Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., rides CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Competitors lined up during the opening ceremony to compete in the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Richmond Champion of Stevensville, Mont., rides Faded Night in Bareback Riding during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tanner Aus of Granite Falls Minn., rides Top Egyptain in Bareback Riding during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., after being thrown from CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., rides CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., rides CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., after being thrown from CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., rides CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Creek Young of Rogersville, Mont., rides CliffHanger during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Competitors lined up during the opening ceremony in the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Competitors lined up during the opening ceremony to compete in the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The 5th go-round of NFR 2021 took place Monday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Check out the action in the photo gallery above.
The rodeo has returned to its home in Las Vegas for 2021 after moving to Texas for a year.
