Texans And Patriots Players Are Sparring Online Over Who Got The Better Of The DeAndre Hopkins Vs. Stephon Gilmore Battle

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Anyone else feel like things have been pretty tame in the NFL since Myles Garrett nearly decapitated a man? I mean I’m kinda still hungover from that and wouldn’t mind a hair of the dog. Maybe just a moderate b*tch slap, or something of the nature. I’M TWEAKIN MAN!

I guess we’ll have to settle for a little receiver-to-corner online ribbing, which always scratches and itch.

We got lucky because it’s a spat between two of the top players at their positions in the league. Golly!

In the Texans 28-22 win over the Patriots on Sunday Night Football, DeAndre Hopkins caught five passes for 64 yards–not enough to have a game but not few enough to say Stephon Gilmore and the Patriots defense put the clamps on him.

So what do you do when you’re not sure if you should be happy with your performance–ding ding ding! Control the narrative online!

Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard co-signed his teammate’s message, as one does.

Add fellow Texans receiver Kenny Stills on a different social media platform:

Via NBC Sports:

IG


Aaand safety Justin Reid:

Hopkins decided to bend the truth to try to convince the public he got the best of one of the best cornerbacks in the world, because the Patriots rarely double-teamed him the entire game.

Stephon Gilmore was sure to remind him of this:

And as a teammate does…

If I have to choose between a winner of a social media battle, I’m going with the team who won the game 11 times out of 10.

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