Twitter Reacts to Raiders Fans Taking Over Chargers 'Home Game' at SoFi Stadium
Since their move to Los Angeles, the Chargers have struggled to build anything close to a sustainable fanbase. On Monday night, we got yet another reminder how far the franchise still has to go to become viable in the LA marketplace. Las Vegas Raiders fans took over SoFi Stadium for Monday Night Football.
The Raiders were consistently greeted with loud cheers, while the Chargers were roundly booed. Quarterback Justin Herbert had to use a silent count because Raiders fans were making so much noise when LA's offense had the ball. This is yet another embarrassment in the "Fight For LA" that the Chargers have clearly lost.
Here's what it sounded like when the Raiders initially came out of the tunnel:
Welcome back to CALIFORNIA Raiders. pic.twitter.com/gcmVgNj0Gs
— Ludwig Von Koopa (@FreshJo7) October 5, 2021
A very loud ovation for @Raiders come onto the field at @SoFiStadium
— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) October 5, 2021
You can hear the boos as the Chargers took the field -- reminder this is a video the Chargers posted themselves:
aight here we go pic.twitter.com/RWRbhOXSHA
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) October 5, 2021
As the Chargers take the field, they are greeted with an overwhelming chorus of BOOS. In case you are unaware, this is their HOME stadium.
— Hondo Carpenter (@HondoCarpenter) October 4, 2021
It looked like a blackout in the stadium:
Monday Night Football pic.twitter.com/XL5Yx3Mohu
— Kaelen Jones (@kaelenjones) October 5, 2021
85% Raider fans here. #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/4ThP25I1sO
— ????? (Raiders 3-0) (@ShaunVizzy) October 5, 2021
Justin Herbert serenaded by boos as he takes the field for warmups. A moment later, thunderous applause for Derek Carr.
— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) October 4, 2021
Still 50 minutes til kickoff, but Raiders fans are LOUD already here on the road. pic.twitter.com/iBXVG3Nm5G
This does NOT sound like a #Chargers home game. Yikes. #MNF
— After Hours (@AfterHoursCBS) October 5, 2021
Given how crazy that was, and how this seems to happen to the Chargers every week in LA, people had opinions. Here's what some of them had to say:
Chargers got booed at The Fi ???
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) October 5, 2021
Chargers having to use silent count on the first play of a home game is embarrassing .
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 5, 2021
The stadium has been overwhelmed by Raiders fans and they are making it hard for the Chargers offense. https://t.co/0RFRo7K7Ww
— Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) October 5, 2021
Definitely a Raiders home game. My word.
— Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) October 5, 2021
“The Chargers are prepared to go silent count for their own home game.”
— Tiki Barber (@TikiBarber) October 5, 2021
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The NFL leaving the Chargers in LA is such a disservice to that team. They play 17 road games per year. They just got booed in their home stadium. Just embarrassing.
— Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) October 5, 2021
Generally, I don’t care if fanbases don't fill their stadium. Some teams have smaller fanbases, it doesn’t make them less passionate.
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 5, 2021
But the Chargers aren't a team with no fans. They’re a team whose greedy ownership left their fans for more money in a place where nobody cares