Specifically Mahomes’ receivers, who’ve been widely criticised this season for letting down the league’s reigning MVP.“We’re not worried about them,” Jones said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It’s Patrick Mahomes we’ve got to stop. You stop the magician, then the act is over.”
He’s a five-time Pro Bowler, two-time MVP and Super Bowl champ, and has won Offensive Player of the Year.
Not to mention that Mahomes also has tight end Travis Kelce on his side and highly respected head coach Andy Reid on the sidleline.
The Raiders have been on the wrong end against the Chiefs for years.Kansas City has won six consecutive matchups and Las Vegas has only beaten the Chiefs once since December 2017.
While Raiders defensive lineman Maxx Crosby is known to have a fierce on-field rivalry versus Mahomes, there’s mutual respect between the potential NFL Defensive Player of the Year and 2022 MVP.
Kansas City ranks eighth in the NFL in average yards and 10th in scoring, which is off the Chiefs’ normal league-high pace.
Mahomes the “magician” and the Chiefs’ “act” host Las Vegas at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas Day.Jones’ harsh words will surely have made the rounds by then.And Mahomes will be staring down a corner back who took a public shot at the Chiefs’ receivers.Let the magic show begin.
