Cowboys Video Visit: Amari Cooper on his Knee - and his TD

Cowboys Video Visit: Amari Cooper in New York on his Knee - and his TD

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - For a moment there, Amari Cooper's start to a game in New York seemed reminiscent of Amari Cooper's last start to a game in New York, when he barely got started at all.

“This was a good feeling,” Cooper said in the locker room after his Dallas Cowboys' 37-18 win at the Giants. "Last time was a horrible feeling, because I wasn't able to help my team - and we lost.''

"Last time,'' because Cooper on Oct. 13 was dealing with a quad bruise and ended up exiting a game in this same MetLife building after played just three snaps in a 24-22 loss to the Jets. This time it was a nagging knee injury that he told me "locked up'' on him during a mid-week practice. He vowed to himself to not let the Jets problem repeat itself.

"“I didn’t think I would tweak it today because it was fine,” Cooper said. “But you know, things happen.”

What happened here: Cooper pitched in just enough to help Dallas move to 5-3, contributing with his 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown with 7:56 remaining in the game.

"It's such a weird thing, especially at wide receiver,'' Cooper said. "You can't hide the injuries. You have to make the plays.''

& that's Amari! @AmariCooper9 | #DALvsNYG pic.twitter.com/YAh5FbhwQU

— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) November 5, 2019

Cooper was just healthy enough to make pretty much just one play ... and it was pretty much just enough.