LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders are taking part in in entrance of house followers for the primary time this season when their former California Bay Space rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, come to Southern Nevada for the second week of the NFL preseason.
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Raider Nation is hoping for a win this week after tying final week in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, 23-23, when Raiders’ kicker Daniel Carlson’s 55-yard potential game-winning discipline objective was blocked as time expired.
This would be the solely preseason house sport for the Raiders. Subsequent week, on Saturday, Aug. 23, they may journey right down to Arizona to play the Cardinals in Glendale.
How you can watch Raiders vs. 49ers on TV
Followers can catch Saturday afternoon’s sport stay on FOX, with kickoff scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. PT
Channel: FOX
The afternoon sport is scheduled to finish round 4 p.m.
Tickets for the Las Vegas Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers
Followers attending Raiders vs. 49ers might want to spend about $100 minimal to get within the sport.
Tickets begin at $90 on Ticketmaster, the NFL’s official ticketing platform. If you happen to’re trying to be near the motion, a lot of the 100-level sections have seats out there, in some circumstances with seats as little as $125 every, relying on the place you wish to be in relation to the motion.
Getting within the door via SeatGeek will price followers about the identical quantity, though a number of of the decrease sections have resale tickets under the price of these out there on Ticketmaster. As of Thursday afternoon, there have been seats out there only a few rows behind every finish zone for round $160.
Climate Forecast for Raiders Recreation Day
Saturday goes to be comparatively cool, so far as August in Las Vegas goes. With the sport indoors, followers ought to have an ideal expertise.
The excessive temperature for Aug. 16 is forecast at 99 levels, barely under the seasonal common of round 104. And there might even be a couple of clouds that cross over the Las Vegas valley.
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San Francisco followers who’re coming to city for the weekend will get pleasure from related climate on Friday and Sunday as effectively, with a forecast excessive of 101 for each days.
What to look at for: Raiders vs. 49ers
8 Sports activities Now has three key issues they’re watching for skinny this week’s sport.
Tackling: After final week’s tie in opposition to Seattle, coach Pete Carroll talked in regards to the poor tackling he witnessed from his crew. Look to see if this improves Saturday, or you’ll be able to count on to listen to the coach push the problem in his postgame information convention. The missed tackles led to a number of Seahawks’ drives being prolonged.
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Run blocking: The Raiders protection was in a position to hold a lid on the Seahawks’ aerial assault, however had much less success on the bottom when extremely touted rookie operating again Ashton Jeanty had no operating lanes to get via. This weekend, it is vital that the road picks up a few of this protection to cease the run and get off blocks.
Who’s QB2: Aidan O’Connell had blended opinions throughout his begin final week, finishing 18 of 30 cross makes an attempt. However he was picked off twice whereas throwing just one landing. Rookie Cam Miller, out of North Dakota State, regarded spectacular whereas he was on the sector. Miller accomplished six of seven passes and thru for a landing with no interceptions.
