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Cowboys' Jones defends stadium: 'We know where the sun is going to be'

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went on the offensive against obstruction concerns with AT&T Stadium after wide receiver CeeDee Lamb lost sight of a potential touchdown due to the sun in Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

"By the way, we know where the sun is going to be when we decide to flip the coin or not," Jones said postgame, according to The Athletic's Jon Machota. "We do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium."

Obstruction issues became a hot topic again after Cooper Rush's second-quarter pass to Lamb in the end zone fell incomplete due to the blinding sun.

Jones shut down the idea of adding curtains to the stadium to prevent the mishap from happening again.

"Well, let's tear the damn stadium down and build another one?" Jones told reporters. "Are you kidding me?"

He continued: "Everybody has got the same thing. Every team that comes in here has the same issues. I'm saying, the world knows where the sun is. You get to know that almost a year in advance. Someone asked me about the sun. What about the sun? Where's the moon?"

Lamb said postgame that he'd be "1000%" in favor of the franchise adding curtains to the stadium.

"I couldn't see the ball," Lamb remarked. "I couldn't see the ball at all. The sun."

The Cowboys dropped to 3-6 with Sunday's loss. They're expected to be without starting quarterback Dak Prescott for the remainder of the year due to a hamstring injury.

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