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

[nunusguy]

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]

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]

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]

I saw the same crawl.

[Keith]

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

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).

[TheMatrix31]

Any good news for us folks not in the Houston or Baltimore areas?

[Keith]

Yes, we'll have a gameday thread here on ItB.com so local fans watching the game can offer their insight into what they're seeing on TV.



Actually, I think the game should still be available on DirecTV's Sunday NFL ticket, and ESPN2 is supposedly airing the game too.

eta - This was in the email just sent by the Texans:

HOUSTON TEXANS GAME UPDATE

Due to the importance of allowing the Houston area to focus on its recovery from the expected arrival of Hurricane Ike on Friday, the Houston Texans' home game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens has been re-scheduled for Monday night September 15 at 7:30 p.m at Reliant Stadium. The game originally was scheduled to be played on Sunday, September 14 at 3:15 p.m The Texans-Ravens Monday night game will be televised on the local CBS station and on ESPN2.


All tickets to the Ravens game will be honored on Monday night. Please note the following timeline for the game:

• Parking lots will open at 3:30 pm (Platinum at 2:30 pm)
• Budweiser Plaza will open at 5:30 pm
• Stadium gates will open at 6:00 pm