LA Chargers Kicker Dustin Hopkins Gives Glory To Jesus Christ After Powering Team To Overtime Victory Over Denver Broncos

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Dustin Hopkins, the kicker for the Los Angeles Chargers, made sure to give glory and credit to Jesus Christ, after he powered the team to a 19-16 overtime win against the Denver Broncos.

With less than three minutes left in overtime, Hopkins hit a 39-yard field goal to give the Chargers the 19-16 win.

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Not only did he hit the game winning field goal, but he did while playing with a hamstring injury that he suffered after hitting the first extra point of the game.

Chargers coach Brandon Staley confirmed the injury in a post-game press conference saying, “He had a hamstring like kind of cramp/strain. It just didn’t feel right.”

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Following the game winning field goal, Hopkins spoke with ESPN’s Lisa Salters, where he gave all glory to Jesus Christ.

When asked about how he gritted the game out, Hopkins told Salters, “Before I directly answer that I just want to say thank you to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I’ve got so much to be thankful apart from football and so when something like this happens I’m blessed either way. But to be on the good side of that is obviously, it feels a lot better.”

Hopkins went on to address his injury saying, “I was hurting pretty good. We will go back inside and try to figure out what that looks like.”

He elaborated, “It was weird. I felt good pre-game and everything, coming back from last week being out, but I felt good. And then that first extra point I just felt a pop and it kind of went down hill from there.”

The Lisa Salters post-game interview with Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins.
Hopkins injured his hamstring on the extra point attempt in the 2nd quarter and then kicked four field goals (37, 31, 35 & 39 yards) in great pain, including the game-winning kick in overtime. pic.twitter.com/RAXSDwnsrW

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Hopkins provided some more details when he spoke to ESPN Deportes after the game, “It was that very first extra point. I felt good all through warm-ups and everything through the week. I just felt it pop as I came through. So that’s never a good thing.”

“With kicking there is no back up,” he continued. “We don’t have another active kicker. I knew the team needed me and we’ll deal with what this looks like going forward when the game was over.”

When asked what it meant to hit the winning kick and be lifted up by his teammates, Hopkins replied, “It’s very much a blessing. I said this earlier, I’m blessed either way. Football or no football. To get the opportunity to do well, I just thank Jesus, my Lord and Savior, for the opportunity, but also for the offense for getting us there.”

“It does make it a little better being hurt, at least you get the win out of that. I think it would hurt a little worse if we didn’t win,” he concluded.

Dustin Hopkins el jugador de la noche para los Chargers con John @espnsutcliffe . 🏈 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mnBmjKMjEA

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More should follow Hopkins’ example as all glory does belong to God as Psalm 115 makes very clear, “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name give glory because of your mercy and faithfulness.”

Hopkins went four for four on field goals for the night. He put up 13 of the Chargers 19 points hitting field goals from 37, 31, 35, and 39 yards as well as the extra point.

With the win the Chargers advance to 4-2 while the Broncos now fall to 2-4. The Chargers are now second in the AFC West behind the Kansas City Chiefs who are also 4-2. They are third in the AFC behind the conference leading Bills who are 5-1 and the Chiefs.

The Chargers next play the Seattle Seahawks on October 23rd.