Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill had a massive game on Sunday, pulling down seven catches for 143 yards and a touchdown in a 35-32 win over the Chicago Bears.
After becoming the first receiver to surpass 1,000 yards this season, Hill gave his quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, the ultimate endorsement.
“He’s the best in the league, baby,” Hill said. “He’s the most accurate quarterback in the league, know that.”
Sunday wasn’t the first time Hill has lauded Tagovialoa for his accuracy. Back in training camp, Hill came under fire for making the same statement. However, since then, Hill’s been vindicated in a sense.
Entering Sunday’s action, Tagovailoa had the third-best completion percentage in the league (69.9), behind only Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow (70.0) and Seattle Seahawks’ Geno Smith (73.1).
On pace for the best season of his seven-year career, Hill has plenty of reason to praise his quarterback.
Not only did Hill break the 1,000 yard mark, but his 1,104 yards are also the most during the Super Bowl era for a player through nine weeks of a season, surpassing the mark previously held by Detroit Lions’ legend Calvin Johnson (1,083).
Hill leads the NFL in receiving yards by a wide margin, as no other receiver in the NFL has surpassed 900 yards.