The Houston Texans are playing the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Sunday and it looks like the kneeling controversy is still hurting attendance in a big way.
AP reports:
The Houston Texans defense is off to an impressive start against the high-powered Rams offense.
Jadeveon Clowney and his teammates limited Jared Goff and the Rams to 131 total yards in the first half at the Coliseum, keeping Los Angeles out of the end zone entirely. The Rams entered the game with the NFL’s highest-scoring offense at 32.9 points per game.
Greg Zuerlein hit three field goals for the Rams, who led 9-7 at halftime. Zuerlein has already surpassed his previous career-high for a season with 27 field goals in the first nine games for the Rams, who are mediocre in the red zone despite their prolific points totals.
Fox LA sports anchor Liz Habib took snaps of today’s game showing a more than half empty Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The stadium is more than half empty well into the first quarter.
Tweet credits: Liz Habib
Press Box seat #HOUvsLAR 1st Qtr. pic.twitter.com/17YAKBGekL
— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) November 12, 2017
Who’s House? #LARams up 3-0. pic.twitter.com/ZuO0J8NOED
— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) November 12, 2017
Game time tradition #selfie with @EricDickerson pic.twitter.com/3yArlxQyeT
— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) November 12, 2017
#1 #LARams fan. @officialDannyT pic.twitter.com/M2FCSuxuFy
— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) November 12, 2017
Together. #HOUvsLA pic.twitter.com/sdbvSCZ7FE
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 12, 2017
It’s clear by the second quarter that the stadium is more than half empty.
https://twitter.com/kennylee446/status/929842547786006528
The #HOUvsLA game isn’t the only one with major attendance issues today…
As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported, the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have a historic rivalry.
But after several weeks of NFL National Anthem protests even Soldier Field in Chicago was half empty today.
#GBvsCHI #NFL (2/X) RT @OllieNanyes: Bears v. Packers. Rain @[me] pic.twitter.com/rvCCSWMpMV
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) November 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/southsidecards/status/929801098495451136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2017%2F11%2Fhey-nfl-bears-packers-game-half-empty-soldier-field-aint-good-folks%2F
This was the stadium 30 minutes before kickoff.
A light rain is falling at Soldier Field a little more than 30 minutes before kickoff. pic.twitter.com/LCppUnqgbh
— Kyle Nabors (@KyleNabors) November 12, 2017