OAKLAND — It was a festive and joyous atmosphere as fans gathered at the Coliseum to welcome back their beloved Raiders for their first home game of the season.
For a 7 p.m. start, fans fired up their grills as early as five hours before kickoff to take in a preseason game. It was almost impossible to dampen their mood, but two simple words were enough to get their blood boiling: Las Vegas.
In the first year of what will be a few lame-duck seasons before the team is slated to move to Vegas in 2019, fans find themselves in a difficult position.