By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
After the Kansas City Chiefs pummeled the Las Vegas Raiders Dec. 12, the Raiders dropped to 6-7 and started playing playoff elimination games.
The Raiders went to Cleveland and defeated the Browns on a Daniel Carlson field goal.
The following week it was a close win over the Denver Broncos.
And on Sunday, the Raiders traveled to Indianapolis and defeated the Colts on another last-second Carlson field goal.
Remarkably, the Raiders have forged ahead despite off-field problems and are in a position to play what is essentially a play-in playoff game against the Las Vegas Chargers on the last game of the NFL regular season schedule. The Raiders-Chargers winner-makes-the-playoffs game has been flexed to Sunday Night Football on NBC-TV.
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How much are tickets running on the secondary market? They start at $280 with Ticketmaster.
Seat Geek’s cheapest ticket is $294.
At Vivid Seats, it’s $308 and higher.
At StubHub, the cheapest ticket starts at $310.
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The fans — it’s they’re their biggest day at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.
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In 2020, when the Raiders began playing in Las Vegas, not a single fan entered the building to watch a Raiders game in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let’s take a look at the making of a stadium: How the Raiders, with $750 million of Southern Nevada money, built a domed stadium in the desert.
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Raiders opened preseason Aug. 14 with an exhibition game against the Seattle Seahawks