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KhaDarel Hodge’s hilarious TikTok skits resurface after Falcons’ win

KhaDarel Hodge’s hilarious TikTok skits resurfaced after the Falcons’ win over the Bucs

The Atlanta Falcons played in arguably the best game of the 2024 NFL season on Thursday night, pulling off a 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take first place in the NFC South.

Falcons wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge ended the game in style with a 45-yard touchdown reception in overtime. Fans don’t know much about Hodge other than the fact that he’s been a quality depth and special teams player for the past few seasons.

On Friday morning, some of Hodge’s TikTok skits resurfaced online and they’re pure gold:

Hodge finished the game with two catches for 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. They were his first two catches of the season and the timing couldn’t have been any better.

The Falcons were trailing by three points when Kirk Cousins found Drake London for a 14-yard gain late in the fourth quarter. Cousins clocked the ball with one second left and Younghoe Koo tied the game with a 52-yard field goal.

Hodge took care of the rest and Atlanta improved to 3-2 on the season. Not a bad day’s work for the 29-year-old.

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Falcons’ KhaDarel Hodge tops 19 MPH on game-winning TD catch

Next Gen Stats clocked Falcons WR KhaDarel Hodge at 19.7 miles per hour on game-winning TD…

The Atlanta Falcons offense showed out on Thursday Night Football, racking up 550 total yards and putting up 36 points in a thrilling overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On a night with no shortage of highlights, Falcons wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge provided the biggest one. Hodge subbed in for Drake London at the start of overtime, catching a short pass and racing upfield for a 45-yard touchdown to seal Thursday’s NFC South win.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Hodge hit a top speed of 19.7 miles per hour on his game-winning score, which was the sixth-most improbable touchdown of the season.

Hodge caught two catches for 67 yards and a touchdown in Thursday’s win. He was one of seven Falcons to catch a pass in Week 5. Quarterback Kirk Cousins put on an aerial display, racking a career-high 509 passing yards and four touchdowns.

Drake London led all receivers with 12 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown. Darnell Mooney chipped in nine catches for 105 receiving yards and two scores. Even Kyle Pitts had seven grabs for 88 yards on Thursday night.

The Falcons now sit at 3-2 atop the NFC South after five games. Next up, it’s a road matchup against the Carolina Panthers in Week 6.

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Former Browns WR calls game in Thursday Night Football stunner

Another former Browns player is making plays around the league

A former Cleveland Browns wide receiver came up huge for the Atlanta Falcons, where he has played since 2022, as Khadarel Hodge sealed the game in overtime on Thursday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins and wide receivers Drake London and Darnell Mooney went off in this game. Instead, Hodge came down with the massive game-winner in overtime for the Falcons as they pulled off the 36-30 comeback over Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers.

Catching a football over the middle of the field, Hodge found green grass and ran 45 yards into the endzone to call game for the Falcons.

He hasn’t played for the Browns since 2020 and has not had a ton of production throughout his NFL career. However, Hodge just came up huge in Atlanta. He has two catches on the season for 67 yards, and they both came in this game. And 45 yards came on the game-winner.

Congrats, Khadarel!

Kirk Cousins TD pass in overtime powers Falcons past Buccaneers

Kirk Cousins completed a monster game with a TD pass in OT to lift the Falcons to 3-2

A game that seemed lost for Atlanta on Thursday night somehow wound up with the Falcons in a tie for first place with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kirk Cousins threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to KhaDarel Hodge on the first drive of overtime as the Falcons stunned the Bucs, 36-30.

Hodge was only in the game because Drake London had been injured on the previous play and had to come out of the game.

Cousins found Hodge, who raced into the end zone for the stunning win.

Cousins had a monster game, completing 42-of-58 passes for 509 yards and four touchdowns.

The reason the result was so surprising is the Falcons seemed headed for defeat when Cousins threw an interception to Lavonte David with 1:52 left.

Tampa Bay was unable to run out the clock as the Falcons called timeouts and the Bucs were called for a holding penalty that took them out of field-goal range.

Cousins led a game-tying drive that featured one of the gutsiest calls of the season. With 12 seconds left, Cousins found London for 14 yards. However, the wideout was tackled in the field of play and Atlanta had used all of its timeouts.

Cousins got the Falcons set at the line and spiked the ball with one second left.

Younhoe Koo, who was 2-for-4 to that  point, kicked a 52-yard field goal only after Atlanta had been called for delay of game.

The kick tied the game at 30 and set up the game-winning drive in OT. It covered 70 yards in four plays and only took 1:15.

Both teams are 3-2 after five weeks in the NFL season.

The Falcons won a TNF thriller on an astounding KhaDarel Hodge walk-off TD in overtime

What a game!

The Atlanta Falcons won the best Thursday night NFL game of the season so far in absolutely jaw-dropping fashion.

After Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo kicked a field goal to tie the game as time expired in regulation, the Falcons won the overtime coin toss and marched down the field to set up the explosive game-winning play to wideout KhaDarel Hodge.

Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins found Hodge on a great pass, and the receiver bolted to the end zone for the walk-off touchdown and win.

It’s one of the best plays of the 2024 NFL season, and this really was one of the best Falcons wins in years.

Exhale, Atlanta. What a victory for the Dirty Birds.

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Falcons’ KhaDarel Hodge recovers muffed punt for touchdown

The Falcons capitalized on a Saints special teams gaffe

Rashid Shaheed of the New Orleans Saints made some ill-advised decisions on an Atlanta Falcons punt on Sunday.

First, he decided to try and make a fair catch of the punt by Bradley Pinion inside the five. Maybe he thought the football was going to land and pin the Saints deep.

Then, he failed to secure the football which bounced into the end zone where KhaDarel Hodge fell on it in a scramble for an Atlanta touchdown.

After the PAT, the Falcons led, 7-0.

Falcons sign WR Khadarel Hodge to one-year deal

The Falcons have brought back WR KhaDarel Hodge on a one-year deal. Hodge had 13 catches for 202 yards and 1 TD in 2022.

The Atlanta Falcons have added more depth at the wide receiver position, signing KhaDarel Hodge to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Hodge, 28, finished the 2022 season with 13 catches for 202 receiving yards and a touchdown.

The five-year NFL veteran appeared in all 17 games for the Falcons last season, and has played in at least nine games each year since entering the league in 2018. Hodge previously played for the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams.

For his career, Hodge has 43 catches for 632 receiving yards and one touchdown. He will join a wide receiver room that now features Mack Hollins, Scotty Miller and Drake London.

Stay up to date with each signing using our Falcons free agency tracker!

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Ex-Lions WR KhaDarel Hodge signs with the Falcons

Hodge caught a career-high 13 passes in his one season in Detroit

It’s been a few days since a Lions free agent signed with another team, but we now have another. Wide receiver and special teams ace KhaDarel Hodge has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

Hodge signed a one-year deal in Atlanta after one season in Detroit. He has also played for the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns. The Lions claimed Hodge off waivers from the Browns after the roster cutdowns at the end of the preseason. The 27-year-old caught a career-high 13 passes for 157 yards for the Lions in 2021.

Hodge joins linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin as free agents who have left the Lions this offseason. Reeves-Maybin signed with the Houston Texans in the early days of the new league year.

Hodge’s departure was expected after the team signed DJ Chark as a free agent and also brought back Kalif Raymond.

Another one-time Lion, safety Duron Harmon, signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders after spending 2021 with the Falcons.

Lions don’t have easy answers to replace Kalif Raymond vs. Seahawks

Kalif Raymond doesn’t have big stats but he plays an important role for the Lions offense, one they don’t have a replacement for on the roster

When the Detroit Lions placed starting wide receiver Kalif Raymond on the reserve/COVID-19 list late in the week, it left a bigger void in the offense than it might seem. Raymond’s modest statistics belie his importance to the Lions offense.

Raymond has just 11 receptions for 96 receiving yards in the last four games. His 15 targets in those games are also nothing exceptional. But his ability to impact the defense with his speed, as well as his fierce blocking, have helped the Detroit offense perk up in that timeframe. The larger issue is that Detroit doesn’t have anyone in reserve who can readily step in and do those things for the Lions offense.

KhaDarel Hodge is the most likely suspect to take over the reps and do what Raymond does. He’s a proven blocker and he does have some long speed, but Hodge just hasn’t materialized as a route runner or trustworthy target. If Tim Boyle is at quarterback instead of Jared Goff, Hodge’s potential takes a hit too; Hodge at least worked with Goff during their Rams tenure together.

It would be lovely if Trinity Benson were capable of stepping up. Based on what we’ve seen from Benson, that would be an unexpected development. He’s been a healthy scratch even when the Lions have been injury-depleted, and his lack of blocking toughness makes him a poor replacement for Raymond. Benson does have the speed to make the defense account for him, however.

Tom Kennedy could play a bigger role. Coming off his biggest NFL outing to date (21 snaps, two receptions for 16 yards), Kennedy’s ability to get open on quick slants/outs can help fill that part of Raymond’s role. He’s shown himself a capable blocker in preseason opportunities as well. There’s also a chance the Lions could elevate rookie Javon McKinley or newcomer Juwan Green from the practice squad.

Lions injury update: Penei Sewell returns to practice, D’Andre Swift remains sidelined

Sewell and WR KhaDarel Hodge were back on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session with an illness

There was a sigh of relief for Thursday’s Detroit Lions practice in Allen Park. Starting right tackle Penei Sewell returned from his one-day absence and was back in action in the penultimate session of Week 13 preparation.

Sewell and wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge were both back as limited participants after sitting out Wednesday’s practice with an undisclosed illness.

Four Lions remained out, however. When head coach Dan Campbell advised the media early in the week that running back D’Andre Swift wasn’t likely to play, he meant it. Swift remains out with a shoulder injury suffered in the Thanksgiving loss to the Bears. Starting linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is also sidelined, as are OLB Trey Flowers and CB Bobby Price. Wide receiver Trinity Benson upgraded from limited participant to a full practice.