The 30th annual Pro Bowl is about 3,000 tickets away from a sellout and that far from avoiding a televised blackout.

The NFL has a 72-hour blackout deadline, whereby if the game is not sold out before that time, the game would be not telecast locally.

"It's encouraging," said Frank Supovitz, Senior Vice President of Events. "Tickets are selling ... and hopefully that will continue to move."

The game, which has been a sellout every year, according to the NFL, has to be sold out by 11:30 a.m. today.

If it's not sold out by today, the NFL could extent the deadline as it has in the past and as it did for the Minnesota Vikings home wild-card playoff game this past season.

Tickets can be purchased at Aloha Stadium box office or by calling ticketmaster at 877-750-4400 or by going to www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are subject to service fees. All seats are reserved.