Will this week's game be postponed or moved due to Ike? [Yes]

papabear · #1 09-11-2008, 10:00 AM

One thing I heard and this could have changed by now, but that if the Ravens palne could land then they thought they would be able to play the game Sunday. If not they will move to Monday. I think they are planning on the storm having passed by Sunday to play the game.

cadams · #2 09-11-2008, 10:22 AM

my guess is they will move it to monday. many of the people will be returning from evacuating on Sunday, which could cut attendance.

nunusguy · #3 09-11-2008, 11:25 AM

Their problem is as I understand it is their only shot at the game is this
weekend & Monday ? And if they make up their minds to play it here and the storm turns out to be too intense, too destructive (lets hope not!), for a game in this window they are out of luck and won't play it.
Therefor I'm gonna be surprised if the Texans don't elect to go with an alternative location while they've still got the time for that option.

HPF Bob · #4 09-11-2008, 05:20 PM

Attendance won't matter. The Texans already have their money.

A move to Monday night might be judicious (and mayyyyybe ESPN will show it as a doubleheader) but that's as far as any changes.

TheMatrix31 · #5 09-11-2008, 05:27 PM

Saw on the ESPNews bottom line that it was moved to Monday Night at 7:30CDT?

I wonder if I'll still get this game on Sunday Ticket....

HPF Bob · #6 09-11-2008, 06:09 PM

I saw the same crawl.

Keith · #7 09-11-2008, 07:09 PM

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/St...?story_id=4630

Quote:

The NFL announced Thursday evening that the Texans' Week 2 game versus the Baltimore Ravens will be played Monday.

Due to the importance of allowing the Houston area to focus on its recovery from the expected arrival of Hurricane Ike on Friday, the Texans' home game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens has been re-scheduled for Monday night at Reliant Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Houston time (8:30 p.m. ET). The game originally was scheduled to be played on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3:15 p.m. Houston time (4:15 p.m. ET).

The Texans-Ravens Monday night game will be televised on local CBS stations in the primary and secondary markets of the Texans (Houston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, and Bryan, Texas) and the Ravens (Baltimore; Washington, DC; Salisbury, MD; and Harrisburg, PA).