Raiders Return to Bay Area for 1st Time Since 2019 as 49ers Host Vikings in Mexico City
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Updated · Raiders Wire · May 13
Raiders Return to Bay Area for 1st Time Since 2019 as 49ers Host Vikings in Mexico City
3 articles · Updated · Raiders Wire · May 13
The Raiders will play in the Bay Area this season for the first time since leaving Oakland after the 2019 season, with an away game against the 49ers now confirmed.
The matchup was settled when the NFL named the Vikings—not the Raiders—as San Francisco's opponent for its Mexico City game, locking the Raiders-49ers meeting into the 49ers' home market.
The game will be the Raiders' first Bay Area appearance in their sixth season based in Las Vegas, after no regular-season or preseason return since the relocation.
The exact date and whether the game will be played in Santa Clara will become clearer when the Raiders release their full 2026 schedule at 4:30 p.m. Pacific on Thursday.
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