live broadcast in the home market on Cincinnati’s Channel 12, Dayton, Ohio’s Channel 7, and Channel 27 in Lexington, Ky. While the Bengals have accepted an NFL option to have blackouts lifted this season with 85 percent of non-premium tickets sold, good seats on all three levels remain by calling the Bengals Ticket Hotline during business hours at 513-621-8383 or toll free at 866-621-8383. Tickets also can be purchased at any time through Bengals.com. GREEN DNP: The A.J. Green Saga continues. Green began Thursday’s practice on the rehab field, but came armed with his No. 18 jersey, which could mean anything. More proof that this is an hour-to-hour proposition and they are going by how his right big toe feels after rehab and exercise. In the end, Green didn’t practice and while that makes him a longshot for Sunday, Friday is still another day. They may be thinking they’ll work him as close as possible to the game for just one day. But he hasn't practiced since Oct. 4, the Friday before the New England game. He re-injured his toe before practice started Oct. 9, which means three weeks of rust is developing. Even more uneasy is the image of defensive tackle Geno Atkins stepping out of a pre-practice drill and taking off his left shoe as he peered at his foot. It was unclear if he needed a tape job or if it was more serious, but it looked like it was minor because he wasn’t on Thursday’s injury report. Pro Bowl WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict (neck) went full, as did defensive tackle Brandon Thompson for the first time since he sprained his knee in the Sept. 14 PBS opener as the Bengals try to get their beleaguered run defense (ranked 30th) squared away before they meet the seventh-ranked Ravens. Starting SAM backer Emmanuel Lamur (shoulder) also went full for the first time since he got hurt Oct. 12 against Carolina. Cornerback Leon Hall (back) returned to practice in limited fashion after he left in the second quarter Sunday. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth (knee) took his veteran’s day Thursday. Left guard Clint Boling (knee) took one, too, but went limited. Head coach Marvin Lewis unveiled a new wrinkle Thursday and had music coming through the speakers usually reserved for recorded crowd noise before home games during warmups and drills before practice. (The first selection belonged to “Latch,” featuring Sam Smith.) SLANTS AND SCREENS: The Bengals have changed their color scheme for Sunday and are going with black jerseys and white pants. No reason why they changed from all black. They are 26-25 in that ensemble and 12-9-1 in all black... http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Game-on-TV-Green-Saga-continues-Will-he-or-wont-he/f5ea99f1-a8cc-4047-a146-92b82d12f1b9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 How the fuck did this game sell out? There's gonna be a lot of gay ass purple downtown Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalRep85-9 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 The most depressing part of the article is they aren't wearing the black on black. My favorite combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 How the fuck did this game sell out? There's gonna be a lot of gay ass purple downtown Sunday.IDK...real RatFan really doesn't travel well. And despite the franchise success, they don't appear to be a big out-of-Baltimore players with the TV Fan genre. Sure, there will be a showing, but not full bore invasion like we see with the Towel Cretins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 They are 26-25 in that ensemble and 12-9-1 in all black... They are more mediocre in the black and white combo that the all black. An obvious Marvmallow choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hopeful Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 How the fuck did this game sell out? There's gonna be a lot of gay ass purple downtown Sunday. Really? Maybe because there are better fans than you out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Really? Maybe because there are better fans than you out there. I'm gonna be at the game just like I have been for the last 8 years. So yeah, you're probably right. They've laid eggs the last three games, so when they couldn't sell out the games when they hadn't lost yet, how do you warrant your "better fan" argument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 How the fuck did this game sell out? There's gonna be a lot of gay ass purple downtown Sunday. They only need to sell 47K to avoid blackout. I think they've had that number or have been close for a while. There won't be a bunch of purple because Raven fans have never flocked to Cincinnati in some significant number. They just don't annouce to try to sell as many tickets as possible is my guess. Jacksonville will be interesting as far as blackout. That's another game they've gone out of the public eye and have started offering cheap tickets to corporate sponsors. Something like $25. I don't care what they say up to Cleveland, they already have enough sold to avoid blackout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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