Raiders bound for exhibition game against Packers in Canada

After a protracted false start it was announced Wednesday that the Raiders will host the Green Bay Packers in a Week 3 exhibition game in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Thursday, Aug. 22.

It will be the Raiders’ first-ever game in Canada. The 7 p.m. contest will be televised to the Bay Area on KTVU/FOX-2, and to Las Vegas on KVVU/FOX-5.

Reports of a Raiders game in Canada spread during the NFL owners meetings in March. The venue then was said to be in Saskatchewan. But a radio journalist in Canada said the game would never be scheduled because the CFL’s Roughriders, based in Saskatchewan, turned thumbs down on the proposal.

The Raiders-Packers game will be at IG Field, a 33,000-seat, partially covered stadium that is the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Tickets go on sale June 8 and range from $75 to $340 (Canadian), plus taxes and fees.

The Raiders other three 2019 exhibition games are:

Aug. 10 vs. Los Angeles Rams, 5 p.m.
Aug. 15 at Arizona Cardinals 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Aug. 29 at Seattle Seahawks, 7 p.m.