Cowboys host the Raiders today, and it’s a game that would be more compelling if Amari Cooper were playing. He’s tended to come up big on games played on Thanksgiving.

Dallas traded for Cooper during the 2018 season. During his three years with the team, two of his top 10 games have been against Washington on Thanksgiving – 14 catches for 292 yards and 3 TDs in those two games. And Cooper was at least busy when the Cowboys lost to Buffalo on Thanksgiving two years ago, catching 8 passes for 85 yards.

Cooper has played in 50 regular-season games for Dallas. Using PPR scoring, his Thanksgiving Day games rank 4th, 9th and 17th among those 50.

Cooper tested positive for COVID-19. As an unvaccinated player, he’s required to miss at least 10 days, knocking him out of the loss to Kansas City and also today’s game.

AMARI COOPER WITH THE COWBOYS
YearOppResultRecYdsTDPPR
2018Phil.W 29-2310217349.7
2019G.B.L 24-3411226139.6
2021at T.B.L 29-3113139238.9
2018Wash.W 31-238180238.0
2019Min.L 24-2811147131.7
2020Clev.L 38-4912134131.4
2019Mia.W 31-6688226.8
2021at Min.W 20-168122126.2
2020Wash.L 16-416112123.2
2019NYGW 35-176106122.6
2020Ariz.L 10-38779120.9
2019at Chi.L 24-31683120.3
2020at LARL 17-201081018.1
2019at NYGW 37-18480118.0
2020at Sea.L 31-38986017.6
2018Ten.L 14-28558116.8
2019Buff.L 15-26885016.5
2020Phil.W 37-174121016.1
2020Atl.W 40-396100016.0
2021Car.W 36-28369115.9
2019Phil.W 37-105106015.6
2018N.O.W 13-10876015.6
2020at Balt.L 17-34543115.3
2020at Cin.W 30-7451115.1
2020at Wash.L 3-25780015.0
2021NYGW 44-20360115.0
2019at Wash.W 31-21444114.4
2020at Min.W 31-28681014.1
2018at Phil.W 27-20675013.5
2019Wash.W 47-16492013.2
2020Pitt.L 19-24567011.7
2021at N.E.W 35-29555010.5
2020at NYGL 19-23641010.1
2019at N.O.L 10-1254809.8
2021Atl.W 43-345109.1
2018at NYGW 36-3553108.1
2018at Ind.L 0-2343207.2
2019at Det.W 35-2733806.8
2018at Atl.W 22-1933606.6
2019at Phil.L 9-1742406.4
2018T.B.W 27-2042006.0
2021Den.L 16-3023705.7
2021Phil.W 41-2132605.6
2021at LACW 20-1732405.4
2020NYGW 37-3422304.3
2020S.F.W 41-3321003.0
2019LARW 44-2111902.9
2020at Phil.L 9-231501.5
2019at NYJL 22-241301.3
2019at N.E.L 9-13000.0

—Ian Allan