The Houston Texans hung with the New Orleans Saints deep into the second half despite playing in one of the toughest environments for visiting opponents in the NFL. DeAndre Hopkins epitomized the Texans' fight against the Saints with a move on Marcus Williams.

Leading to the Saints' latest touchdown, which gave them the aforementioned lead early on in the final frame, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson threw his first interception of the 2019-20 regular season on a pass that was picked off by New Orleans defensive back Marcus Williams deep down the field. The fireworks started toward the end of the play, though, as Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins made the tackle to prevent a much longer return by Williams.

Hopkins not only made the tackle, but he utilized a WWE style suplex on the play, though it all resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

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Even though DeAndre Hopkins has shined at times — as expected — against the Saints, the All-Pro wideout had some trouble keeping it together on Monday evening. In addition to committing the forgettable penalty that helped lead the Saints to seven points, Hopkins has dropped a few passes. It is worth noting that Hopkins failed to drop a single pass last season while catching a few in seriously spectacular fashion.