Dallas WR CeeDee Lamb was blinded by the light in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles.
The Dallas Cowboys were facing enough challenges in Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles, but the sun was just an added punch in the gut. At one point, newly promoted QB Cooper Rush had a wide open CeeDee Lamb in the endzone for an easy touchdown, but the wideout wasn’t even close to bringing in the ball. Like an ant burning under a microscope, Lamb pointed to his eyes after to play, acknowledging he couldn’t see the pass.
Really rare in sports to see the consequences of your hubris play out so plainly pic.twitter.com/SgTamXsef0
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 10, 2024
The Cowboys have been imploding in recent weeks, and this just added to the compounding problems. The Eagles had the same conditions to deal with, but were obviously the better team on Sunday. When asked about the situation and how it affects his team, owner Jerry Jones had a great little meltdown about how the sun is not a new problem for the Cowboys.
A frustrated Jerry Jones had some comments about the sun impacting play at AT&T Stadium: “By the way, we know where the sun is going to be when we decide to flip the coin or not. We do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium.”
Why not put up curtains over the… pic.twitter.com/28skNrZYBq
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 11, 2024
Jones is right. They know that the sun is an issue in the stadium. But, perhaps instead of blaming field position from a coin toss, the Cowboys’ owner could have addressed the persistent issue on a more permanent basis — instead of actively avoiding something (for 15 years) that could make a tangible difference in the success of the team he owns.
Ah well, nevertheless… Eagles won 34-6 in Jerry’s World on Sunday.
