The Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t sold out Sunday’s home game against the Cleveland Browns, but the game hasn’t been blacked out from local television yet -- and probably won’t be.
The team announced today that it has requested and received a 24-hour extension to the NFL blackout deadline, meaning the team has until 1 p.m. Friday to sell out all the non-premium tickets to the game and be televised locally. Usually the NFL only grants those extensions when it considers a sellout a sure thing.
For the Jaguars, this marks six sellouts in six home games, an impressive streak and a positive sign that the franchise is viable in Jacksonville.