{"id":21334,"date":"2022-10-24T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=21334"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T12:51:44","slug":"dustin-hopkins-of-la-chargers-thanks-jesus-after-win-against-broncos-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2022\/10\/dustin-hopkins-of-la-chargers-thanks-jesus-after-win-against-broncos-in-ot.html","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Hopkins of LA Chargers Thanks Jesus After Win Against Broncos in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21349\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2022\/10\/Dustin-Hopkins_credit-Los-Angeles-Chargers-Youtube-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21349\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2022\/10\/Dustin-Hopkins_credit-Los-Angeles-Chargers-Youtube-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles Chargers \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LA Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins had a lot to be thankful for after his team\u2019s 19-16 victory in overtime against the Denver Broncos. Hopkins ended up scoring 13 of the team\u2019s 19 points, including the game-winning 35-yard field goal in overtime. Hopkins was able to power through the game despite an early injury. He stated after the game that he heard a \u201cpop\u201d after a second quarter extra point. \u201cIt was weird,\u201d he said afterwards. \u201cI felt good pre-game and everything. But that first extra point, I felt a pop, and it kinda went downhill from there.\u201d He spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/chargers\/story\/2022-10-17\/dustin-hopkins-chargers-denver-broncos-overtime-nfl-recap\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> saying, \u201cBefore every kick, you knew it was going to feel like someone was stabbing you with a knife. It was like, \u2018All right. Let\u2019s do this.\u2019 I was praying too. I was, \u2018Lord, just be with me.\u2019 The other part was, \u2018Pain\u2019s temporary.\u2019 I was just committed to swinging and dealing with pain after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/chargers-dustin-hopkins-thanks-jesus-game-winning-field-goal-got-much-thankful\">ESPN<\/a> after the game and thanked God for the win. \u201cI just want to say thank you to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I got so much to be thankful for, apart from football, and so when something like this happens \u2026 I\u2019m blessed either way but to be on the good side of that, feels a lot better,\u201d he said. In addressing the media in the locker room he said, \u201cMake or miss, it\u2019s for my good, whether that\u2019s character or for the team or any of that. So, I just don\u2019t put too much stock in the situation and try to remember who I am and Whose I am.\u201d \u00a0Hopkins has talked often about his faith, such as when he discussed the importance of prayer and trusting God in a podcast episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/podcast\/2022\/07\/08\/podcast-chargers-kicker-dustin-hopkins-trusting-gods-plan\/\">Sports Spectrum<\/a>. He also posts often about God on social media, with his Instagram profile referencing Ephesians 2:4-10, which includes the well-known words of verses 8 and 9, which say, \u201cFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Hopkins posted on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cj2Rzi_OeGc\/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=\">Instagram<\/a> saying, \u201cAs a follower of Jesus, in both highs and lows, God is faithful regardless of circumstances because he has already reconciled us to himself through Christ Jesus. Thankful for this team, but especially for those blocking, snapping, and holding. I\u2019ll remember this one for as long as I live! Hope to be back on the field soon!\u201d He also referenced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=colossians+1%3A15-20&amp;version=KJV\">Colossians 1:15-20<\/a>, which says in verse 17, \u201cAnd [Christ Jesus] is before all things, and by him all things consist.\u201d Unfortunately for Hopkins, he did indeed suffer a hamstring strain during the game, with the Chargers head coach Brandon Staley <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/chargers-kicker-dustin-hopkins-hamstring-injury\">revealing<\/a> that he would miss the next 2 to 4 weeks due to his injury. However, if he sticks to his reliance on God, it seems he will make it through this setback as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins had a lot to be thankful for after his team\u2019s 19-16 victory in overtime against the Denver Broncos. Hopkins ended up scoring 13 of the team\u2019s 19 points, including the game-winning 35-yard field goal in overtime. Hopkins was able to power through the game despite an early injury. 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