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[Keith-N-Jax]

Wheres Mr Dan at now?

[I-10east]

^^^He's been awful quiet today. Tebow's 'fourth quarter magic' suddenly looks like an aberration. I love what Pete Prisco calls Tebow, 'The bastardization of the QB position'. LMAO

[duvaldude08]

After reading this article on NFL.com, I wonder if even winning is the answer to attendance wows. The Bengals are on the verge of making the playoffs, and no one even comes to the games. There attendance yesterday was 41,000 (yikes!) Tampa is another example. The Bucs went 10-6 last season and not one game was televised and the stadium was half empty. Which leads me to this, The Jags dont have attendance issues. With losing records for now almost 4 years in a row, we only had one bad year. (2009). I think that say alot about our fan base. That is why I dont care what the NFL talking head say. They like to pick on Jacksonville and there are other city who are worse off. But NFL and the NFL commisioner knows the facts, so Im not worried about what an analyst has to say about Jacksonville.

CINCINNATI -- One victory away from an unexpected playoff spot, the Cincinnati Bengals are already immersed in their biggest challenge of the week.

No, it's not getting ready for their Week 17 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. It's trying to get somebody to come and watch.


Only 41,273 fans showed up on a sunny, 38-degree afternoon to witness the Bengals (9-6) secure just their third winning record in the past 21 years with a 23-16 victory over Arizona on Saturday. Paul Brown Stadium was more than one-third empty, and that's been the norm all season.

If the Bengals beat Baltimore, they can clinch the final AFC wild-card berth for a chance to win their first playoff game since the 1990 season. But will there be another small crowd?

Players buoyed by the chance to make the playoffs wasted no time lobbying for an audience.

"I just want to thank the fans who were out there today," defensive tackle Domata Peko said on Saturday. "We really felt you guys out there, and that helped us out big time. I really want to encourage all of the Cincinnati fans to come out and cheer us on as we try to make the playoffs."

There's a lot of bad history behind the fans' apparent distaste for the team.

The Bengals' stadium itself has also been an ongoing point of contention as the Cincinatti region struggles to recover from the recession. Hamilton County voters approved a sales tax hike in 1996, and the Bengals signed a 30-year lease that gives them a lot of control over the facility and much of its revenues. The stadium came in way over budget -- bad for taxpayers -- and cost roughly $450 million when it opened in 2000.


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When the game ended Saturday, the Bengals flashed an offer on the scoreboard to try to drum up business for the final game. Season-ticket holders will be allowed to buy one ticket and get another free for Baltimore, a sign the game was nowhere near a sellout.

Then, the lobbying began, with even quarterback Andy Dalton, normally steadfastly reserved in his comments, deciding to stump for public support.

"Everyone in Cincinnati needs to come out for this big game," Dalton said.

Added cornerback Adam Jones: "We need all of you this week. We need the fans this week. Who Dey! Please come support us.

"I'm Adam Jones, and I approved this message."

[Dapperdan]

Wheres Mr Dan at now?

I don't know, I guess I was enjoying the holidays and not posting on here. The Broncos, including Tebow, had a very bad game on Sunday. I beleive they will bounce back next week with so much on the line. All they have to do is beat Kansas City and they are in. They need to come with their A game though and no more 4 interception games.

[Dapperdan]

After reading this article on NFL.com, I wonder if even winning is the answer to attendance wows. The Bengals are on the verge of making the playoffs, and no one even comes to the games. There attendance yesterday was 41,000 (yikes!) Tampa is another example. The Bucs went 10-6 last season and not one game was televised and the stadium was half empty. Which leads me to this, The Jags dont have attendance issues. With losing records for now almost 4 years in a row, we only had one bad year. (2009). I think that say alot about our fan base. That is why I dont care what the NFL talking head say. They like to pick on Jacksonville and there are other city who are worse off. But NFL and the NFL commisioner knows the facts, so Im not worried about what an analyst has to say about Jacksonville.

We are about 8,100 tickets away from avoiding a blackout ourselves, but this is for a 4 win team, playing for nothing, in a  much bigger stadium than the Bengals have. I am glad to see that news outlets are starting to see this is not a Jacksonville only problem and we do very well for not having a competetive team in a  while.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Would hate to see if we drew less than 42.000. I was in Tampa over the weekend and realized how uninformed people really are about not just our team our city as well and how ESPN and other media outlets really have poisoned many people against us. My buddy asked me when are the Jags moving to LA, I said where are they going to play in LA, he says well ESPN - Chris Berman said they've been sold and are moving to LA. So if the Jags are moving to LA b/c of attendance, when are the other teams moving that we have better attendance than moving and where to. People hear something on TV and run with it without knowing the facts for themselves. I guess it would be to easy to goggle and get the facts yourself.

[fsujax]

I hear you on that one Keith, I have friends all over the country who always say the same things to me. It drives me mad!

[duvaldude08]

Im just amazed that the Bengals have shown out this year, and the fans dont even care. If they Jags were playing like, we would probably be at capcity every game. Anybody catch that back flip their receiver did into the end zone! that was freaking neat! But I have a associate that stay in cincy and he even told me the city really does not care about the team and he is surprised they still have one. And that they have grown sour towards them for losing for the past 30 years. Not to mention the economy in Ohio is BAD.

[I-10east]

The Chargers owner said that selling tickets is gonna be a challenge for the upcoming season. Something is telling me that those Chargers to LA rumors are gonna spread like wildfire. I can't lie and say that I'm distraught about this, LA is their original home. Alotta SD fans already are relenting.

www.profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/03/spanos-knows-selling-tickets-with-status-quo-is-going-to-be-a-challenge/

[duvaldude08]

^^I agree

[duvaldude08]

Would hate to see if we drew less than 42.000. I was in Tampa over the weekend and realized how uninformed people really are about not just our team our city as well and how ESPN and other media outlets really have poisoned many people against us. My buddy asked me when are the Jags moving to LA, I said where are they going to play in LA, he says well ESPN - Chris Berman said they've been sold and are moving to LA. So if the Jags are moving to LA b/c of attendance, when are the other teams moving that we have better attendance than moving and where to. People hear something on TV and run with it without knowing the facts for themselves. I guess it would be to easy to goggle and get the facts yourself.

Oh no were at the bottom again  The facts speak for themselves. People are VERY uninformed as you mentioned.

2011 Attendance   Home   Road   Overall
RK   TEAM   GMS   TOTAL   AVG   PCT   GMS   TOTAL   AVG   PCT   GMS   TOTAL   AVG   PCT
1   Dallas   8   684,096   85,512   106.9   8   574,875   71,859   97.1   16   1,258,971   78,685   102.2
2   NY Giants   8   635,800   79,475   96.3   8   596,357   74,544   99.9   16   1,232,157   77,009   98.0
3   NY Jets   8   631,888   78,986   95.7   8   555,504   69,438   94.7   16   1,187,392   74,212   95.3
4   Washington   8   615,368   76,921   83.9   7   491,394   70,199   96.1   15   1,106,762   73,784   88.9
5   Denver   8   602,618   75,327   99.0   8   506,992   63,374   89.6   16   1,109,610   69,350   94.5
6   New Orleans   8   584,336   73,042   100.1   8   521,599   65,199   94.9   16   1,105,935   69,120   97.6
7   Carolina   8   578,342   72,292   98.0   8   520,245   65,030   97.5   16   1,098,587   68,661   97.8
8   Kansas City   8   576,659   72,082   93.9   8   530,547   66,318   96.3   16   1,107,206   69,200   95.1
9   Houston   8   571,969   71,496   100.6   8   487,733   60,966   88.7   16   1,059,702   66,231   94.8
10   Baltimore   8   569,792   71,224   100.3   8   514,110   64,263   94.6   16   1,083,902   67,743   97.5
11   Green Bay   8   564,097   70,512   96.7   8   558,926   69,865   98.8   16   1,123,023   70,188   97.7
12   San Francisco   8   557,856   69,732   99.3   8   507,440   63,430   91.3   16   1,065,296   66,581   95.3
13   Philadelphia   8   553,152   69,144   102.3   8   576,019   72,002   95.0   16   1,129,171   70,573   98.5
14   Tennessee   8   553,144   69,143   100.0   8   524,553   65,569   94.1   16   1,077,697   67,356   97.0
15   Atlanta   8   551,892   68,986   96.8   8   521,529   65,191   96.7   16   1,073,421   67,088   96.8
16   New England   8   550,048   68,756   100.0   8   564,643   70,580   95.0   16   1,114,691   69,668   97.4
17   Seattle   8   531,311   66,413   99.1   8   539,645   67,455   96.2   16   1,070,956   66,934   97.6
18   Cleveland   8   526,874   65,859   90.0   8   504,118   63,014   94.7   16   1,030,992   64,437   92.2
19   San Diego   8   523,143   65,392   91.7   8   541,749   67,718   96.7   16   1,064,892   66,555   94.2
20   Indianapolis   8   518,627   64,828   102.9   8   532,063   66,507   96.5   16   1,050,690   65,668   99.6
21   Detroit   8   509,940   63,742   98.8   8   531,640   66,455   95.6   16   1,041,580   65,098   97.1
22   Pittsburgh   8   504,279   63,034   97.0   8   545,236   68,154   98.4   16   1,049,515   65,594   97.7
23   Minnesota   8   502,529   62,816   98.0   8   545,056   68,132   93.4   16   1,047,585   65,474   95.5
24   Buffalo   7   438,864   62,694   85.8   8   542,166   67,770   90.0   15   981,030   65,402   88.0
25   Jacksonville   8   498,655   62,331   92.8   8   551,000   68,875   96.8   16   1,049,655   65,603   94.9
26   Chicago   8   497,166   62,145   101.0   7   479,196   68,456   99.6   15   976,362   65,090   100.3
27   Arizona   8   489,455   61,181   96.5   8   512,208   64,026   91.1   16   1,001,663   62,603   93.6
28   Miami   8   487,089   60,886   81.0   8   577,292   72,161   94.9   16   1,064,381   66,523   88.0
29   Oakland   8   473,938   59,242   94.0   8   544,691   68,086   93.8   16   1,018,629   63,664   93.9
30   Tampa Bay   7   396,300   56,614   86.2   8   545,969   68,246   97.2   15   942,269   62,817   92.3
31   St. Louis   8   451,153   56,394   86.3   8   550,898   68,862   95.9   16   1,002,051   62,628   91.4
32   Cincinnati   8   394,009   49,251   75.2   8   528,996   66,124   95.5   16   923,005   57,687   85.6 

And the sad part is that the teams we ranked above are extremely large markets.

[Tacachale]

^Plus, we're within a thousand tickets a game of Pittsburgh, Minnesota, and Buffalo. Not bad, considering our record.

[Dapperdan]

Tebow fan or not, can we agree that was the best playoff game of the weekend? Wow, what an electric game.

[BridgeTroll]

Tebow fan or not, can we agree that was the best playoff game of the weekend? Wow, what an electric game.

WOW...WOW...WOW... What a finish!  THATS why I watch... Thats why I am a fan of the game... and THATS why they play the game!

[Dapperdan]

The other games were boring as they were mostly blowouts.  I was actually happy for Houston to get a  playoff win. They have a real chance at beating Baltimore, but it will be tough at Baltimore.  I also hate to admit it, but I do not believe the Broncos will make it past the Patriots. However,  I would say that for any team going to play New England at Gillette Field, except maybe New Orleans or Green Bay, but stranger things have happened. Denever may be getting hot at the right time.