The Raiders’ final scheduled home game before the holidays is an AFC West grudge match. The Denver Broncos visit Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, December 20, 2026, with kickoff at 1:25 PM Pacific Time, according to the Las Vegas Raiders’ official schedule. A late-afternoon December start, the week leading into Christmas, and two fan bases that travel well to Las Vegas give this divisional game a bowl-week feel, and with the regular season down to its final fortnight, both clubs could still be playing for postseason position when they run out of the tunnel.
Raiders-Broncos is the Silver and Black’s oldest grudge, dating to 1960, and it rarely lacks edge. Denver’s recent identity is defense: a fast front that generates pressure without blitzing and a secondary built to erase an opponent’s top target, with a young offense that leans on the run and play-action. Las Vegas answers with its own stars — Maxx Crosby off the edge, Brock Bowers over the middle — and an Allegiant Stadium crowd that saves its loudest Sunday of the year for the Broncos. The teams split most season series, and December editions have produced snow-globe moments even indoors, from goal-line stands to overtime finishes.
Date and time
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Denver Broncos is on Sunday, December 20, 2026 at Allegiant Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:25 PM Pacific Time, according to the Raiders’ official schedule; Las Vegas is on Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8) in December. The 1:25 PM slot is the NFL’s late-afternoon window, so the early games are on the stadium screens as gates open, and the game finishes under the lights with the Strip glowing through the lanai doors. Holiday-week travel makes roads around the stadium slower than a normal Sunday, so build in extra time whether you are walking from the Strip or driving in.
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 Raiders home features natural grass grown outside on a rolling tray, the Al Davis Memorial Torch at the north end, and a translucent roof that keeps December’s desert chill outside while the game-day volume stays in. Premium clubs and suites ring the lower bowl, and the standing-room decks behind the end zones are where the noise concentrates against Denver. Mobile ticketing, clear-bag rules and cashless concessions apply to every event in the building.
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. Broncos games in Las Vegas draw one of the year’s largest visiting contingents, pushing demand well beyond a typical December home date, and prices across the resale market typically rise through the final two weeks. Buy through official team channels or the NFL’s verified exchange, and confirm the ticket is for the Las Vegas game on December 20 rather than the earlier meeting in Denver.
Getting to Allegiant Stadium
The Hacienda Avenue bridge from Mandalay Bay remains the fan favorite: a roughly fifteen-minute walk that avoids game-day traffic entirely. Game-day express buses serve the stadium from Strip and downtown hubs, and rideshare and taxi zones operate along Dean Martin Drive on the stadium’s west side. Drivers coming via Interstate 15 should use Russell Road or Tropicana exits and follow the stadium district signage; most on-site lots are pre-sold for Raiders games, so secure parking ahead of time or use Strip garages and walk in. With kickoff at 1:25 PM, arriving near the 11:30 AM gate opening gives time for tailgates and the pregame show.
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.