Patrick Mahomes was all class following Sunday night’s comeback win against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Chiefs topped the Raiders, 30-27, at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Kansas City improved to 4-0 on the season with the win, while Las Vegas dropped to 3-1 on the year with the loss.
Following the game, Patrick Mahomes showed good sportsmanship, going up to several different Raiders players – including star pass rusher Maxx Crosby – immediately following the win.
Mahomes also praised the Raiders while speaking to CBS’s Tracy Wolfson, making it clear that they’re a much-improved team this fall.
Mahomes and Crosby have had several battles over the years.
“Yeah, (Maxx Crosby) he’s one of the best competitors in the league. I think that’s where the respect comes from is that we kind of have that mutual want to be the best on the field when we’re out there,” said Mahomes before kickoff on Sunday. “And so, when you go against those guys, it brings out the best in you, but there’s a ton of respect for how he plays the game of football, how he competes, and the man that he is. And so, for me, I just know when I step on that football field, I’m going to need my best because he’s going to bring his best, and I think that’s when you get the best games out there.”
They have nothing but respect for one another.
“I’m here. That’s all I’m going to have for now. I think it’s just being competitors. It’s almost like whenever you’re young, and you’re competing with one of your friends, man, you want to win because you kind of have those bragging rights, and you kind of go into the offseason, and if you see the guy,” said Mahomes, “you can kind of give him a little something here and there. It’s something about that. It’s just what the pure football is, is having the best competitors compete against each other, and that’s what I think you really get whenever you go out there, and it’s Raiders versus Chiefs.”
The Raiders and Chiefs will meet again later this year.
