Stand aside Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders may have pulled off the best schedule release of the season. Every year, social media teams around the NFL get to be extra creative to announce their opponents for the upcoming season. Mendoza made his schedule release debut for the RaidersGettyThe Black and Silver chose to go down the route of a parody, fronted by their two new quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins, who became “Step Brothers.”The No. 1 overall pick from the 2026 NFL Draft assumed the role of Brennan Huff (played by Will Ferrell), while veteran Cousins acted as Dale Doback (played by John C. Reilly) from the 2008 cult classic. The first scene saw them line up on the Raiders practice field and had a staredown. “You’re going to have to call me Kirko Chains,” Cousins said to Mendoza. View Tweet: https://t.co/CIxG8eTk9u“Cool,” Mendoza replied. “You’re going to have to call me the Nandolorian.”They then proceeded to find common ground over the movie Star Wars and their favorite football player. “Did we just become best friends?” Mendoza said, to which Cousins responded, “Yup!”Both showed off their quirkiness — and natural awkwardess — in the video, which was well-received by football fans, and even some of their biggest rivals. “That’s bad a**. Love it. I like how it’s unique and not making fun of other teams etc. really good. Raiders social media is winning!” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Hilarious…great use Fernando and Kirk….I give it a 9.3,” a second said, giving the nod of the approval. Mendoza and Cousins parodied the 2008 cult classic ‘Step Brothers’X/ @RaidersMendoza and Cousins became ‘best friends’ in the videoX/ @Raiders“I’m a Chiefs fan, but I genuinely hope that Kirk and Fernando keep putting out content like this because it’s absolutely hilarious,” a rival fan added.“My toxic trait is thinking this team is going to the chip,” one Raiders fan added. The Los Angeles Chargers are another team who shone in this year’s schedule release, with the Bolts opting to do theirs in the video game Halo. The Tennessee Titans – whose 2023 and 2024 schedule releases went viral – are another standout team that fans eagerly await, opting to walk around the Nashville area and find ‘lookalikes’ of various NFL personalities. Names like Joe Burrow, Jerry Jones and Mendoza were used.Battle for Raiders QB1Cousins joined the Raiders in the off-season as a free-agent after being cut from the Atlanta Falcons after just two seasons. Kirk Cousins is expected to serve as a bridge/ mentor to Fernando MendozaGettyThe 37-year-old signal caller joined Las Vegas despite pleas from Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay to join him in the City of Angels, opting to reunite with head coach Klint Kubiak from their time shared at the Minnesota Vikings. He will likely assume the starting quarterback role ahead of Mendoza, giving the Indiana Hoosiers National Champion time to learn the game from him, and behind him. Stay up to date with the NFL across all our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET.