NFL cancels Thursday's Texans-Cowboys (pre-season) game

[underpants]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20507235/nfl-cancels-houston-texans-dallas-cowboys-game

The NFL has opted to cancel Thursday's preseason game between the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, because the Texans will be able to return home to their families in Houston sooner than anticipated.

There were discussions on whether to also cancel Thursday night's game between the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, but the Saints announced the game will go on as scheduled.

Tickets for the Texans-Cowboys game went on sale Tuesday night and more than 40,000 have been sold, with the proceeds going to the hurricane relief fund. Those who have purchased tickets to the game can get a refund; if not, the money will still go to the relief fund.

"I think there's more important things than football right now," Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee said from the Cowboys kickoff luncheon. "Houston being able to get home and see their families is a big deal."

[pstokely]

1. do the sesaon ticket holders get a refund?

?

[genxlib]

2. They should cancel all of the 4th games

They are a waste of time and nothing more than a money grab

Who wants to see a game between a bunch of scrubs who probably will not even be on the roster in a week.

[pstokely]

3. you can find cheap tickets on the secondary marketplace

but not cheap parking

[genxlib]

4. I have a free parking spot on my couch

and i still can't muster up any enthusiasm for it.

Wake me up next week.

[Sgent]

5. Yea but season ticket holders

have to pay full price for the seats.

[pstokely]

8. will Cowboys season ticket holders be getting a refund for this cancelled game?

and for Chiefs preseason games, you still have to pay $35+ticketmaster services for parking, or 60+ at the gate

[Retrograde]

6. Now that's serious

Has there been another natural disaster where the NFL cancelled a game?

[pstokely]

9. they've moved games to different times due to weather

last season, they moved the Steelers-Chiefs playoff game from Early afternoon to prime time due to an ice storm threat

[Johonny]

7. OMG how will those teams be ready to play the season

without playing this game in which no starters will see the field. The question is, why aren't all pre-season games canceled or more to the point, who watches these games?