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Loyalty Beyond the Losses: A Raiders Fan’s Perspective

The Raiders suck but I’m not a fair-weather fan

Abril
Beyond the Scoreboard
3 min readDec 23, 2024

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Birds-eye view of the Raiders’ home stadium in Las Vegas.
Author’s photo (Jaguars vs Raiders, 12/22/2024)

The Las Vegas Raiders were the first NFL team to be kicked out of the playoff picture this season. As of December 22, they are the worst team in the AFC West, with a record of 3–12.

Today, their victory against the Jaguars marked their first win in nearly three months. The Raiders had lost ten games since their previous success against the Baltimore Ravens in September.

Author’s photo (Jaguars vs Raiders 12/22/2024)

Las Vegas’ losing streak sparked a frenzy among its millions of passionate fans, and social media has been buzzing with a wild wave of memes poking fun at the Raider’s struggles and chaos.

It’s a rollercoaster of emotions as everyone eagerly awaits that thrilling comeback that never happens.

I’ve blocked every Raider Fan Group on Facebook due to the ferocious toxicity of the members. The comments sections scream rage, despair, and frustrations over a team that has descended to the lowest ranks in the NFL.

Could you blame them?

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