Sunday's opener on TV Friday, September 4, 1998
BY CHRIS HAFT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Sunday's game sold out today and will be shown locally on Channel 12.
Encouraging ticket sales and the Labor Day weekend combined to coax the NFL into giving the Bengals a 24-hour extension on Thursday's local television blackout deadline.
The league may grant an extension when a team is close to a sellout or because of extenuating circumstances -- such as the holiday, which can dampen sales.
Line looks ready, healthy