{"id":1279,"date":"2026-09-30T21:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=mahomes-ready-for-another-battle-with-crosby-raiders"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:11:07","slug":"mahomes-ready-for-another-battle-with-crosby-raiders","status":"publish","type":"sjc_news","link":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/?sjc_news=mahomes-ready-for-another-battle-with-crosby-raiders","title":{"rendered":"Mahomes ready for another battle with Crosby, Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mahomes-vs-raiders-photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a 3-0 start this year, but now Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will face a familiar foe on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxx Crosby and the Las Vegas Raiders will welcome the Chiefs on Oct. 4. Both teams are 3-0, and the winner of this game will be on top of the AFC West division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past, Mahomes and Crosby have spoken about the respect for one another, but Crosby this week is focused on the game ahead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He knows what it is; it&#8217;s war,&#8221; said Crosby. &#8220;There&#8217;s no other words needed. It&#8217;s as simple as that, and I can&#8217;t wait.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahomes spoke to the media on Wednesday and acknowledged the matchup ahead with Crosby. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He&#8217;s one of the best competitors in the league,&#8221; said Mahomes. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s where the respect comes from. We want to be the best on the field when we&#8217;re out there. I just know when I step on that football field, I&#8217;m going to need my best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kickoff in Las Vegas on Sunday is set for 3:25 p.m. Central Time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\/sports\/2026\/09\/30\/mahomes-ready-for-another-battle-with-crosby-raiders\/\">Mahomes ready for another battle with Crosby, Raiders<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kq2.com\">KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather &amp; Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) &#8212; The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a 3-0 start this year, but now Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will face a familiar foe on Sunday. Maxx Crosby and the Las&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1280,"template":"","class_list":["post-1279","sjc_news","type-sjc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news\/1279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sjc_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sjc_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjosephconnect.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}