Raiders fans continue to strongly support the team despite it having moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2020. Since SoFi Stadium opened in 2020, the Raiders have only won one game there during the pandemic when no fans were allowed; they are currently 1-7 at the stadium including seven straight losses. Despite this record, large numbers of Raiders fans still attend games at SoFi Stadium, with the upcoming divisional matchup against the Chargers expected to draw a significant number of silver and black-clad supporters. The article focuses on the enduring loyalty of Southern California's Raider Nation despite the team's physical relocation.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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The Raiders can change cities.
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Raiders → change → cities
They can change stadiums.
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They → change → stadiums
They can put hundreds of miles between themselves and Los Angeles.
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They → put → themselves
Getting Southern California to stop loving them?
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California → get → them
Yeah, that is never going to happen.
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that → go → ?
Every year, the Raiders’ trip to SoFi Stadium proves the point.
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trip → prove → point
The schedule calls it a road game.
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schedule → call → it
The sea of silver and black tells a different story.
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sea → tell → story
“To have the fans there, supporting us, it’s fantastic,” said veteran left tackle Kolton Miller.
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Miller → support → us
Which makes their recurring inability to reward that loyalty at SoFi Stadium all the more maddening.
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inability → make → Stadium
Since the stadium opened in 2020, the Raiders are 1-7 there, including seven straight losses.
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Raiders → open → losses
Their only win came during the pandemic, when fans weren’t allowed inside.
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fans → come → pandemic
In other words, the faithful have packed the place every chance they’ve gotten.
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they → pack → place
The Raiders return Sunday to face the Chargers in a building that, once again, should feature a sizable contingent of fans wearing silver and black.
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that → return → silver
For some, it will be a short drive to see the team they never stopped calling their own.
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they → see → team
Others will travel from Las Vegas and beyond, turning another road game into something that sounds and feels much more welcoming.
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that → travel → something
“We know the fans over there in L.A. are heavy, for sure,” said Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby.
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Crosby → know → L.A.
“We appreciate all the love and support.”
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We → appreciate → love
The familiar question is whether the Raiders will finally give them a reason to celebrate afterward.
Coming off a convincing season-opening win over the Dolphins, the Raiders can leave Los Angeles at 2-0 while burying a division rival in an 0-2 hole after the Chargers’ opening loss to the Cardinals.
And reward a Southern California fan base that has never stopped showing up for them.
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that → give → them
Their fans have held up their end for decades.
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fans → hold → decades
Sunday is a chance for the Raiders to hold up theirs.
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Raiders → hold → theirs
“It’s a division game.
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It → ’ → ?
I know how our fans travel,” said Miller.
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Miller → know → ?
Their Southern California following has never needed much explaining.
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following → need → explaining
The Raiders called Los Angeles home from 1982 through 1994, playing at the Coliseum and winning a Super Bowl along the way.
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Raiders → call → way
Thirteen seasons were enough to establish a bond that survived their return to Oakland and, eventually, their move to Las Vegas.
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that → establish → Vegas
Parents passed it to their children.
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Parents → pass → children
Neighborhoods kept it alive.
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Neighborhoods → keep → it
The uniforms remained part of the city’s sports identity long after the franchise packed its moving trucks.
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franchise → remain → trucks
The Raiders left town.
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Raiders → leave → town
Plenty of their fans stayed right where they were.
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they → stay → fans
And a decade ago, there was a real possibility the team would come back.
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team → be → ?
Throughout 2015, the Raiders and Chargers pursued a shared stadium project in Carson, competing with Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s vision for Inglewood.
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Raiders → pursue → Inglewood
Then the NFL chose a different future.
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NFL → choose → future
In January 2016, owners approved the Rams’ return and the Inglewood project that became SoFi Stadium.
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that → approve → return
The Chargers received the first option to join them, leaving the Raiders behind their division rival in the Los Angeles pecking order.
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Chargers → receive → order
Los Angeles got two teams.
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Angeles → get → teams
The Raiders got another city.
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Raiders → get → city
But allegiances were never going to rearrange themselves as neatly as the league’s relocation plans.
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allegiances → go → plans
The Chargers ultimately took that opportunity.
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Chargers → take → opportunity
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