National Finals Rodeo second go-round — PHOTOS
Fans pack the stands to watch the opening ceremonies on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Will Lowe, of Canyon, Texas, rides First Kiss in the Bareback Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Brett Stall‘s hand gets stuck under a rope around Maverick during the Bull Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Fans cheer as Sage Kimzey, of Strong City, Okla., is thrown off by Uncle Jerry on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Nancy Hunter, of Neola, Utah, competes in the Barrel Racing competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Clayton Foltyn, of Winnie, Texas, rides Thunderstruck in the Bull Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Nancy Hunter, of Neola, Utah, competes in the Barrel Racing competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Blake Knowles, of Heppener, Ore., takes down a steer in the steer wrestling competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Spectators enter the Thomas & Mack Center on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Isaac Diaz (16), of Desdemona, Texas, crouches down and takes a moment to himself before competing in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Austin Foss, of Terrebonne, Ore., rides Soap Bubbles in the Bareback Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Brett Stall, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., nurses his right arms as he runs to the gate on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Rusty Wright, of Milford, Utah, rides Major Huckleberry in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Fans wave Canadian flags on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Fallon Taylor, of Whitesboro, Texas, competes in the Barrel Racing competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Jake Cooper, of Monument, N.M., lassos a steer in the team roping competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Spectators enter the Thomas & Mack Center on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Ty Erickson, of Helena, Mont., takes down a steer in the streer wrestling competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Kody DeShon, of Helena, Mont., rides Bruiser on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Clay O‘Brien, Cooper of Gardenerville, Nev., ropes a steer in the team roping competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Clint Laye, of Cadogan, Alberta, rides Hollywood Hills in the Bareback Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Steven Peebles, of Redmond, Ore., rides Beaver Fever in the Bareback Riding competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Security guards check spectators as they enter the Thomas & Mack Center on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Nick Sartain, right, and Rich Kelton, left, rope a steer in the Team Roping competition on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Hats for sale sit in a display rack on the second day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 04, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto
Scenes from the NFR’s second go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night.
