Patrick Mahomes keeps his cool, ignoring the Raiders’ froggy antics! The NFL went wild when a video dropped on July 25 of the Silver and Black players mocking the Chiefs’ QB with a Kermit the Frog puppet. The childish antics were clearly meant to get under his skin, but Mahomes refused to rise to the bait. 

In a tweet shared by the NFL, when asked if Mahomes would let the Raiders off easy, he simply replied, “Yeah, man.” The stinging loss to the Las Vegas team on Dec. 25 is all the fuel the Kansas City QB needs. “I didn’t have any more motivation than how they beat us on Christmas Day last year,” he said.

Mahomes is taking the high road, focusing on prepping for the upcoming season. Instead of engaging in trash talk, the young signal caller’s letting his game do the talking. “It’s going to be an excellent game, and they got a great defense,” he said, hinting at a potential on-field showdown. In a conversation with CBS Sports, Chiefs’ HC Andy Reid downplayed the Kermit joke, saying, “I’d probably say, we don’t spend a lot of time here with puppets. We try to do our work and try and get better. ”

Raiders’ safety Trey Taylor, who dropped the B-word about the puppet in the video, tried to play it cool as well. “It’s all in good fun,” Taylor said, brushing off the drama. “We’re just trying to have some fun with it.” HC Antonio Pierce also commented on the drama, stating, “We addressed it as a team yesterday. It’s over with.” But the taunts and remarks told a different story. 

The Chiefs-Raiders rivalry is on fire! With Patrick Mahomes in charge, Kansas City is ready to bounce back from that Christmas Day loss and shut down Las Vegas’ trash talk. Leading the team that’s nabbed 8 straight AFC West titles, Mahomes is 10-2 against the Raiders. 

Mahomes vs. Raiders: A 10-2 nightmare for the Silver and Black 

Chiefs’ QB Mahomes has been a total nightmare for the Raiders since he took over in Kansas City. The stats say it all: out of 12 games, he’s crushed it with 10 wins, leaving the Raiders in dust. In 2018, he lit up the Las Vegas team twice—295 yards and four touchdowns in one game, then 281 yards and two TDs in the next.

The following season, he threw for 443 yards and three TDs in one game. Even when Las Vegas managed a surprise win in 2020, Mahomes came back swinging with 348 yards and two TDs in their rematch. 2021 was a nightmare for Raiders fans—the Chiefs’ QB dropped 406 yards and five touchdowns on them in one game, then 258 yards and two touchdowns in the rematch. 

Last season, the 28-year-old led Kansas City to a thrilling 30-29 win with 292 yards and four TDs. Even though there was an unexpected loss later, he kept delivering solid performances. Mahomes threw for 4,183 yards and 27 touchdowns, keeping up a 67.2% completion percentage. The bottom line? Patrick Mahomes has been a relentless force, proving time and again that he’s a serious headache for the Silver and Black!