Amari Cooper puts ego aside for Bills: 'Winning is way more important' than stats

Amari Cooper has enough catches, yards and touchdowns over his 10-year NFL career to satisfy his ego.

What's missing in the 30-year-old's career is playoff success, and Cooper wouldn't trade this run to the AFC Championship Game he's enjoying with the Buffalo Bills for anything.

"I'm very satisfied. I've never been this far in the playoffs," Cooper said following practice Wednesday as the Bills prepare to play the top-seeded and two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

"Obviously, every receiver wants to have, you know, 10-20 catches a game. But that's not always how the cookie crumbles," he added. "Winning is way more important and there's many ways to win. So absolutely no complaints from me, because that's all I truly wanted. I mean, I've had it every other way and haven't really reached the pinnacle of this sport."

Though new to Buffalo in being acquired in a mid-October trade from Cleveland, Cooper's selfless approach folds seamlessly into a Bills team that's fed off an "Everybody Eats" mantra first introduced by offensive coordinator Joe Brady in May. The phrase was prompted out of necessity after Buffalo traded its top wide receiver Stefon Diggs to Houston in April and lost No. 2 option Gabe Davis to free agency.

Cooper's addition was initially anticipated to help fill that void, though that's failed to materialize on an offense that had 13 players catch a touchdown pass but no one top 900 yards.

Cooper's had his highlight moments, including a touchdown in his Bills debut and his memorable lateral to set up quarterback Josh Allen diving for a touchdown in an AFC East-clinching win over San Francisco on Dec. 1.

And yet for someone who's topped 1,000 yards and 70 catches seven times,