An original AFL rivalry renews in December as the Las Vegas Raiders host the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, December 13, 2026. Kickoff is at 1:05 PM Pacific Time, and the Raiders’ official schedule lists the game as a CBS / Paramount+ national-window broadcast. By mid-December the AFC West race usually runs through games exactly like this one, and the home crowd — with a heavy contingent of traveling Chargers fans making the drive from Southern California — gives the stadium one of its most split-house atmospheres of the year.
Raiders-Chargers has been played since 1960, and its Las Vegas editions have kept the edge: last-second field goals, goal-line stands and the kind of four-quarter noise that the dome amplifies. Las Vegas builds its offense around the run and tight end Brock Bowers working the middle of the field, while the defense leans on Maxx Crosby to disrupt timing. Los Angeles counters with Justin Herbert’s arm and one of the league’s most physical defensive fronts, which has made recent meetings swing on third-down conversions and red-zone stops. A December divisional game with possible wild-card implications raises the stakes beyond the rivalry itself.
Date and time
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers is on Sunday, December 13, 2026 at Allegiant Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:05 PM Pacific Time, according to the Raiders’ official schedule, which also lists television coverage on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Las Vegas is on Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8) in December. Sunday 1:05 PM starts are the NFL’s classic afternoon window: gates open two hours before kickoff, tailgating builds from late morning, and the game finishes with time for a full evening in the city afterward. December in the desert means a cool afternoon walk to the stadium and comfortable temperatures inside the climate-controlled dome.
Venue
Allegiant Stadium is at 3333 Al Davis Way, Las Vegas, NV 89118, just west of Interstate 15 across from the south Strip. The 65,000-seat stadium is the Raiders’ home, with the Al Davis Memorial Torch at the north end, lanai doors that open toward the Strip skyline, and some of the loudest enclosed acoustics in the NFL when the home team is rolling. Raider Nation’s pregame rituals fill the concourses and the lots well before kickoff. The stadium runs mobile ticketing, clear-bag policies and cashless concessions, and re-entry is not permitted.
Tickets
Single-game tickets are sold through the Raiders’ official channels, linked from the team’s schedule page. The Raiders’ schedule listing does not publish a starting ticket price, so check the official ticket page for current prices by section, including fees, before you buy. Divisional games against the Chargers are among the highest-demand regular season dates at Allegiant Stadium, and lower-level seats on the home sideline sell first. Verified resale through the NFL’s official exchange is the fallback; avoid unverified listings, and double check that your seat assignment is for December 13 rather than the Chargers’ home game earlier in the season.
Getting to Allegiant Stadium
Most fans walk: the Hacienda Avenue bridge connects Mandalay Bay and the south Strip directly to the stadium in about fifteen minutes, and it is the most reliable route on game day. Game-day express buses run from resort corridors and downtown, and rideshare drop-offs are staged on the west side near Dean Martin Drive. Drivers should expect Interstate 15 ramps near Tropicana and Russell to be at their heaviest between 11:00 AM and kickoff, and stadium lots are mostly pre-sold — secure parking in advance or plan to walk in from the Strip. Arriving by 11:30 AM leaves time for the fan zones outside the north gates.
More Las Vegas events
Planning a longer stay? Read our guide to the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which returns to the Strip circuit in November.