Friday, December 20, 2002
No sellout, no TV for Bengals
Bengals notebook
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Sunday's Bengals home game against the New Orleans Saints hadn't sold out by Thursday and will not be shown on live television in the Cincinnati market.
In three full seasons at taxpayer-funded Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals have sold out just eight games.
The past two Bengals home games have had the fewest tickets distributed in the past 23 games. The announced crowd was 44,878 on Dec. 1 against the Baltimore Ravens. The crowd was announced at 42,092 on Dec. 15 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, although there were far fewer people in the stadium for both games than the number of tickets distributed.
Sunday's game against the Saints could draw even fewer people than the Aug. 24 preseason game played between the teams in Cincinnati. That game had 41,636 tickets distributed.
INJURY UPDATE: Defensive linemen Vaughn Booker (rib cage) and Bernard Whittington (groin) didn't practice Thursday. Wide receiver Peter Warrick (bruised lungs) and cornerback Artrell Hawkins (thigh) did practice.
E-mail mcurnutte@enquirer.com
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