Teams using their unique climates to their advantage isn't new.

Normally when discussing teams having a home field advantage in the NFL due to climate, it's the cold-weather teams in the northeast and midwest having success against warmer weather teams not used to the frigid conditions and snow late in the season.

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller thinks the roles can be reversed now with the team in the dry heat of Nevada, according to an interview with The Athletic's Vic Tafur.

“We can deal with extreme temperatures, we go right at it and we work, no excuses … I feel like that can pay dividends for us in the season, knowing that we can go into any kind of environment, hot or cold, and do our thing.”

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Waller is going into his third year with the Raiders after spending his first three seasons with the  Baltimore Ravens. He has had a tumultuous career, having to deal with substance abuse and being suspended twice while a part of the Ravens organization.

Fellow Raider — who has also had his issues off the field — Richie Incognito has also expressed his thoughts on the heat in Las Vegas:

“The heat is an adjustment … The first day I went out there, I said this isn’t too bad … and then that night I was hurting. But it’s just about getting the body acclimated.”

The Raiders are going into their first season in Las Vegas spending their past 24 years in Oakland. The franchise hopes the move will revitalize the organization in a new city and with a new stadium, which will be a big upgrade from the old and outdated Oakland Alameda County Coliseum.