The Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver was held without a catch for the first time since his stint with Dallas began last season, and Gilmore, who also picked off Dak Prescott, was largely responsible.

After the game, Gilmore responded to a Patriots tweet about his diving interception, which referred to him as the best cornerback in the NFL. 

“This was another great effort by Steph,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “He just works and prepares so hard for his matchups every week and takes those as such a personal challenge.”

Cooper was playing his 20th game as a Cowboy and entered the day with 56 receptions for 886 yards and seven touchdowns.

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Gilmore was matched up with Cooper on 26 of his 30 routes, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, and Cowboys coach Jason Garrett acknowledged that Gilmore “was on him a lot.”

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