At 33 years old, Hopkins is proving the age doubters wrong once again, just as Derrick Henry did last year, Kyle Van Noy did the year before, etc., etc.
Hopkins may not be quite as fleet of foot as he once was, but his knack for making contested catches hasn't gone anywhere. How does he keep doing it?
"That's a question for the Lord. He gave him that talent, and he's just great at making plays," Harbaugh said Monday.
"It's funny, I was watching the tape this morning very early, and I just thought that \[the Browns'\] young corner was covering DeAndre as well as he could. He couldn't cover him any better, and yet, Lamar \[Jackson\] puts the ball in a great spot, and DeAndre makes a great catch."
Hopkins believes he should have three touchdowns, but his 43-yard sliding catch against the Browns was reversed after replay assist to be marked down inside the 1-yard line. He questioned what he did to tick off somebody in the league office in New York and said they "definitely got that wrong."
Hopkins left no doubt on his second touchdown, as he cut underneath Browns cornerback Cameron Mitchell to lay out for the catch. With his 85th career touchdown, Hopkins moved into the NFL's top-20 list for career touchdown receptions.
"I've been doing this for a while, and it just comes from knowing where the quarterback is putting the ball. And just over and over doing it throughout my career," Hopkins said.
"These guys are definitely on a different skill set than when I came into the league 13 years ago. These DBs are definitely faster and stronger, so I just try to combat that with little things that I know how to win."