5 Signs That Las Vegas Is Turning Into the Next Big Sports Town

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders slowly becoming a force in The NFL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wFYvWOS9o

The Las Vegas Raiders are slowly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the AFC West and The NFL as a whole. Not only is that evident by the team making the wildcard round of the playoffs last season, but also due to them choosing former New England Patriots assistant head coach, Josh McDaniels as their new leader during the offseason.  This is great for Las Vegas sports and might lead to The Raiders gaining more attention from the media in the coming years. 

Derek Carr was a big part of this transition into contenders and while they came up short against The Cincinnati Bengals, there was a lot of progress made. They beat The Dallas Cowboys in a pivotal week 11 game and  35-32 victory over The Chargers in the final week of the season to earn the playoff spot.  Las Vegas is gaining a lot of momentum and could end up being the next big NFL powerhouse if all goes well. Now, that depends on Carr being the answer to the team's problems and a lot of other factors at play, but one could argue that the pieces are in place for success. It’s just a matter of execution and getting to The Super Bowl for the first time in decades.