Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe game took place in Las Vegas. The sounds were imported from Oakland.No fans yelled from the seats of Allegiant Stadium Monday night as the Las Vegas Raiders triumphed in their home-team debut over the New Orleans Saints.
Still, Raiders die-hards were heard. Viewers of a special broadcast of “Monday Night Football” seen on ABC and ESPN could listen to cheers, crowd excitement and more.
The National Football League offered up the sounds of Raiders supporters from the players’ previous home, the Oakland Coliseum.Plenty of sports leagues and TV networks have been happy to pipe in some sort of crowd sound to fill the low-fi ambience of games played during the coronavirus pandemic.
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