The intense rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders is not a new topic to NFL fans. Many heated altercations between these two teams hit the headlines several times, with the most infamous one happening on August 20, 2011, when the Raiders team was based in Oakland.
Just a week ago, the 49ers fans got embroiled in a massive fight in a preseason match, albeit this time the fight was with the Denver Broncos following San Francisco’s narrow 21-20 victory over the latter team. Now, San Francisco’s fans once again come into the limelight after getting involved in another fight with their long-time opponents Raiders.
Watch: Massive fight breaks out between 49ers and Raiders fans at In-N-Out outlet
Following the 49ers victory over the Los Angeles Chargers with a record of 23-12 at the NFL preseason game on Aug. 25 in the Levi’s Stadium, California, some San Francisco and Raiders fans got involved in an ugly fight at the In-N-Out Burger, a fast food restaurant on Mission College Boulevard.
According to the statement of the Santa Clara Police Department, a minimum of 10 people got involved in the brawl, with three people beating another man on the ground and some people bleeding with multiple stab wounds inside the restaurant. The wounded persons were taken to the hospital, but their condition is still unknown.
The footage shows a person not wearing any jersey attacking a shirtless man with a sharp object, with some people around them screaming to stop. Police reportedly have detained multiple people and they are still in search of another assailant who stabbed two persons.
NFL fans react to 49ers-Raiders chaos in US restaurant
NFL games are widely popular for intense competition, but it is something that should be confined to the field only as fans watch sports as a form of entertainment. However, what has been happening among fans stemming from the excitement of the game is beyond tolerance, and the NFL netizens took heavy trolls to those engaged in San Francisco and Las Vegas chaos.
A fan wrote, “Showing off how stupidly you behave in public and for what, a stupid sports team?”
One person wrote, “I am a die hard fan for my sports teams but I’ll be damned if I start throwing hands. I’m not getting their salaries and it’s not that serious. It’s a damn game!! If my team loses, I shake hands and say I’ll see them next time. Foolishness and ignorance is not in my makeup.”
Meanwhile, some fans still chose violence in social media and threw digs at their opposite teams following the incident.
A person wrote, “You’d have a better chance getting a dog to speak english than getting a raider fan to act civilized in public.”
A netizen wrote, “Niners gettn they ass whoop like usual.”
What’s your take on these incidents? Do you think that these fights are reasonable? You can share your opinions in the comments.
