FOXBORO — Here’s the question.



If Amari Cooper is one of the best wide receivers in the league — a league now structured to produce offense, mind you — and he gets held without a catch, what does that say about the man in coverage? This very query was posed to Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore after Sunday’s 13-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys.



Now, the weather needs to be acknowledged. So, yes, it was raining throughout the game, which impacted passing on both sides. Both of these quarterbacks looked their version of bad at different moments throughout the evening. But you can be certain Dallas’ Dak Prescott was looking to get the ball to Cooper, who ranked fourth in the NFL with 886 yards receiving entering action. The Cowboys passed 33 times. There was ample opportunity to look Cooper’s way, but he was only targeted twice.



So, we’ll say it again: What does that say about Gilmore’s coverage, which was so...