<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-eye-opening-take-deandre-hopkins-chemistry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ eye-opening take on DeAndre Hopkins chemistry');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chiefs-QB-Patrick-Mahomes-eye-opening-take-on-DeAndre-Hopkins-chemistry.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ eye-opening take on DeAndre Hopkins chemistry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T15:11:03-08:00">November 13th, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T15:11:37-08:00">November 13th, 3:11pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-broncos-perfect-play-prediction">The Kansas City Chiefs are absolutely rolling</a>. They’re the only unbeaten team in the NFL at 9-0 and look like a legitimate threat to complete the three-peat.</p><p>The defending Super Bowl champions also managed to get better at the trade deadline on both sides of the ball. Most notably, they added another weapon for quarterback Patrick Mahomes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-chiefs-titans-deandre-hopkins-trade">bringing in DeAndre Hopkins</a> in a deal with the Tennessee Titans. While some believed D-Hop was washed, he’s proven his worth so far in a Chiefs uniform.</p><p>Mahomes and his new wideout have started to build some impressive chemistry and the signal-caller <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1856816902234087697" rel="noopener">shed light</a> on why their connection has grown at such a rapid rate.</p><p>Via Jeremy Fowler:</p><p>“I think just kind of the wiggle that he has not only catch the ball and able to make stuff miss and get up to the field, but as well as running the routes. I mean whenever you get around a guy like that, you don’t see those things often. So to be able to see that at such a high level, I think it showcases to everybody that what type of player he is.”</p><p>In three games with KC, Hopkins has 14 catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns. His best showing so far came in a November 4 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reeling in eight receptions for 86 yards and a pair of scores.</p><p>It’s no secret the Chiefs have a limited WR room this season due to injuries. While Travis Kelce is always going to be the main man for Mahomes, it’s nice to know he has another target like Hopkins who brings experience and immense talent to the table. It really does appear the best is still yet to come from the veteran in a Chiefs uniform.</p><p>Kansas City will be looking to improve to 10-0 on Sunday when they face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ eye-opening take on DeAndre Hopkins chemistry

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-chad-johnson-deandre-hopkins-scare-kansas-city-rivals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chad Johnson’s blunt assessment of DeAndre Hopkins will scare Chiefs rivals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chiefs-news-Chad-Johnsons-blunt-assessment-of-DeAndre-Hopkins-will-scare-Kansas-City-rivals.jpg"></figure><h1>Chad Johnson’s blunt assessment of DeAndre Hopkins will scare Chiefs rivals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T21:21:33-08:00">November 5th, 9:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T21:21:33-08:00">November 5th, 9:21pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs made big news around the NFL when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-andy-reid-plan-deandre-hopkins-successful-chiefs-start">acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans</a> before the NFL trade deadline. Hopkins had a quiet year in Tennessee while managing a terrible quarterback situation, catching just 15 balls in six games.</p><p>As it turns out, playing with Patrick Mahomes is a great way to break out of a slump. After playing a very limited role in his debut with the Chiefs, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-deandre-hopkins-warning-game-buccaneers">Hopkins had a monster game</a> in a dramatic overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. Mahomes constantly found his new target, and Hopkins caught eight out of his nine targets for 86 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>Former Cincinnati Bengals legend Chad Johnson knows a thing or two about an elite receiver. Johnson <a href="https://x.com/NightcapShow_/status/1853971879746523457" rel="noopener">expressed his optimism</a> about dropping Hopkins into the Chiefs offense on a recent episode of Nightcap.</p><p>“You’re trading for a player, if you put him in the right situation, he can give you what we’re used to seeing when he was considered a top three, top five player in the league,” Johnson said. “Now you put him in a situation in Kansas City, I guarantee you that’s his best game. And he’s only been there for three business days! If and when they do go, D-Hop is gonna play a big part in that. He’s gonna play a damn big part in that.”</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins adds a new dimension to Chiefs offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DHop-Mahomes.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs offense, and specifically their passing game, looked like a completely different beast on Monday night with DeAndre Hopkins in full flow. While the unit has been an efficient, balanced one for the entire season, it has lacked explosiveness.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-teases-tom-brady-randy-moss-duo-patrick-mahomes">Chiefs had no such problems on Monday night</a>, as they moved the ball up and down the field when they needed to in the second half. Hopkins made a huge catch down the field to set up a touchdown and was also a huge threat in the red zone, where he scored both of his touchdowns.</p><p>The Chiefs were using Hopkins in a similar role to the one that Rashee Rice was in before his season-ending knee injury, and it worked like a charm. He is a big-bodied weapon with elite hands that Mahomes can trust on the outside, which is something that the star quarterback hasn’t had since Rice went out.</p><p>Add Hopkins’ contributions to the slow emergence of Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs have a formula that can really work in the passing game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-travis-kelce-makes-old-man-history-vs-buccaneers">Kelce is starting to get more involved</a> in the offense and play better in recent weeks and caught 14 balls for 100 yards on Monday night.</p><p>With the Chiefs sitting at 8-0 and Hopkins just getting comfortable in Kansas City, they look like the clear team to beat in the AFC. They have addressed their biggest weakness, and look as unstoppable ever at the season’s halfway point.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chad Johnson’s blunt assessment of DeAndre Hopkins will scare Chiefs rivals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-teases-tom-brady-randy-moss-duo-patrick-mahomes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins teases Tom Brady-Randy Moss duo with Patrick Mahomes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chiefs-news-DeAndre-Hopkins-clarifies-Titans-inspiration-for-TD-celebration.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins teases Tom Brady-Randy Moss duo with Patrick Mahomes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T14:00:40-08:00">November 5th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T14:08:44-08:00">November 5th, 2:08pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patrick-mahomes-issues-bold-deandre-hopkins-career-prediction-with-chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs and DeAndre Hopkins</a> have met their match in the 2024-25 NFL season. Hopkins turned in a breakout performance in his second game with the franchise, and it appears that Patrick Mahomes has officially locked in his new WR1. Following Hopkins’ vintage performance on Monday Night Football in Week 9, the 32-year-old wideout believes that he and Mahomes <a href="https://x.com/DeAndreHopkins/status/1853886408467095934" rel="noopener">draw a close comparison</a> to a legendary duo.</p><p>Hopkins linked up with Mahomes eight times for 86 yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs’ 30-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the performance that Kansas City yearned for out of their new offensive star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-clarifies-titans-inspiration-td-celebration">since being traded from the Tennessee Titans</a> on October 24. It’s likely that the huge games will continue for Mahomes and Hopkins, as the Chiefs remain perfect on the season at 8-0.</p><p>For anyone that has watched the AFC conference for years, the growing chemistry mirrors what Brady and Moss had going for the New England Patriots. Similar to Hopkins, Moss was traded to the Patriots in 2007 when he was 30 years old, and he went on to form a sound connection with Brady that season.</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins embraces Brady-Moss comparison with Patrick Mahomes</b></h2><p>Hopkins has been previously discussed in the same category as Moss when pundits talk about their sheer talent and skill set. While Moss, 6-foot-4, was the taller pass-catching weapon over his 14-year run in the NFL, Hopkins has displayed his prowess running routes against man coverage to a very similar degree. When Moss joined up with the Patriots, he provided Brady with a true No. 1 playmaker in the open field.</p><p>That appears to be exactly was Hopkins is doing in two games with the Chiefs. Before the trade, Mahomes struggled to get the passing attack moving consistently, and head coach Andy Reid was forced to lean on the run game and the strength of the defense. In 2007, the Patriots’ infamous 16-0 season ended with a 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. But everyone remembers the dominance of Brady and Moss throughout that campaign together.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins teases Tom Brady-Randy Moss duo with Patrick Mahomes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-clarifies-titans-inspiration-td-celebration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins clarifies Titans inspiration for TD celebration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chiefs-news-DeAndre-Hopkins-clarifies-Titans-inspiration-for-TD-celebration.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins clarifies Titans inspiration for TD celebration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T10:09:39-08:00">November 5th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T10:09:39-08:00">November 5th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs are having a perfect first half of the 2024 NFL season. Kansas City has skated past multiple injuries and has a perfect record going into Week 10. One player who has helped a lot in recent weeks is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-breaks-silence-trade">new Chiefs receiver DeAndre Hopkins</a>. The veteran wide receiver made a clarification about his latest touchdown celebration.</p><p>Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins <a href="https://x.com/DeAndreHopkins/status/1853809897462190197" rel="noopener">clarified that he was not trying to make fun</a> of the Titans with his touchdown celebration on Monday Night Football.</p><p>“It was a shout to Tennessee, if u know me u know it’s nothing but love for Nashville. Ran and his crew are like family. Without them, I wouldn’t be here,” Hopkins posted on social media on Tuesday.</p><p>Hopkins pulled out a Remember the Titans celebration after scoring a touchdown against the Buccaneers. Some fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-takes-shots-at-titans-with-savage-td-celebration">immediately thought that he was taking a shot at Tennessee</a> with his celebration. It seems like that could not be further from the truth.</p><p>Hopkins finished the game with eight receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns. It did not take Hopkins much time in Kansas City before he started looking like an excellent investment.</p><p>Next up for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/schedule/upcoming">Kansas City is a Week 10 matchup against Denver</a>.</p><h2><b>Patrick Mahomes makes bold DeAndre Hopkins career prediction with Chiefs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeAndre-Hopkins.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patrick-mahomes-issues-bold-deandre-hopkins-career-prediction-with-chiefs">Patrick Mahomes is a big believer in DeAndre Hopkins</a>.</p><p>ESPN’s Jeff Darlington asked Mahomes <a href="https://x.com/JeffDarlington/status/1853601601807954387" rel="noopener">if he can tell when a player is special</a>, and if he saw those same traits in Hopkins. Mahomes did not waste any time in heaping praise on the veteran wide receiver.</p><p>“Oh 100%, I think not only like the physical ability but mentally you can tell how he attacks every single day and how smart he is, and how he goes out there and expects to win every single one-on-one matchup,” Patrick Mahomes said, via Jeff Darlington. “And, I think he’s gonna get a lot more one-on-ones than he’s gotten in his entire career here, just with other guys that we have, and even from the first game we saw that if he gets in a one-on-one matchup he’s gonna win most of the time.”</p><p>Hopkins is no longer at the peak of his powers, but he does not need to be on a versatile Chiefs offense.</p><p>The Chiefs can attack opposing defenses with Hopkins, Travis Kelce, rookie Xavier Worthy, and soon they should have Isiah Pacheco back from injury.</p><p>Kansas City has all the talent it needs to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-travis-kelce-issues-bold-statement-about-future-amid-3-peat-hunt">complete a historic threepeat of Super Bowl victories</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins clarifies Titans inspiration for TD celebration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patrick-mahomes-issues-bold-deandre-hopkins-career-prediction-with-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Mahomes issues bold DeAndre Hopkins career prediction with Chiefs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Patrick-Mahomes-issues-bold-DeAndre-Hopkins-career-prediction-in-Kansas-City.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Mahomes issues bold DeAndre Hopkins career prediction with Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T08:00:10-08:00">November 5th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T08:00:10-08:00">November 5th, 8:00am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs made the big move to bring in veteran receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Tennessee Titans recently, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/1853601601807954387" rel="noopener">revealed his impact</a> on the offense and what they see his role being.</p><p>“Oh 100%, I think not only like the physical ability but mentally you can tell how he attacks every single day and how smart he is, and how he goes out there and expects to win every single one-on-one matchup,” Patrick Mahomes said, via Jeff Darlington of ESPN. “And, I think he’s gonna get a lot more one-on-ones than he’s gotten in his entire career here, just with other guys that we have, and even from the first game we saw that if he gets in a one-on-one matchup he’s gonna win most of the time.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patrick Mahomes on DeAndre Hopkins: “I think he's gonna get a lot more one-on-ones than he's gotten in his entire career here.” More from Mahomes on his early impressions of Hopkins… <a href="https://t.co/evrIcoNFui">pic.twitter.com/evrIcoNFui</a></p><p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/1853601601807954387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hopkins is not necessarily at the peak of his abilities anymore, in comparison to his days with the Houston Texans at least. However, he is still a significant upgrade to the wide receiver depth chart <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eli-manning-headstand-celebration-during-chiefs-ot-win">for the Chiefs</a>. As Mahomes mentioned, Hopkins is still a player he can trust to win one-on-one matchups, which is big, because that means he does not have to throw a perfect ball. Hopkins even caught a deep ball in double coverage on Monday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He caught eight passes for 86 yards, with two of them going for touchdowns in the 30-24 overtime win. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-jason-kelce-surprises-andy-reid-lookalike-whiskers">The Chiefs moved</a> to 8-0 as a result.</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins bolsters already strong Chiefs roster</b></h2><p>The Chiefs are the only undefeated team in the NFL, but their offense has sputtered and the team has snuck away with a fair amount of close wins. They are far from unbeatable, but they have a strong defense, and Hopkins coming in, especially with Rashee Rice out for the year, gives Mahomes and company time to get the unit operating at a high level by the time the postseason comes around.</p><p>Despite their flaws, the Chiefs are still in a great position to come away with the No. 1 seed in the AFC, giving them home field advantage in the playoffs. They have a lot of opportunities for wins down the stretch, but they will play three games against AFC playoff contenders in the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers. Those three could conceivably make a run at the No. 1 seed, while the Chiefs do play the Los Angeles Chargers one more time as well, a team that figures to be in playoff contention.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how Mahomes’ connection with Hopkins continues to develop. The early returns have been positive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Mahomes issues bold DeAndre Hopkins career prediction with Chiefs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-deandre-hopkins-warning-game-buccaneers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes sends DeAndre Hopkins warning after monster game vs. Buccaneers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chiefs-news-Patrick-Mahomes-drops-scary-DeAndre-Hopkins-admission-after-win-over-Buccaneers.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes sends DeAndre Hopkins warning after monster game vs. Buccaneers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T06:38:13-08:00">November 5th, 6:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T06:38:13-08:00">November 5th, 6:38am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs are 8-0 entering Week 10 but Patrick Mahomes believes the offense still has a lot of room to improve. After the Chiefs’ Week 9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featured veteran receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-takes-shots-at-titans-with-savage-td-celebration">DeAndre Hopkins catching his first touchdown</a> with the team, Mahomes praised his new target to reporters but said the two <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/patrick-mahomes-on-new-chiefs-teammate-deandre-hopkins-after-two-touchdown-night-he-ll-get-even-better" rel="noopener">still have some room to grow</a>.</p><p>“I mean, he’s so good at winning one-on-one, so to be able to have him down in the red zone, third-down situations, he does a good job of filling out and finding those windows kind of like Travis [Kelce] does,” Mahomes said after the game, via NFL.com. “I think as he figures out the whole entire offense he’ll get even better, because there’s some times he’s going places and I’m like man, there’s a time and a place for that, but that’s what makes him great.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-reacts-deandre-hopkins-high-level-debut">Mahomes has continued to praise Hopkins</a> since he was traded to the team from the Tennessee Titans and made his Chiefs debut in Week 8. Hopkins caught just two passes in that game, but Mahomes still saw his “high-level” impact on the field.</p><p>While Hopkins’ two-touchdown performance was his best game of the season by far, there were still a couple of plays where he was not on the same page as his quarterback. The most obvious one came at the end of regulation, when Mahomes wanted to hit the 32-year-old right off the snap. Instead of stopping, Hopkins continued with his route, leading to a near interception from safety Antoine Winfield Jr.</p><p>Those types of plays are the ones Mahomes references when he says the connection between him and Hopkins will get “even better.” When that happens, opposing defenses will have a tough time preventing a fifth championship for Kansas City in the last five years.</p><h2><b>Chiefs bring 8-0 record to Week 10 matchup with Broncos</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeAndre-Hopkins.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn</figcaption></figure><p>Midway through the year, the Chiefs appear to be well on their way to another Super Bowl appearance as the only undefeated team remaining in 2024. Whether fans like it or not, Kansas City’s dominance looks to continue, especially with Hopkins now leading Mahomes’ receiving corps.</p><p>In Week 10, the Chiefs look to remain undefeated against divisional rival Denver Broncos. The game will be just their third divisional contest of the year, following previous wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>The Broncos are not undefeated but are having a surprisingly successful season with rookie quarterback Bo Nix. Denver is 5-4 through nine games but coming off a destructive 41-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Before that game, they had won five of their previous six outings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes sends DeAndre Hopkins warning after monster game vs. Buccaneers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-takes-shots-at-titans-with-savage-td-celebration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins takes shots at Titans with savage TD celebration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeAndre-Hopkins-takes-shots-at-Titans-with-savage-TD-celebration.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins takes shots at Titans with savage TD celebration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-04T19:42:40-08:00">November 4th, 7:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-04T19:42:40-08:00">November 4th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After watching one of his new teammates, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-mecole-hardman-exits-mnf-buccaneers-game-with-concerning-injury" rel="noopener">Mecole Hardman, go down with a shoulder injury</a>, the newest Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, knew he needed to step up in a major way and put his new team on his back.</p><p>Through half a game of action, so far so good for Hopkins, as he more than doubled his first game yard total before grabbing an Uncrustables during halftime – assuming he had <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5854102/2024/10/24/uncrustables-nfl/" rel="noopener">one of the 80,000 the NFL eats weekly</a> – and when he recorded his first touchdown as a member of the team, you’d better believe he used the opportunity to hype up his new teammates at the expense of his old ones.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">After getting traded from Tennessee, DeAndre Hopkins is Remembering the Titans 😅 <a href="https://t.co/KOgAqNGGdN">pic.twitter.com/KOgAqNGGdN</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1853623225105727616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Oh snap, when you really think about it, that’s rather brutal, right?</p><p>Now sure, when the final story of Hopkins’ career is written, he will likely be remembered best for his initial run with the Houston Texans, for his extended run with the Arizona Cardinals, where he earned even more career highlights, and potentially for his run with the Chiefs should they make it to the Super Bowl. But his time in Tennessee isn’t inconsequential either, as he played a borderline unprecedented part in making that offense work both under Mike Vrabel and Brian Callahan and likely made Will Levis look better than he was.</p><p>Then again, who is to say that Hopkins was actually making fun of the Titans? Maybe he was simply remembering his run with the team and, in a small way,  thanking them for giving him an opportunity to actually compete for something meaningful in 2024, instead of struggling with Levis, Callahan, and company. In a way, the Titans actually did the future Hall of Famer a favor, which he, in turn, is paying off with big plays, multiple catches, and ultimately, TD passes on Monday Night Football.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeAndre-Hopkins-on-the-field-for-the-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes are excited to have DeAndre Hopkins</b></h2><p>Discussing the addition of Hopkins ahead of Monday Night Football, Andy Reid told reporters he’s very excited to have #8 on his team, as he’s been <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/andy-reid-patrick-mahomes-share-what-they-ve-learned-about-deandre-hopkins" rel="noopener">incredibly studious</a> in the pursuit of becoming part of KC’s offense.</p><p>“He’s really handled things the right way,” Reid said via SI. “Been really diligent on studying and asking questions, staying late, coming in early, the whole deal there. His role will continue to increase this week. We’re comfortable with that, and I think he’s comfortable with it.”</p><p>“He’s really handled things the right way,” Reid said. “Been really diligent on studying and asking questions, staying late, coming in early, the whole deal there. His role will continue to increase this week. We’re comfortable with that, and I think he’s comfortable with it.”</p><p>Patrick Mahomes weighed in on Hopkins’ addition, too, letting fans and reporters alike know that he’s very excited about what he can bring to the offense.</p><p>“Yeah, I think whenever you’re able to put him in there, obviously we’re going to be able to hit some throws down the field,” Mahomes said. “I think hitting him kind of over that medium to long range is going to open up other guys down the field and take pressure off other guys as far as eyes and coverage. Whenever you’ve got, really, two guys when you talk about DeAndre and Trav that are all kind of working in that medium-type range in the football field, it opens up the deeper throws because teams have to account for that.”</p><p>Based on his performances in Week 9, it’s safe to say so far, so good for Nuke Hopkins in KC.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins takes shots at Titans with savage TD celebration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-chiefs-eyeing-another-trade-after-deandre-hopkins-josh-uche');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Chiefs eyeing another trade after DeAndre Hopkins, Josh Uche');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NFL-rumor-Chiefs-eyeing-another-trade-after-DeAndre-Hopkins-Joshua-Uche.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Chiefs eyeing another trade after DeAndre Hopkins, Josh Uche</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T08:43:02-07:00">October 30th, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T09:33:40-07:00">October 30th, 9:33am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Some people may view the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-why-kansas-city-viewed-penny-pincher-organization">Kansas City Chiefs as a penny-pinching organization</a>, but they can’t argue about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-1-crucial-difference-between-chiefs-and-patriots-dynasties">the franchise’s success in recent years.</a> The Chiefs and Andy Reid may be going whole hog for a third straight Super Bowl title, rumored to be eyeing another trade after already reeling in DeAndre Hopkins and Josh Uche.</p><p>Standing at 7-0 on the season and heading into a battle against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Chiefs may have their eyes <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/42073292/nfl-week-9-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-tips-predictions-questions" rel="noopener">on more reinforcements</a>, according to Jeremy Fowler and espn.com.</p><p>“The Super Bowl champion Chiefs have been aggressive on the trade market, and they might not be done,” Fowler wrote.</p><h2><b>Chiefs HC Andy Reid may have more talent coming</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kansas-City-Chiefs-HC-Andy-Reid.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Fowler said the Chiefs have been aggressive already. Reid has plenty of pieces to move around the field.</p><p>“Kansas City addressed two needs with trades for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and pass rusher Joshua Uche in back-to-back weeks,” Fowler wrote. “But cornerback remains a need after Jaylen Watson went down for the season, and the belief is that Kansas City is at least monitoring that market close to the deadline.”</p><p>One thing working in the Chiefs favor is they have moveable draft capital, which gives Reid and the organization some flexibility.</p><p>“The Chiefs are not pressed to make a move but will be open to it,” Fowler wrote. “And their 2025 draft haul is still in good shape after acquiring a third-round pick in the L’Jarius Sneed trade. The Chiefs also love retreads, players who know their culture. So it’s noteworthy that former Chiefs Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson are still out there on the free agency market.”</p><p>The Chiefs don’t necessarily have to shore up the cornerback position. Nazeh Johnson has <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/chiefs-feel-nazeeh-johnson-is-ready-to-replace-jaylen-watson-as-no-2-cb" rel="noopener">proven to be adequate</a> so far. Reid said Johnson has improved, according to Jordan Foote of Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“He’s gotten better and stronger every week,” Reid said. “And so that’s the main thing. He’s a good player. Just that he has the confidence in his leg and the leg’s strong and that just happens by playing. Every week it’s been a positive going forward and he’s ready for the spot. (Joshua Williams) also been in there, he’s done it, so he knows what it takes. Two different body types and we’ll need both of them and they both need to step up. (Jaylen) Watson was having a heck of a year. Now these guys have an opportunity here to step in and do the same.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Chiefs eyeing another trade after DeAndre Hopkins, Josh Uche

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Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs remain the NFL’s final undefeated team at 7-0 for at least another week.</p><p>Patrick Mahomes completed 27-of-38 passes for 262 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, as the Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8. DeAndre Hopkins’ Chiefs career starts with a victory, as the 12-year veteran hauled in two of his three targets for 29 yards, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-deandre-hopkins-warning-nfl-kansas-city-debut">Mahomes could not be happier</a> to have the All-Pro wideout <a href="https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1850867873343824349" rel="noopener">in the offense</a> going forward.</p><p>Mahomes said that Hopkins displayed “high-level stuff” in his first outing with the Chiefs. He mentioned <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patrick-mahomes-saw-high-level-stuff-from-deandre-hopkins-in-his-chiefs-debut" rel="noopener">one particular play</a> when Hopkins shifted the outlook of the offense’s opening drive when he converted a third down, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk and NBC Sports.</p><p>“For this down, in that situation, for him to run it and be in the right position, it shows that he’s <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article294621554.html" rel="noopener">gonna fit in perfectly</a> in this offense,” Mahomes said, via Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star.</p><p>Hopkins is already looking comfortable playing alongside Mahomes, and he understands what’s going to be expected of him moving forward when the offense is in need of a big-time play.</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins delivers in Chiefs debut</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-heartfelt-gesture-kansas-city-debut">Hopkins didn’t totally light up the box score</a> with his numbers in Week 8, the Chiefs saw all they needed to see out of the 32-year-old Pro Bowler. His limited snap count was expected, as he just arrived to Kansas City less than a week ago. But he did a great job at creating space on both of his receptions, and his 14.5 YPC was a small preview of what is to come.</p><p>Mahomes, by his standards, isn’t having a quality season. He’s thrown an interception in each of his appearances, and has just one 300-yard passing game. Now that Hopkins has the initial nerves out of the way with his new offense, there should be something unique to build off of between him and Mahomes. At the very least, Hopkins’ presence is going to open up plays for other pass-catching weapons.</p><p>Travis Kelce benefitted from having another huge target for defenses to focus on, as the veteran tight end caught 10 passes for 90 yards and one touchdown. It’s likely that Hopkins has some bigger performances ahead, as he’s an expert in man-to-man coverage and can leap over defenders on red zone opportunities.</p><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to challenge the unbeaten Chiefs in Week 9, and it’ll be interesting to see how Hopkins performs with extra practice reps under his belt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Mahomes reacts to DeAndre Hopkins’ ‘high-level’ Chiefs debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-deandre-hopkins-warning-nfl-kansas-city-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Mahomes drops DeAndre Hopkins warning to NFL after Chiefs debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chiefs-news-Patrick-Mahomes-drops-DeAndre-Hopkins-warning-to-NFL-after-Kansas-City-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Mahomes drops DeAndre Hopkins warning to NFL after Chiefs debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-27T20:02:35-07:00">October 27th, 8:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-27T20:02:35-07:00">October 27th, 8:02pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs are 7-0 after a 27-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-instant-reaction-first-win-kansas-city">DeAndre Hopkins joined the team this week</a> and while he was on a limited snap count, Patrick Mahomes liked what he saw. The quarterback reposted the wide receiver’s Instagram post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/patrickmahomes/" rel="noopener">and added</a> a stern warning for the league.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image_8966be.png"><figcaption>@patrickmahomes</figcaption></figure><p>If the first half of the season has been just the start for the Chiefs, things are going to get ugly for the remainder of the league. Kansas City is 7-0 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-deandre-hopkins-week-8-chiefs-debut-gets-small-menu-update">DeAndre Hopkins was not a part</a> of the offense for the most part. He was only targeted three times and caught two balls for 29 yards. As he becomes more entrenched in the offense, they will become scarier.</p><p>Travis Kelce broke out of his shell on Sunday, showing that this offense is in fact just starting. The future Hall-of-Famer scored his first touchdown of the season and hauled in ten balls. If Hopkins and Kelce get rolling at the same time, the AFC will run through Kansas City again.</p><h2><b>The Chiefs can continue their undefeated stretch</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patrick-Mahomes-with-KC-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Just a week ago, a matchup between the Chiefs and the Buccaneers looked like a spicy game on a Monday night. Now, without Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, Tampa has lost some zip on their fastball. They could not keep up with the Ravens without Evans and lost to the Falcons without both. Kansas City seems to have caught them at the right time.</p><p>The Chiefs’ defense should dominate Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers on Monday night. After that, they have a game against the Broncos that could be tough given how their offense is playing. If they make it through that stretch 9-0, they will head to Orchard Park, NY to face the Bills. Their rivals would certainly want to spoil the undefeated season but if Hopkins is rolling, that will be difficult.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Mahomes drops DeAndre Hopkins warning to NFL after Chiefs debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-andy-reid-plan-deandre-hopkins-successful-chiefs-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andy Reid’s plan for DeAndre Hopkins after successful Chiefs start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chiefs-news-Andy-Reids-plan-for-DeAndre-Hopkins-after-successful-Kansas-City-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Andy Reid’s plan for DeAndre Hopkins after successful Chiefs start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-27T20:00:23-07:00">October 27th, 8:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-27T20:00:23-07:00">October 27th, 8:00pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs continue rolling, taking down the lowly Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8 to continue their undefeated streak to 7-0. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-rashee-rice-season-likely-over-theres-catch">injuries to key players like Rashee Rice</a> and more recently JuJu Smith-Schuster, the Chiefs stayed perfect this season due to timely trades, such as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-kansas-city-finalizing-deandre-hopkins-trade">acquiring DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans</a> for a fifth-round pick, who impressed coach Andy Reid in his solid debut performance of two receptions for 29 yards.</p><p>“He’ll <a href="https://x.com/goldmctNFL/status/1850685007334912203" rel="noopener">get more chances</a> the next game,” the coach said via Charles Goldman on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Week 8: Chiefs def. Raiders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-after-a-first-down.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Following the Chiefs’ Week 8 win over the Raiders, Andy Reid said DeAndre Hopkins played just about the number of snaps he had in mind for the All-Pro wideout’s debut with the reigning Super Bowl champions.</p><p>“Yeah, listen, <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/game-day/andy-reid-patrick-mahomes-react-to-chiefs-debut-for-deandre-hopkins" rel="noopener">I thought it was good</a>. [Hopkins] wanted to be in there, which is a positive and I understand,” Reid added via Jordan Foote for Sports Illustrated.</p><p>Moreover, Chiefs star quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-secures-new-nfl-record-after-reaching-30000-yard-mark">Patrick Mahomes also broke an NFL record</a> against the Raiders, reaching 30,000 passing yards while taking only 103 games, the fewest number, to do so. He also shared a glowing review of their new receiver.</p><p>“I thought he did a great job. Obviously [on] third down, he had the big catch early in the game and then he had a couple of other big plays,” Mahomes said. “I missed him on the corner route early, but [he] still got open. And then as I looked back on the tablet, there were a couple of times where in man coverage, he was just really working and winning.”</p><p>Mahomes also shared his perspective on the additional offensive options available to him with the addition of Hopkins.</p><p>“I know the type of player he is–but you see that on the field, it shows that if they’re going to play man coverage against him, he’s going to get open. I have to give him chances to go out there and make plays.”</p><h2><b>Looking ahead</b></h2><p>Additionally, the Chiefs QB made a quick comparison between Hopkins and his weapons like Travis Kelce and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-juju-smith-schusters-injury-status-after-deandre-hopkins-trade">JuJu Smith-Schuster, officially ruled out for Week 8</a>.</p><p>“Honestly, it’s high-level stuff,” the quarterback said. “Just because it was zone coverage, they kind of were in the right spot, he pulled up in the right window, stuff you see Trav do a lot [and] you see JuJu do a lot. I was able to throw the ball and I’ve kind of talked about it a little bit, he has good body language when he runs routes so you can kind of tell what he’s going to do before he does it.”</p><p>The Chiefs look to stay perfect in Week 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have had an uneven season so far that has landed them with a 4-4 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andy Reid’s plan for DeAndre Hopkins after successful Chiefs start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-instant-reaction-first-win-kansas-city');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins gives instant reaction after first win with Kansas City');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-instant-reaction-after-first-win-with-Kansas-City.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins gives instant reaction after first win with Kansas City</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-27T17:18:15-07:00">October 27th, 5:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-27T17:18:15-07:00">October 27th, 5:18pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs moved to 7-0 with a 27-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. It was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-breaks-silence-trade">DeAndre Hopkins’ first game</a> with the team after he was traded last week. He <a href="https://x.com/Chiefs/status/1850680749965594768" rel="noopener">had a</a> simple reaction to his first win with the back-to-back champions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">First win in the books for D Hop 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/MYA4RGjsDZ">pic.twitter.com/MYA4RGjsDZ</a></p><p>— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1850680749965594768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“First win in the book. Let’s keep it rolling baby.”</p><p>The veteran wideout is calm and collected after a tense win over the Raiders. The defense came up big with a goal-line stand in the third quarter after a Patrick Mahomes interception. After Vegas went for it on fourth down and missed it, the Chiefs scored the next ten points. They gave Mahomes an extra chance and he took it to move 7-0.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-deandre-hopkins-week-8-chiefs-debut-gets-small-menu-update">Hopkins was not much of a factor</a> in this win. He made two catches for 29 yards on three targets. He was on the Tennessee Titans and putting up a poor season for the one-win team. His high watermark for yards is 79 and he only has one touchdown. Now, Hopkins is with Patrick Mahomes and things should be looking up for him.</p><h2><b>How long can the Chiefs keep this undefeated record? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-with-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before the Week 8 game against the Raiders, the Chiefs already had their longest undefeated streak in the Mahomes era. Now at 7-0, they have a long road to history but can make it a few more weeks. They have a big Monday night matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that can propel them on an undefeated run.</p><p>The Bucs lost again on Sunday, this time 31-26 to the Atlanta Falcons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-shut-down-trade-talks-mike-evans-chris-godwin-injuries">Without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin</a>, they were solid on offense but could not get a stop on defense. That is not a great recipe for playing the Chiefs, who are dominant on defense and getting better on offense.</p><p>After that, the Broncos await in another AFC West battle. A newfound rivalry with the Bills will be their biggest game to that point in the season on November 17. While the Bills are good again this year, they have struggled against the Chiefs. If the Bills can get to 10-0, it will be because of DeAndre Hopkins and the offense.</p><p>The defense can only power this team forward for so long and eventually, Mahomes and crew will have to shine. They showed glimpses of that in this game, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-star-travis-kelce-makes-nfl-history-with-first-td-of-2024">Travis Kelce finally found the end zone</a> and hauled in ten catches. If Hopkins and Kelce get going at the same time, the 1972 Dolphins might have some competition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ DeAndre Hopkins gives instant reaction after first win with Kansas City

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-deandre-hopkins-week-8-chiefs-debut-gets-small-menu-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: DeAndre Hopkins’ Week 8 Chiefs debut gets ‘small menu’ update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NFL-rumors-DeAndre-Hopkins-Week-8-Chiefs-debut-gets-hit-with-small-menu-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: DeAndre Hopkins’ Week 8 Chiefs debut gets ‘small menu’ update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-26T08:15:38-07:00">October 26th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-26T10:07:31-07:00">October 26th, 10:07am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Kansas City Chiefs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL is still buzzing over the latest trade that shocked the football community in Week 8, but Kansas City Chiefs fans have now shifted the focus on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-deandre-hopkins-prove-doubters-wrong-chiefs-trade">how DeAndre Hopkins will look in their offense</a> with Patrick Mahomes throwing him passes.</p><p>Sure, the Chiefs have gotten by just dandy as the lone undefeated team remaining in the league. Mahomes, the efficient rushing attack, and the Chiefs’ top-five defense have all pitched in during their three-peat quest. But adding a huge wide receiver target like Hopkins completely shifts their identity.</p><p>The move was a clear indicator that head coach Andy Reid wasn’t satisfied with Kansas City’s dearth of pass-catching threats, and he shouldn’t be, as they’ve been one of the most unappealing offenses to observe through the air this season.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/41981935/nfl-week-8-predictions-fantasy-sleepers-upset-picks-stats-latest-buzz-2024" rel="noopener">expectation is </a>Hopkins will make his Chiefs debut <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kansas-city-chiefs-bold-predictions-week-8-raiders">Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders</a>, but he could have a small menu of plays, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The plan for Kansas City is to move forward just as they have in all of their previous matchups every week. The Raiders are likely going to be preparing for Hopkins, but they are also preparing for Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs’ effective run game. </p><p>The Chiefs have worked to get Hopkins up to speed with a heavy practice workload, but questions remain about how much they plan to unveil his versatile skill set in Week 8.</p><p>That is also something the Chiefs can use to their advantage. They can tailor the offense however they want, and it’s still going to catch the opponent off guard. They’ve been highly effective at keeping the football on the ground, and burning time off the clock. So the Hopkins presence only further complicates the approach from the Raiders this week.</p><p>That said, will it translate to a productive outing for the 32-year-old Pro Bowler?</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins’ active status for Week 8 taken with a grain of salt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins_bc060d.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs’ defensive success this season helped temporarily press the pause button on the true concerns that they’ve had on offense. When the team drafted Xavier Worthy, the <a href="https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2024/04/cleats-from-xavier-worthy%E2%80%99s-record-breaking-40-yard-dash-on-display-in-canton/" rel="noopener">bearer of the fastest 40-yard dash time</a> in NFL combine history, they thought they had their next Tyreek Hill-esque weapon. But with Rashee Rice going down with an injury ahead of Week 4, and Worthy unable to distance himself in the passing game, the need for a proven No. 1 wideout became the highest priority.</p><p>Reid always plays to his team’s strengths, and makes adjustments that give them the best chance to win. While it’s paid off for their season, it’s also had a negative impact on Mahomes’ overall production this season. Hopkins should quickly become the player to turn it around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: DeAndre Hopkins’ Week 8 Chiefs debut gets ‘small menu’ update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-reasons-deandre-hopkins-prove-doubters-wrong-chiefs-trade');   ga('set', 'title', '3 reasons DeAndre Hopkins will prove doubters wrong after Chiefs trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3-reasons-DeAndre-Hopkins-will-prove-doubter-wrong-after-Chiefs-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons DeAndre Hopkins will prove doubters wrong after Chiefs trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-24T21:02:02-07:00">October 24th, 9:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-24T21:02:02-07:00">October 24th, 9:02pm</time><address><a>Andrew Kulha</a>Andrew Kulha has been a professional sports writer since 2010. His work has been featured in publications such as Bleacher Report, 247Sports, Yardbarker, Forbes, Saturday Tradition, Saturday Down South, Prep Hoops and many others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s officially official, veteran wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-why-skip-bayless-loves-kansas-city-desperate-deandre-hopkins-trade" rel="noopener">DeAndre Hopkins will now be playing with Patrick Mahomes</a>, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>Hopkins isn’t the five-time Pro Bowler he once was (four times with the Houston Texans and once with the Arizona Cardinals), but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-why-chiefs-traded-for-deandre-hopkins-instead-cooper-kupp">the Chiefs traded for him for a reason</a>. Sure, they’re decimated with injury, specifically at the wide receiver position, but Andy Reid and company are certainly hoping he’s going to be more than just a “warm body” out there.</p><p>They brought in Hopkins to be one of Mahomes’ top targets alongside rookie sensation Xavier Worthy.</p><p>Doubters will say that the 32-year-old wideout is over the hill and won’t provide much juice for the Chiefs’ offense, but here are three reasons why D-Hop will prove those naysayers wrong.</p><h2><b>Patrick Mahomes is best quarterback DeAndre Hopkins has ever played with</b></h2><p>Let’s get this out of the way. Mahomes, 29, is a future Hall of Famer who already has three Super Bowl wins to his name. That’s more than Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre combined, and we all know the Lombardi Trophy is the ultimate hardware that matters for quarterbacks.</p><p>Hopkins was a superstar with the Texans, but it wasn’t like he had a ton of help on the other side of the transaction. He played with 11 starting quarterbacks in seven seasons: Matt Schaub, Case Keenum, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mallett, Bryan Hoyer, T.J. Yates, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Tom Savage, Deshaun Watson and A.J. McCarron.</p><p>Outside of Watson, none of those quarterbacks were stars.</p><p>He caught passes from Kyler Murray with the Cardinals, but even Murray can’t hold a candle to Mahomes.</p><p>This is a tremendous opportunity for Hopkins.</p><h2><b>Chiefs have superstar play-caller in Andy Reid</b></h2><p>Andy Reid is an offensive genius. There’s no doubt about it. He’s been able to do more with less than just about any play-caller in the league, but you give him players like Mahomes and Kelce and the results speak for themselves. The man known as “big red” has completely rejuvenated football in Kansas City and he’s a real threat to continue adding more trophies to their case.</p><p>There’s a strong case to be made that Hopkins is the best wideout Reid has had to work with since Tyreek Hill. No, Hopkins no longer has Hill-type speed but he’s still a tremendous route runner and few wideouts in NFL history have been able to use their size to their advantage like Hopkins has.</p><p>Combine Hopkins’ veteran skillset with Reid’s ability to scheme players open and we could be in store for some major fireworks.</p><h2><b>DeAndre Hopkins will be motivated to win Super Bowl</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-was-traded-from-the-Titans-to-the-Chiefs_e28f70.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hopkins is absolutely a Hall of Fame receiver once he decides to hang them up.</p><p>He has 12,528 receiving yards in his career which make him the NFL’s active leading receiver. He also has 79 career touchdowns.</p><p>Hopkins is one of the best we’ve seen do it, but he’s really never had a true chance at winning a Super Bowl. That’s the one goal that has eluded him in his career, but now he’s on a team that has made the NFL’s biggest stage in four of the last five seasons and they’ve won it three times, including two straight.</p><p>The Chiefs are a realistic candidate to become the first team in NFL history to pull off a Super Bowl three-peat, and now Hopkins has the opportunity to be a part of that legacy.</p><p>We know, at the very least, that Mahomes is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39512509/patrick-mahomes-says-chiefs-three-peat-legendary" rel="noopener">chomping at the bit to add a three-peat</a> to his legacy, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.</p><p>“It [would be] legendary,” Mahomes said of the opportunity to three-peat after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII. “No one’s ever done it, and we knew it’s legendary to win back-to-back. I think eight other teams have done it. We had heard it all week. We had talked to the guys [who had gone back-to-back] about it, and we felt like we had the best opportunity that we had ever had to go out there and do that.</p><p>“We’ve got to continue to play our best football. We’ll celebrate these next few weeks, and then we’ll get right back at it.”</p><p>The Chiefs have certainly gotten back after it. No, they haven’t been perfect, and Mahomes is personally struggling statistically, but they have the heart of a champion and despite facing multiple roadblocks, they just keep winning. Whether it’s pretty or ugly, a win is a win in the NFL, and the Chiefs are still undefeated.</p><p>From the 1-5 Titans to the 6-0 Chiefs, Hopkins is going to be super motivated to win it all, and his play will reflect that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons DeAndre Hopkins will prove doubters wrong after Chiefs trade

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DeAndre Hopkins finished a rather truncated stay with the Tennessee Titans. Yet, that didn’t stop t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-why-chiefs-traded-for-deandre-hopkins-instead-cooper-kupp">he new Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver</a> from sending out a classy farewell.</p><p>The five-time Pro Bowl wideout took to his personal X, formerly known as Twitter account to <a href="https://x.com/DeAndreHopkins/status/1849597290278945117" rel="noopener">send one last thank you</a> to the city and its fans.</p><p>“Thank you Nashville for bringing joy on and off the field. Nashville will forever be home!” Hopkins posted.</p><p>Hopkins is now moving onto the league’s only unbeaten left. Kansas City stands at 6-0, but became in need of wide receiver help.</p><p>The Chiefs lost Rashee Rice, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Juju Smith-Schuster to injuries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-juju-smith-schusters-injury-status-after-deandre-hopkins-trade">Smith-Schuster became the latest to go down</a> with a hamstring ailment on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>Tennessee earned a future fifth round draft selection in the deal involving Hopkins. That <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-acquiring-wr-deandre-hopkins-in-trade-with-titans" rel="noopener">pick becomes a fourth rounder</a> if Hopkins plays at least 60% of his snaps with the Chiefs, or if the team wins the Super Bowl, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.</p><h2>DeAndre Hopkins speaks on Chiefs trade</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DeAndre-Hopkins-catches-behind-two-Dolphins-defenders.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hopkins completed just two seasons with the Titans. He managed to play in 23 total games with 19 starts. His Titan teams went a dismal 7-16 overall, plus endured a coaching change with Mike Vrabel getting fired after 2023.</p><p>Despite the disappointing shortened tenure, Hopkins still thanked his former general manager.</p><p>“I’ve got to thank (Titans general manager) Ran (Carthon) and his staff for trading me to a contender, first of all, because those guys could’ve traded me anywhere,” Hopkins said Thursday <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/deandre-hopkins-thanks-titans-trading-him-chiefs-could-make-debut-sunday-raiders" rel="noopener">in addressing the media</a>. “It means a lot.”</p><p>He’ll bring a decorated career featuring four 100-catch campaigns, seven 1,000-yard seasons and three All-Pro nods. But he still believes Kansas City is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-deandre-hopkins-breaks-silence-trade">the place where his game can elevate</a>.</p><p>“It takes your game to a different level,” Hopkins said. “It’ll take your focus, your drive knowing that you’re playing for something. It takes your game to a different level. I haven’t played meaningful football in a couple years since we probably started 8-0 in Arizona. So it takes your game to a different level.”</p><p>Hopkins hasn’t played for a playoff contender since the 2021 Cardinals, who went 11-6 overall but fell in the first round of the NFC playoffs to the Los Angeles Rams. He hasn’t experienced the postseason since. He’s now at a place that owns four Vince Lombardi Trophies, including swooping up three since the 2019 season.</p><p>The 32-year-old will enter the Chiefs’ huddle on Sunday against AFC West rival the Las Vegas Raiders. Hopkins is 3-2 all-time against the Silver and Black, but has never played in Sin City. He was not active for the Cardinals’ Sept. 18, 2022 road trip to Allegiant Stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
92.2	1029.3	14.6	32

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
92.2	1029.3	14.6	32

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