After missing two field goals in a loss to the New Orleans Saints the Cleveland Browns kicker will work to correct his struggles on a short week
The 34-year-old spoiled two different potential first-half scoring drives for Cleveland in a 35-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The forgettable performance left him reconciling with the fan base afterward.
Hopkins first misfire of the day came on with about 6:45 to go in the second quarter. Browns quarterback Jameis Winston had marched the offense from their own 26 to the New Orleans 33 before the drive stalled. That paved the way for Hopkins to come on and attempt a 51-yarder, which he pooched just left of the uprights.
"Form-wise, I kind of went into halftime, felt better about where I needed to be, but it was too late," he explained. "Mentally I feel really good...I'm passionate about it. Mentally, I don't feel too relaxed, I don't feel panicky out there. Mentally, I'm feeling like I'm in a good space. "It's more that I think I need to take a swing through that I haven't practiced, that I don't necessarily typically take into a game that I need to transfer that into the game for some reason," Hopkins said. "I don't know if that's, maybe I'm rushing to the ball and I have to think about that or whatever, but I think taking a new swing thought into game day is going to be a really good thing.
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