Maxx Crosby brought his usual fire. The relentless edge rusher notched another sack and added a tackle for loss, continuing a personal campaign that’s been nothing short of elite.
He now owns four straight seasons with double-digit sacks and one of the most impressive tackle-for-loss totals by any defensive lineman this century. That’s not just production - that’s dominance.
But on a night when the Las Vegas Raiders needed more than just one man’s excellence, Crosby’s effort was swallowed up in a 31-0 beatdown at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles - a loss that felt as lopsided as the score suggests.
After the game, head coach Pete Carroll didn’t sugarcoat it. “We just got whipped, by a loaded football team,” he told reporters.
No deflections, no excuses. Just a blunt acknowledgment that the Raiders were outclassed in every phase.
And he wasn’t wrong. The offense couldn’t get out of its own way.
Kenny Pickett spent most of the night under pressure, and when he did get time, the results were still underwhelming. The Raiders couldn’t sustain drives, couldn’t flip field position, and couldn’t keep their defense off the field long enough to recover.
That left Crosby and the defensive front stuck in damage-control mode - and eventually, the dam broke. Once the Eagles found their rhythm, the game was essentially over before halftime.
Philly didn’t just move the ball; they dictated terms. The Raiders, meanwhile, struggled to even respond.
One play in particular summed it up. With the game already slipping away, Las Vegas failed to set the edge on a crucial run, allowing an easy touchdown that pushed the margin to 24-0. It was the kind of breakdown that invites viral clips and online ridicule - and that’s exactly what followed.
Local voices didn’t hold back, calling the defensive look “laughable” and “perfect medicine for a struggling offense.” Brutal assessments, but hard to argue with. The Eagles came in on a three-game losing streak and walked out looking like a team reborn - thanks, in large part, to a Raiders defense that made life far too easy.
And that’s the real problem. Maxx Crosby is putting together a career worthy of highlight reels and Hall of Fame conversations.
But performances like this - where the rest of the team can’t even keep the game competitive - make his brilliance feel like a footnote. Until Las Vegas can match his intensity and execution across the board, they’ll keep being the team that struggling opponents circle as a get-right opportunity.
Crosby deserves better. The Raiders, right now, just aren’t giving it to him.