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Raiders’ Maxx Crosby ready to renew rivalry with Patrick Mahomes: ‘It’s war’

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 1). Raiders’ Maxx Crosby ready to renew rivalry with Patrick Mahomes: ‘It’s war’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/raiders-maxx-crosby-ready-to-renew-rivalry-with-patrick-mahomes/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by Thomas L. Murray

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Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders and Patrick Mahomes of the opposing team will face each other undefeated for the first time this Sunday. Both players expressed enthusiasm about renewing their rivalry; Crosby described it as "war," while Mahomes referenced a 2022 incident where he told Crosby, “I’m here,” after scoring a touchdown against him. This upcoming game is significant as it marks the first time they will compete undefeated in their careers.
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Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs are set to face each other on Sunday for the first time both entering the game undefeated. The rivalry between the two has heated up due to an incident from 2022 when Mahomes, after scoring a touchdown that gave his team the lead, repeatedly said "I'm here" near Crosby while celebrating with teammate Travis Kelce. This reference was made on a Netflix show called “Quarterback.” Both players expressed respect and anticipation for their upcoming matchup, with Crosby saying it's going to be *"war."*

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Mahomes PERSON · 11× Crosby PERSON · 7× Kansas City GPE · 3× Kelce PERSON · 1× Las Vegas GPE · 1× Maxx Crosby PERSON · 1× Netflix ORG · 1× Patrick Mahomes PERSON · 1× Pro Bowler PERSON · 1× Travis Kelce PERSON · 1×

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Mahomes took the podium on Wednesday and made a reference to the rivalry by telling reporters, “I’m here,” referring back to a game in 2022 that created a viral clip between the two on the Netflix show “Quarterback.”
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🔮 For the first time in their careers, they will face each other undefeated.

Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

The rivalry between Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes is about to reach a new level on Sunday. asserted
rivalry → reach → Sunday
For the first time in their careers, they will face each other undefeated. asserted
they → face → other
Both Crosby and Mahomes were asked about facing each other on Sunday, and they are both eager for the challenge ahead. asserted
they → ask → challenge
“It’s been a long time since we’ve really got to go, and I know we’re both looking forward to it. asserted
we → get → it
I respect the s— out of him,” Crosby said. asserted
I → respect → him
“He knows what it is; it’s war.” asserted
it → know → ?
While Crosby had a tame but fiery response, Mahomes’ response featured a subtle jab from the past, but also paid respect to the five-time Pro Bowler. asserted
response → have → Bowler
Mahomes took the podium on Wednesday and made a reference to the rivalry by telling reporters, “I’m here,” referring back to a game in 2022 that created a viral clip between the two on the Netflix show “Quarterback.” asserted
that → take → show
After rallying back from a 17-0 deficit, Mahomes approached Crosby and told him “I’m here” after he threw a touchdown pass to Travis Kelce to put Kansas City up 30-29. asserted
he → rally → City
After Mahomes got Kansas City the lead by throwing a touchdown pass to Kelce, he ran right by Crosby and repeated the phrase, “I’m here all day,” multiple times. asserted
I → get → phrase
The two met in the endzone, butted heads and Mahomes was heard saying, “You messed with the wrong motherf—er.” asserted
You → meet → er
“I think it’s just being competitors. asserted
it → think → ?
It’s almost like whenever you’re young and you’re competing with one of your friends man,” Mahomes said. asserted
Mahomes → ’ → friends
“You want to win because you have those bragging rights and you go into the offseason. asserted
you → want → offseason
If you see the guy, you can give them a little something here and there.” asserted
you → see → something
Mahomes went on to say that it’s about having the best competitors compete against each other. asserted
competitors → go → other
The last time Kansas City and Las Vegas played each other, the Raiders had the last laugh, winning a Week 18 matchup last season, 14-12. asserted
Raiders → play → matchup
Unfortunately for Crosby’s bragging rights, neither he nor Mahomes played in that game. asserted
he → play → game
Crosby had meniscus surgery on his knee over the offseason and has already looked back to form, as he has 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 5 tackles this season. asserted
he → have → sacks
Mahomes was sidelined due to a torn ACL he suffered in the middle of December. asserted
he → sideline → December
Through three games, Mahomes has made his torn ACL nearly forgotten as he’s already thrown for 812 yards, with 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, while having a 68.4 completion percentage. asserted
he → make → percentage
While the two are ready to add another chapter to their friendly rivalry, it will have to wait until Sunday when they kick off against each other at 1:25 p.m. asserted
they → add → p.m.
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