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

[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

[coloradodude]

Good Lord.

Now we have an extra day of preparation to take away any excuses. Hopefully, we make a statement to the rest of the league that you shouldn't give the Texans an extra day of prep as opposed to it just doesn't matter how much time you give that bunch cause they're just gonna blow it.

[TheMatrix31]

Alright, good news on the telecast. I figure DTV would still have it anyway since it pulls Sunday Ticket feeds off the local stations. If not, hopefully ESPN2 broadcasts the game in hi-def.

[Keith]

Well, according to a quote from Aiello on PFT.com, the game will not be on DirecTV. And frankly, I'm questioning the accuracy of the Texans' email saying it will also be on ESPN2. Hmmm...

From PFT:

“Sunday Ticket is only available on Sunday,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told us via e-mail. “The Ravens-Texans game will be televised on the CBS stations in the primary and secondary markets of the Ravens and Texans.”

Here’s the problem. The NFL and DirecTV market Sunday Ticket as a way for fans of teams who don’t live where their favorite teams play to watch their favorite teams’ games. Many folks buy the entire DirecTV package not for the ability to watch every Sunday game, but to watch the one each week that involves the team whose games rarely if ever shows up on the broadcast networks in their area.

So as to all Ravens and Texans fans who don’t live in Baltimore or Houston, they’ll getting screwed out of the main reason they bought the Sunday Ticket package.

And they should get partial refunds.

We recommend not holding your breath. ...

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/...sunday-ticket/