With the Vikings at 2-9 and fading fast, some folks in Minnesota have lost interest in attending the team’s games in person.
As a result, the Vikings face their first blackout in 14 years, according to Jeremy Fowler of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Per Fowler, 3,000 non-premium tickets remained as of Monday. The deadline for selling the tickets is 1:00 p.m. ET Thursday.
With the Broncos and Tim Tebow coming to town, that could trigger a late surge. If not, the Vikings have no choice but to buy the remaining tickets at 34 cents on the dollar. Local TV ratings for Vikings games remain high, and if the Wilfs hope to get a new stadium built, they can’t afford to not have a home game available for Minnesotans to watch.
Then again, given the way the team has been performing this year, it may be better for their remaining games to not be televised.
