After missing the Cardinals’ first six games of the season due to a suspension from a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance, DeAndre Hopkins’ ongoing return could not be going better. He recorded a 100-yard performance against the Saints in his first outing, then had the task of running up against the Vikings’ secondary.
Minnesota never stood a chance.
With the Cardinals driving late in the first half, looking to tighten the margin to a one-score game, they leaned on their best playmaker — their best player, actually — to come through with one of the easiest one-handed touchdown catches you’ll ever see.
Why it’s almost as if all Hopkins had to do was just stick his hand out to cut the Vikings’ lead to 14-9:
DEANDRE HOPKINS FILTHY TD CATCH.
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— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 30, 2022
Holy. Cow. That’s the demonstrated difference between Hopkins and other receivers. Throw the ball in his general vicinity, and he’s probably going to come down with it while doing something incredible.