“If I’m able and have a heartbeat, I’m going to be out there with my brothers and try to go get a win. I wasn’t at my absolute best. I was probably like 60 percent, to be honest, versus the Chiefs, but I knew the bye week was coming up. If I can go out there and impact the game any way I can to help my guys, I’m going to do it. I’ve had these two weeks to get my body right together, refocus and reenergize — I can’t wait for this last month. I’m feeling great right now, and I’ll be out there practicing. I can’t wait to get out there with the guys.”
Crosby has been a menace this season, sitting tied for sixth in the NFL with 11.5 sacks and 50 QB pressures, per Next Gen Stats. Crosby (3.0), Micah Parsons (3.0) and Danielle Hunter (4.0) are the only edge rushers to have three-plus sacks on plays facing a double team in 2023, per NGS.
Crosby earned 1.0 sack in each of his last two games and 5.0 sacks total in his last four. His 11.5 sacks in 2023 and 12.5 sacks in 2022 make Crosby the first Raiders player with 10-plus sacks in consecutive seasons since Khalil Mack in 2015-2017. With another 0.5+ sack, Crosby would tie the longest streak of 12-plus sack seasons in team history (HOF Howie Long, Greg Townsend, Anthony Smith and Bill Pickel).