CeeDee Lamb missed an easy catch because of the sunlight peering through the AT&T Stadium on Sunday, and owner Jerry Jones faced the heat for it.
Jerry Jones’ team faced disadvantage due to AT&T Stadium’s design flaws (Image via IMAGO/X)
Nothing is going right for the Dallas Cowboys. Even the sun became the enemy ofย Jerry Jonesโย team on Sunday when they faced the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium.
The 3-5 Cowboys faced a mammoth task of beating the 6-2 Eagles. Head coachย Mike McCarthyย wanted to make the home advantage count in their favor, but they havenโt won a single game at Arlington this year.
On top of it, Jonesโ newly installed roof and shades did a terrible job of keeping the sunlight out. As it was 3 p.m. kickoff, the sun slowly set on the horizon and cast its light directly onto the side that the Cowboys attacked.
Quarterbackย Cooper Rush,ย who started in place of theย injuredย Dak Prescott,ย tried to connect with wide receiverย CeeDee Lambย inside the Eagles red zone. However, the light was so bright that Lamb completely lost track of the ball, and it went straight through the middle of him and tight endย Jake Ferguson.
Jerry Jones building a stadium that blinds his own players & causes losses is so on brandย pic.twitter.com/Nb9VK3FbEQ
โ Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball)ย November 10, 2024
Fans make fun of Jerry Jones after CeeDee Lamb missed a touchdown pass due to sunlight
The CBS announcers were shocked to see Lamb missing out on a simple catch. Initially, everyone thought the result was a product of miscommunication between Lamb and Ferguson, but upon review, the culprit was the sunlight.
However, all the blame fell on Jerry Jones because the stadium is one of the franchiseโs properties, and they recently renovated it for better viewing experiences.
Lamb couldn’t see the ball bc he was literally staring into the the sunย pic.twitter.com/cH82jqT9X1
โ Burgers and Blitzes (@Not2BeTrite)ย November 10, 2024
Jerry Jones built a monument to his ego, a stadium with everything you would ever need, except for the ability to block the sun from blinding players, which nobody thought could be an issueย pic.twitter.com/L0GGocM97r
โ Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex)ย November 10, 2024
It is absolutely hilarious that this is a feature of a billion-dollar stadium.ย https://t.co/xVbvH3Mrcj
โ Joe Dolan (@FG_Dolan)ย November 10, 2024
ceedee lamb definitely lost that ball in the sun
in a dome
god the cowboys are great comedy
โ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆโโฌ (@whiskeyNFL)ย November 10, 2024
ceedee lamb definitely lost that ball in the sun
in a dome
god the cowboys are great comedy
โ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆโโฌ (@whiskeyNFL)ย November 10, 2024
Ceedee canโt see cause the sun Jerry you fucking idiot
โ Jacob Staton (@jakestaton15)ย November 10, 2024
Only in Jerry Jonesโ world would he build a stadium that blinds his own players due to sunlight creeping in, causing them to miss a touchdown pass.
Theย #DallasCowboysย cannot get out of their own shadows. ๐ฌย pic.twitter.com/vrqEHSb5GX
โ SPORTS TREE LTD. (@sportstreeltd)ย November 10, 2024
Jerry Jones after building a stadium that has sunlight blinding his own teamย pic.twitter.com/lxEiiA3frw
โ Belly Blaster (@GoofyGuw0p)ย November 11, 2024
Jerry seeing the sun going into the players eyes (will be mentioned 20 times a broadcast)ย pic.twitter.com/bi7pHhJOvq
โ Dallas Sports Fan (@DakToCeedee88)ย November 10, 2024
Ceedee was blinded by the sun which cost them a TD because the owner refuses to put the blinds up in the stadium.
The owner actively participating in defense against his own team. The biggest POS on the planet.
โ Cowboys Tank Szn โญ (@MJO316x)ย November 10, 2024
Ceedee Lamb losing a touchdown pass in the sun in a stadium with a roof is just peak Cowboys
โ Mike Fuentes (@mikefountains)ย November 10, 2024
Jones might have to fire a few people to kickstart a rebuild at Cowboys
The 2024 season has been a complete disaster for the Cowboys, and there are multiple reasons for their lack of cohesion in the team. Prescott lost his running abilityโonly top receiver on the team is Lambโ the return of running backย Ezekiel Elliottย and the addition ofย Dalvin Cookย hasnโt worked out. More importantly, they have the 26th-best defense (out of 32 teams) in the NFL.
Many advised Jones to replace McCarthy, but he believed in the guy who had three back-to-back 12-5 seasons.ย It hasnโt paid off. After losing to the Eagles, their hopes of reaching post-season football went up in smoke.
Several insiders and analysts have linked six-time Super Bowl-winning head coachย Bill Belichickย as the possible replacement for McCarthy, but everything depends on Jerry Jones.
