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Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
Everybody eats.
That’s the mantra the Buffalo Bills have adopted. And it’s true for Josh Allen, Khalil Shakir, James Cook, Ray Davis, Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox and even Ty Johnson.
Who am I forgetting?
Oh, right: Amari Cooper.
Has he eaten yet?
He has 136 receiving yards and a touchdown in his first four games with the Bills. If everyone eats, he seems a bit like the youngest child — getting elbowed out until there’s nothing left. The 30-year-old wideout is an established veteran, which is why Buffalo acquired him from Cleveland in mid-October. Since he joined the team, he has been hampered by a wrist injury, so he hasn’t had much time on the field with Allen. Cooper spent weeks as a limited participant in practice, missed Weeks 9 and 10, returned last week and is set to play Sunday against the Rams.
If you’re looking for signs that he and Allen are turning a corner, you can’t really find it on the stat sheet. Cooper had three targets for three catches and 12 yards against the 49ers in Week 13. But that’s hardly a fair vantage point, given the heavy snow in Buffalo that night.
Perhaps there was one catch that gave us a glimmer of chemistry — a throw that showed an unspoken connection between the two players: the touchdown pass. Speaking of stat sheets, this one didn’t show up for Cooper. But he threw it.
Near the end zone, Allen zipped a ball behind Cooper, who hauled in the pass with one hand. But at the instant that the 49ers stopped Cooper’s progress, Allen was standing there waiting for the ball. Cooper tossed it and Allen took the ball into the end zone.
It was an improvised hook and ladder.
“It’s got to be up there [with my favorite touchdowns],” Allen said postgame, sitting at the podium next to Cooper. “I wish he got credited with something there: an assist or a passing touchdown. … We made eye contact and he just pitched it and I had to make…
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Publish date : 2024-12-06 15:49:00
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