Posted by ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson
The economic impact of the Oakland Raiders’ seventh straight disappointing season is hitting the team.
The Raiders are dealing with their second straight local television blackout because Sunday’s game against Philadelphia did not sell out in time.
The Raiders, who have struggled at times with selling tickets since moving back to Oakland from Los Angeles in 1995, are 1-4 and have not been competitive in recent weeks. Oakland has been outscored 96-16 in its last three games.
Unless the Raiders dramatically turnaround their season, the team could be in danger of facing blackouts for the final five home games of the season. Only 45,000-plus fans attended the game against Denver, arguably Oakland’s biggest rival, in Week 3. The Oakland Coliseum holds more than 61,000 seats. The team did sell out its season opener against San Diego on a Monday night.
Still, it seems the hard times on the field in Oakland are resulting in difficult times at the turnstile.
The economic impact of the Oakland Raiders’ seventh straight disappointing season is hitting the team.
The Raiders are dealing with their second straight local television blackout because Sunday’s game against Philadelphia did not sell out in time.
The Raiders, who have struggled at times with selling tickets since moving back to Oakland from Los Angeles in 1995, are 1-4 and have not been competitive in recent weeks. Oakland has been outscored 96-16 in its last three games.
Unless the Raiders dramatically turnaround their season, the team could be in danger of facing blackouts for the final five home games of the season. Only 45,000-plus fans attended the game against Denver, arguably Oakland’s biggest rival, in Week 3. The Oakland Coliseum holds more than 61,000 seats. The team did sell out its season opener against San Diego on a Monday night.
Still, it seems the hard times on the field in Oakland are resulting in difficult times at the turnstile.
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Williamson joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four seasons covering the Denver Broncos for the Denver Post. He previously covered the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.