# New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper On September 29, 2019, Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper was swarmed by four New Orleans Saints defenders on a last-second Hail Mary attempt that fell incomplete. A still from the play spread on Twitter within hours as an object labeling template, with Cooper cast as a person chasing a goal while the four defenders play whatever problems are closing in. ## Origin The play came late in a Sunday Night Football game on NBC between the Cowboys and Saints on September 29, 2019. Down two points with seconds left, quarterback Dak Prescott threw a long pass toward Cooper, who was surrounded by four Saints defenders when the ball came down incomplete. That night, Twitter user @cjzero posted a GIF of the moment[1], then a screenshot captioned "You can do things with this"[2], and finally his own object labeled version, which drew over 4,300 retweets and 12,000 likes[3]. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** CJ Fogler (@cjzero) - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview Posts using the format set Cooper and the ball in place of a person or objective, then tag the four defenders as problems piling up at once. Topics range across work stress, dating, politics and personal failure, and the joke works because the real photo already looks absurd, with eight hands reaching for one ball[1]. Sportswriter CJ Fogler (@cjzero) seeded the template the night of the game, writing "You can do things with this" over the screenshot[2] before posting his own labeled version minutes later[3]. The format stayed close to its original look. Users typically add two text labels, one over Cooper, one covering the defender cluster, without otherwise editing the image[3]. Know Your Meme catalogues it as an object labeling template that stuck to the single frame instead of branching into video edits or sequels[6]. ## How to Use The template puts Cooper and the ball in the "trying to achieve something" slot and the four Saints in the "things blocking you" slot. Common captions name a single goal, like "getting through the week" or "paying rent," then label each defender as a separate problem such as bills, work or family. Users typically keep the full frame intact, adding text overlays instead of cropping or editing the image[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper? It is an object labeling meme made from a photo of Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper surrounded by four Saints defenders on a Hail Mary attempt in a September 2019 NFL game[6]. Posts put Cooper in place of a goal and the defenders in place of obstacles[3]. ### Where did New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper come from? From a Sunday Night Football game between the Cowboys and Saints on September 29, 2019, when Dak Prescott's last-second pass to Cooper fell incomplete under coverage[1]. Sportswriter @cjzero turned the still into a meme that night[2]. ### What does New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper mean? The image works as a way to show one person trying to do something while four things get in the way at once. Cooper stands in for the goal and the four Saints stand in for distractions or struggles[6]. ### How do you use New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper? Add a label over Cooper naming what you are trying to achieve, then label each of the four Saints defenders as an obstacle. @cjzero's labeled post uses this exact setup and gathered over 4,300 retweets and 12,000 likes[3]. ### Is New Orleans Saints Defending Amari Cooper still popular? Mostly no. The format had a short burst of use in late September 2019 and was covered by Twitter Events[7] and ThisIs50 the next day[8], then faded as a one-weekend NFL meme. ## References 1. [https://x.com/i/status/1178509993676562433]() 2. [https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1178510330047188992]() 3. [https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1178512507071352834]() 4. [https://twitter.com/darrenelwood/status/1178512080162287617]() 5. [https://twitter.com/nick_pants/status/1178518985983381504]() 6. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/new-orleans-saints-defending-amari-cooper]() 7. [https://twitter.com/i/events/1178533561692868610]() 8. [https://thisis50.com/2019/09/30/dak-prescotts-hail-mary-attempt-to-amari-cooper-is-getting-the-meme-treatment/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/new-orleans-saints-defending-amari-cooper Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library