Nothing is going right for the Dallas Cowboys. Even the sun became the enemy of Jerry Jones’ 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 coach Mike McCarthy wanted to make the home advantage count in their favor, but they haven’t won a single game at Arlington this year.
On top of it, Jones’ 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.
Quarterback Cooper Rush, who started in place of the injured Dak Prescott, tried to connect with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb 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 end Jake Ferguson.
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 franchise’s properties, and they recently renovated it for better viewing experiences.
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 ability—only top receiver on the team is Lamb— the return of running back Ezekiel Elliott and the addition of Dalvin Cook hasn’t 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. It hasn’t 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 coach Bill Belichick as the possible replacement for McCarthy, but everything depends on Jerry Jones.
