CeeDee Lamb was unhappy about losing a ball in the sun on an incompletion that helped keep the Dallas Cowboys from scoring a go-ahead touchdown in the first half of a 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was perturbed that the sun was brought up as an issue once again in his US$1.2 billion retractable roof stadium, which has glass doors on either end.
AT&T Stadium has an unusual east-west alignment from end zone to end zone, as opposed to most venues being north-south. On clear days, the sun shines in the windows on the west side during the first half of games that start in the afternoon.
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Lamb, Dallas’ All-Pro receiver, was looking into to sun in the second quarter while open on a crossing route in the end zone when a throw from Cooper Rush went behind him and he never adjusted to the ball.
Lamb then pointed to his eyes, and was making similar gestures on the sideline during another frustrating home loss for the Cowboys (3-6), who are on a four-game losing streak overall and 0-4 at AT&T Stadium.
“I couldn’t see the ball. Couldn’t see the ball, at all. The sun,” said Lamb, who ended a pre-season-long holdout by signing a US$136 million, four-year contract extension in late August.
Asked whether the Cowboys should put up curtains on that, Lamb said: “Yes. One thousand percent.”
On the question of making the suggestion to Jones, Lamb said: “I mean, y’all are doing my job for me right now.”
It has been proposed plenty of times, and Jones has always flatly dismissed it. The 82-year-old billionaire angrily rejected it after bringing up the issue unprompted in his post-game session with reporters.
“By the way, we know where the sun is going to be when we flip the coin, so we do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium,” Jones said. “Let’s just tear the damn stadium down and build another one. Are you kidding me?”
Elsewhere, the Kansas City Chiefs preserved their unbeaten start to the NFL season after blocking a last-gasp field goal to snatch a dramatic 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos, while the Washington Commanders suffered an agonizing 28-27 defeat in a thrilling shoot-out with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Detroit Lions survived the Houston Texans 26-23, the Buffalo Bills outplayed the Indianapolis Colts 30-20, the New England Patriots dominated the Chicago Bears 19-3, the San Francisco 49ers edged the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20, the Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Giants 20-17, the New Orleans Saints pipped the Atlanta Falcons 20-17, the Los Angeles Chargers overpowered the Tennessee Titans 27-17 and the Arizona Cardinals routed the New York Jets 31-6.
Additional reporting by AFP
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