The Dallas Cowboys dropped to 3-6 on Sunday due to a 34-6 blowout loss at residence to their NFC East rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. The workforce’s slim playoff hopes are on life help, because the Cowboys search for at each the Eagles and the Washington Commanders within the division, and beginning quarterback Dak Prescott is searching for steering on cope with {a partially} torn hamstring which will require season-ending surgical procedure.
As one would possibly count on, the fallout from Sunday’s loss has been loud and has taken many types. Go rusher Micah Parsons’ post-game feedback have obtained the majority of the eye, because the defender expressed frustration that some veterans would possibly find yourself leaving the Cowboys having by no means tasted playoff success.
One other focus of consideration? The Cowboys’ stadium itself. As soon as extra the glare from the solar — which is available in via the home windows at AT&T Stadium — performed a task within the sport. Extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb dropped a move in the long run zone on Sunday towards the Eagles, and pointed to the solar as the rationale why.
“Couldn’t see the ball. Couldn’t see the ball, in any respect,” Lamb instructed reporters after the sport. “The solar.”
Proprietor Jerry Jones, who has pushed again on this difficulty prior to now, pushed again on it once more Sunday after the loss to Philadelphia.
“Nicely let’s tear the rattling stadium down and construct one other one?” Jones sarcastically responded to reporters asking about probably utilizing curtains to dam the glare. “Are you kidding me?”
Jones didn’t cease there.
“By the way in which, we all know the place the solar goes to be after we determine to flip the coin or not,” Jones mentioned. “We do know the place the rattling solar goes to be in our personal stadium.
“All people has obtained the identical factor. Each workforce that is available in right here has the identical points.”
This video from Sunday illustrates simply how tough the glare may be throughout video games, and contains Lamb’s drop in the long run zone:
The Cowboys turned their consideration to Week 11 on Monday, with head coach Mike McCarthy taking to the rostrum to handle the media.
However with the solar shining down, eagle-eyed reporters seen a shade in place to maintain it out of the coach’s eyes:
The solar is inflicting a glare within the Cowboys press convention room.
So there’s a protect to dam the solar from Mike McCarthy’s face.
Novel idea. pic.twitter.com/BKxp0Wn0I3
— Jonah Javad (@JonahJavad) November 11, 2024
A novel idea, certainly.
