DeAndre Hopkins had his first big performance for the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football this week. The veteran wideout, acquired a week ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, caught eight passes for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He was ...

In their second game together, Mahomes and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins found their connection ... Now he's catching passes from one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and it could be exactly what he needed to have a strong second act to his career.

The Chiefs have a QB/WR duo in DeAndre Hopkins and Patrick Mahomes that almost perfectly resembles former Patriots Tom Brady and Randy Moss.

After his first touchdown of the game, a one-yard score in the first quarter, Hopkins, along with several Chiefs teammates including quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, proceeded to hit a perfect celebration in an ode to the beloved football movie, Remember the Titans.

Even without the benefit of hindsight, it was easy to get on board with the Kansas City Chiefs ' decision to acquire DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans. Injuries had created a clear need at the wide receiver position for the two-time defending Super Bowl champs,

The Titans traded Hopkins to the Chiefs in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick that will elevate to a fourth-round pick if Kansas City makes the Super Bowl and Hopkins plays 60% of the offensive snaps. Tennessee also took on $2.5 million of Hopkins' remaining $8 million salary.

While there’s been some fluctuation at the top of the weekly power rankings, there have been a few constants. The back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs still haven’t lost a game, the Detroit Lions are blowing the doors off almost every opponent they face, and both the Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders have seven wins each.

Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was acquired by the Chiefs before Week 8 via trade, had his best game in a Chiefs jersey and his best output on the season. The former Tennesssee Titan recorded eight catches for 86 yards and his first two touchdowns with his new team.

On Monday, the Chiefs scored more than 28 points for the first time during their 14-game winning streak, led by a new tandem reigniting the offense.

Charles Robinson checks in with a special edition of the column, taking a look at the QB landscape over the first half of the season with a peak ahead too.