Detroit Lions Sell out Home Opener Against Kansas City Chiefs

The Detroit Lions have sold out their Week 2 home opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.

This is the sixth consecutive home sell-out for Detroit, and means the Lions will avoid their first blackout since Oct. 31 of last year when they played the Washington Redskins.

“We’re very pleased that the home opener is sold out and on TV locally, and particularly excited because the ratings came in for last weekend, and we had the highest ratings for an opening game since 2003,” team president Tom Lewand said, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The 2003 game he is referring to was a 42-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals and Steve Mariucci's first game as head coach.

Fan enthusiasm is clear in Detroit, the Lions have already announced a sell out for their return to Monday Night Football on Oct. 10 against the Chicago Bears and expect a sell out against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day.

Head Coach Jim Schwartz was quick to put things into perspective, in regards to the Lions fans he said:

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"They've been dormant for a little while. One good rain and then the grass is green again, and that's the way our fans are. It'll be good to get home and have that crowd."

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Lions fans are hoping that grass remains green all season. They play the Chiefs this Sunday at 1 p.m.