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Safety No. 6 (82.3), 55 snaps (86 percent)


"The Ballhawk" was back to his selfish ways on Sunday, stealing the ball from the Chargers and notching his first of potentially many interceptions on the 2019 season. As he often does, Hooker made an incredibly difficult play look routine, flying in from his spot in the center of the end zone to snag a would-be touchdown out of the air and take it the other way out to the Colts' 20-yard line. Hooker was also credited with five tackles on the day and allowed a passer rating of just 19.4 when targeted.


The future Hall of Famer Rivers even thought he accounted for Hooker on that fourth quarter play that led to the interception. He thought wrong.


“I saw him. I can’t say that I didn’t see him. I saw him, I just didn’t think that was any way that he could get there," Rivers told reporters after the game. "You saw a little pocket there with Keenan. I thought that he was going to kind of body him up. I thought there was going to be a collision there with Keenan hanging onto it. Before we broke the huddle, I looked at the score and the time, I said, ‘Three points is good, don’t turn it over.’ About 10 seconds later, I turned it over. Yeah, I’m responsible for that, no question. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have thrown it, but I think there are times where you say, ‘Great play.’ That guy made a great play.”
 
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