Crosby on Staying Alive in the Postseason Hunt

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby thinks the Silver and Black are playing their best football at the right time.

The Las Vegas Raiders (6-8) find themselves outside of the AFC playoff hunt and looking in.

That has not discouraged them, however. The Raiders feel like they are playing their best football at the right time and still have a good a shot to make the postseason.

They have a tough stretch of games in the regular season's final three weeks, including a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas Day. 

The Raiders dropped their first meeting to the Chiefs, and must win this time to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Star defensive end Maxx Crosby spoke about the Raiders’ postseason chances on the most recent episode of his podcast, The Rush with Maxx Crosby.

“Realistically, we’ve been 3-3 since [Antonio Pierce] got here,” Crosby said. “Even though we lost, that 3-0 loss, probably the least amount of offense I’ve ever been a part of in a football game, it was just straight defense back and forth, back and forth. We lost, but that’s a playoff team over there, regardless of what they have going on at quarterback. They’re competitive regardless. They have great coaches, great players, and we lost by a little bit. But this week, it’s about responding, and we did that. So, for us, we’re 3-3, we’ve won half of them, we’ve lost half of them. We have to find ways to continue to move forward with that momentum.

Maxx Crosby says the Las Vegas Raiders have to play their best football in the final weeks of the season / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

“We know what we’re capable of if we play our best ball. It just comes down to focus and everyone being locked in and dialed in on the details because, in December, it’s the smallest margin of error that matters. Who’s going to play their best? The top players on the team have to be playing great football, and I feel like we’re doing that right now. 

"Everybody else has to step up and raise their level, and you see guys doing that. So, for us, we’re playing KC. Literally every week is a playoff game, and we have to win. I know guys are locked in and focused, and we’re going to find a way to go out there and get a win, and that’s what we plan on doing.”

The entire podcast episode can be found here. 

The Silver and Black will return to action versus their AFC West rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, on Christmas Day at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Don't miss it on Monday, December 25, at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST.

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