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TAMPA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 09: Owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys looks on before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on September 09, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 09: Owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys looks on before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on September 09, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
The victory against the Eagles is the Cowboys’ 11th of the season. But that missed touchdown still hurts the fans.
The Cowboys nation calls out Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones answered a question about the sun affecting the play at AT&T Stadium. Speaking on ‘105.3 The Fan’, Jones said everyone knows where the sun is, and it affects both the teams.
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Jerry Jones on @1053thefan when asked about Michael Gallup losing this ball in the sun at AT&T Stadium on Saturday: “The sun was there for both teams, so both teams had to look for it. Everybody knows where the sun is on both sides of the ball.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 27, 2022
Jones’ refusal to acknowledge a design flaw in the Stadium did not go down well with the fans. Many blamed him for the lost touchdown opportunity. Others pinpointed Jones’ ego as the reason for his denial. A fan blames Jones’ ego for the fiasco.
Ego won’t let him be in the wrong.
— Brett Esch (@brettaesch) December 27, 2022
This fan wants to know why the home team doesn’t know how to use it.
Then why do the cowboys constantly ignore that it’s there? They ran the damn play into the one place the sun hit in the end zone. There should be blinds yes, but as the home team shouldn’t McCarthy and Moore know where and when to exploit the sunlight at this point?
— Fuck Stephen Jones (@GarbageCowboys) December 27, 2022
Another fan blamed the coaches and the Cowboys QB for the fiasco.
Apparently coaches and Dak choosing that route didn't know the sun was there.
— Kris (@oiler3535) December 27, 2022
Another fan seems to have given up on the issue.
Sadly the old man will die on this hill
— ✭ (@theebigbarrel) December 27, 2022
This fan wants Jones to admit the design flaw that is causing the issue.
Jerry just can’t admit he fucked up when with having that stadium structured and built the way it is.
— Anthony (@DadLifeAnt) December 27, 2022
A fan thinks they know the reason why the Cowboys haven’t won the Super Bowl in three decades.
Same stupidity that’s kept us from winning a Super Bowl for nearly 30 years
— LC Rams (@LCRam95) December 27, 2022
The sun did come straight to the eyes, but it’s nothing that blinds cannot solve. Missed TD or not, the Cowboys still managed to one-up the rampant Eagles, who have barely put a foot down this season.
The Cowboys hold out
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Dallas kept the Eagles in sight always and then pushed the throttle to win it in the fourth quarter. The defeat is just the Eagles’ second of the season. The only team to defeat them previously this season was the Washington Commanders.
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The Cowboys QB Dak Prescott had a good game as he threw 347 passing yards in it. He threw three passing touchdowns against the Eagles. But the defense of Philadelphia did manage to intercept one of his 35 pass attempts.
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The Cowboys have an 11-4 overall record and still have a very slim mathematical chance to win the division. Can Prescott lead them to glory this season? And the million-dollar question is, will Jerry Jones do something about the sun affecting play at the AT&T Stadium?
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