Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has seeped far enough into the national consciousness to get his own Saturday Night Live skit. Tebow-mania is everywhere, except Buffalo, apparently. Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal reported on Wednesday afternoon that not a visit from Tebow and the Broncos was not enough to save the Bills from a blackout in Week 16.
Tim Tebow Not Enough: Broncos-Bills Blacked Out In Buffalo
Not even Tim Tebow could save the Buffalo Bills from their third straight blackout.
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The Bills had 24,000 tickets available for their Week 16 home game against the Broncos. According to NFL blackout rules, games cannot be televised locally if the game does not sellout at least 72 hours prior to the game. The league does allow for corporate partners to help with ticket purchases, and they even offer teams an extension of the 72-hour deadline if they’re only short a few thousand tickets.
Blackouts are part of life for football fans in Buffalo. This is the Bills’ final home game of the season and the third blackout. After a 4-1 start to the season, Buffalo has lost their last seven games.
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