Somehow, the Chargers have managed to sell since Saturday more than 3,000 non-premium seats to a meaningless preseason game against the Packers. (Maybe they marketed to Chiefs fans. Again.)
The Chargers have announced that the blackout has been lifted for the preseason home opener.
It’s unknown whether and to what extent the Chargers bought extra tickets at 34 cents on the dollar in order to ensure that the nationally-televised ESPN game will be televised in San Diego, too.
The Chargers are among the teams that have opted not to relax the minimum threshold for avoiding a blackout. Final decisions from all teams are due by Thursday, August 9.