National Finals Rodeo third go-round — PHOTOS Las Vegas Review-Journal 9 years ago A Nevada state flag is carried into the arena on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto A man on horseback carries an American flag into the arena on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto A man on horseback carries an American flag into the arena on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Shea Fisher-Durfey sings a song on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Marty Yates, of Stephenville, Texas, watches the big screen for his score in the Tie-Down Roping competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Orin Larsen, of Inglis, Manitoba, rides Spilled Perfume in the Bareback Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Winn Ratliff, of Leesville, La., rides Assault in the Bareback Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Seth Hardwick, of Laramie Wyo., rides Nodbig.com‘s Wonderland in the Bareback Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto K.C. Jones, of Decatur, Texas, brings down a steer in the Steer Wrestling competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Hunter Cure, of Holliday, Texas, brings down a steer in the Steer Wrestling compeition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Blake Knowles, of Heppner, Ore., is dragged by a steer in the Steer Wrestling competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Heith DeMoss, of Heflin, La., is bucked off of Red Horse Crossin in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Spencer Wright, of Milford, Utah, is bucked off of Lock & Load in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Vickie Carter, of Richfield, Utah, competes in the barrel racing competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Chandler Bownds, of Lubbock, Texas, is bucked off of Breaking Bad in the Bull Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Ty Wallace, of Collbran, Colo., is bucked off of RodeoHouston‘s Mad Money in the Bull Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Shane Proctor, of Grand Coulee, Wash., rides Good Cop in the Bull Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Calebn Bennett, of Tremonton, Utah, competes in the bareback riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Clayton Hass, of Terrell, Texas, competes in the steer wrestling competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Bradley Harter, of Loranger, La., competes in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Cassidy Kruse, of Gillette Wyo., competes in the Barrel Racing competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Claton Foltyn, of Winnie, Texas, competes in the Bull Riding Competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Ty Erickson, of Helena, Mont., competes in the Steer Wrestling competition on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Reid Barker, of Comfort, Texas, is stepped on by a bull named Lonestar on the third day of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2015. Barker was back boarded out of the arena. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Saturday, December 5, 2015. CREDIT: Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Saturday, December 5, 2015. CREDIT: Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Saturday, December 5, 2015. CREDIT: Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau Scenes from the NFR’s third go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night.