Rooting for the Raiders at Thomas & Mack Center — PHOTOS

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The Raiderettes Cheer Squad celebrates a play during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

The Raiderettes Cheer Squad performs during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Fans try to snag apparel thrown into the stands during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday,Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Fans cheer and pose for the camera while trying to snag apparel thrown into the stands during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Fans during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

A member of the Raider Nation during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

A local high school performs during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday,Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Fans during the Raiders Watch Party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Light illuminates the Raiders logo during the first official watch party in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

The Raiderettes Cheer Squad greets fans during the Raiders watch party at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

Las Vegas fans of Raider Nation celebrated the start of the team’s preseason in a big way Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Hundreds of fans flocked to the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus to cheer the Raiders, who lost to the Cardinals in Arizona, 20-10.

Dubbed the “Raiders Watch Party,” the event featured the Raiderettes cheer squad and other performances. Gifts were thrown to fans in the stands.

The event was shown live on Fox (Ch. 5, KVVU).