Chargers get extension to avoid blackout of home opener

The San Diego Chargers received a 24-hour extension to sell enough tickets to lift the local television blackout of Sunday’s home opener against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium.  The game kicks off at 1:25 pm.

The team now has until 1:25 pm PT Friday to sell approximately 2,100 general tickets.  Several hundred Club seats – some of the best seats in the stadium – also are available.

Since the Coachella Valley is considered a secondary market of the Chargers, we would be included in the blackout if San Diego is unable to sell out.

If the Chargers are blacked out, the Coachella Valley most likely would receive the New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers game as the second game of a CBS doubleheader.

The early game will be the Oakland Raiders at the Miami Dolphins at 10 a.m.