There’s no need to dance around the obvious. DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best receivers of his generation. But at the age of 31, while somewhat languishing with the Tennessee Titans this season, some had begun to wonder whether he still had the capacity to play like a No. 1 receiver.
On Sunday, Hopkins used the Atlanta Falcons to give the best response to these questions when he lit them up for four receptions, 128 yards, and three touchdowns. This resembled far more of the player we remembered from his respective heydays with the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. Hopkins was so great with this “Randy Moss” line that he helped Titans rookie Will Levis enjoy quite the starting debut.
After the game, Hopkins gave himself his flowers in a fantastic way that called back to recent NFL lore. In a selfie video, Hopkins quoted Geno Smith’s celebrated “they wrote me off, I ain’t write them back, though” line from last season in reference to his individual dominance against Atlanta.
I absolutely love every part of this:
"They wrote me off. I feel like Geno." – @DeAndreHopkins pic.twitter.com/eyaJT0Y1mh
— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2023
That’s the power of Smith’s own resurgence in Seattle. His second act has clearly resonated with Hopkins, one of pro football’s more prominent stars over the last decade. And now, Hopkins can channel him as he builds the next act of his prolific receiving career.
This was how Twitter reacted
Geno is really such a legend https://t.co/Kxuh8GsSX4
— Hustle Chillson (@HustleChillson) October 29, 2023
— Jacson A. Bevens 🦉 (@JacsonBevens) October 29, 2023
The sound of Revenge #Titans https://t.co/ysm7BLd574
— Drew Peaballs🪬 ⚔️🐻 (@Dare2BChange) October 29, 2023
Crazy Geno Smith got pull like this now lol https://t.co/gm1VGNJOvO
— Ryan 🦍💯 (@ItsKryptick) October 29, 2023
This video makes me want to run through a brick wall https://t.co/myYR9XXgOF
— Carter Hendry (@chendry1318) October 29, 2023
D Hop said I feel like Geno 💀💀 https://t.co/KVxu5NASNN
— Jimmy R (@jimmyr0223) October 29, 2023
"i feel like Geno" is so tough 😭🔥
— Brendan Walker (@BWalkerNFL) October 29, 2023
"They Wrote Me Off. I Feel Like Geno"🔥
DeAndre Hopkins went OFF today and channeled his inner Seahawks Geno Smith comeback story. pic.twitter.com/JYkQdwOrWJ
— Sami ON Tap (@SamiOnTap) October 29, 2023
🤣🤣🤣talk yo talk hop
— krazzie (@yoennalcides) October 29, 2023
