Will the sun rise again in Dallas? The Cowboys’ opponents surely hope so.

CeeDee Lamb missed a touchdown catch Sunday late in the second quarter against the Eagles when he missed a pass under the setting sun, streaming in through the windows at the west end of AT&T Stadium. It’s an eye-catching stadium with a retractable roof and the roof was closed on Sunday. However, in a delightful example of arrogance and stubbornness, the 15-year-old, billion-dollar monstrosity was built without regard for the players, who not only play on artificial turf but also have to deal with safety issues. visibility when the Cowboys play at home in the afternoon. games. Most stadiums are built with north- and south-facing end zones to specifically avoid problems when receiving passes and kicks.

Lamb’s touchdown might not have mattered. The Cowboys trailed 7-3 at the time and kicked a field goal two plays later. but they finally lost, 34-6. In any case, the Cowboys’ sixth loss and fifth in a row has Jones babbling like an, ahem, lunatic. He seemed to blame his team for choosing the wrong end zone for the time of day they would be driving east (and facing west).

“We know where the sun will be when we decide to flip the coin or not. “We know where the damn sun will be in our own stadium,” Jones said, then went a little crazy. “Well, let’s tear down the damn stadium and build another one? Are you kidding me?”

Hmm. … Are you kidding me?

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Jones spent 10 figures on the stadium and paid Lamb nine figures to play in it. Does Lamb want shade?

“Yes,” he said. “One thousand percent.”

Too bad, Jones said.

“Everyone has the same thing. All the teams that come here have the same problems. What I’m saying is that the world knows where the sun is. You will know almost a year in advance. Someone asked me about the sun. What happens to the sun? Where is the moon?

The moon?

We have yet to experience athletes blinded by the moon.

Furthermore, the place apparently already has shadows. They are routinely chosen for other daytime events. Jones simply won’t wear them to Cowboys games.

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Oh really.

This is a recurring problem for ‘Pokes’. Most notably, in a wild card playoff loss after the 2021 season, Cedrick Wilson failed to see a pass from Dak Prescott, costing the Cowboys at least one field goal attempt. That incident was, ahem, overshadowed by coach Mike McCarthy calling a Prescott-designed run with no timeouts in the final seconds of the game that cost the Cowboys a chance to win.

And no, Jones said, even after Sunday’s humiliation, he won’t be firing McCarthy anytime soon.

This is also good news for the Cowboys’ opponents.

another milestone

On August 31, 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest during a fight with a would-be Rolex thief in San Francisco’s Union Square.

On Sunday, Pearsall caught a pass on a crossing route from Brock Purdy in the middle of the field at the Buccaneers’ 30-yard line, ran down the left sideline, safety Antoine Winfield Jr., dead-legged, at the 15-yard line , and then crossed Winfield’s tackle at the goal line. It was the first touchdown of the game and, much more importantly, the first NFL touchdown of Pearsall’s life, which almost ended on a San Francisco street.

Pearsall was very lucky. The bullet entered through the right side of his chest and exited through his back, but did not hit any vital organs. He spent only one night in the hospital. He was able to remain on the sideline during the 49ers’ season opener on Sept. 9, a home game against the Jets, when he thanked San Francisco Police Sgt. Joelle Harrell, one of the first agents to arrive on the scene, and Dr. Lucy Kornblith, a surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General.

The 49ers activated him from the reserve/non-football injury list on October 9, caught his first NFL pass the next day against the Chiefs and now has his first touchdown. He’s a first-round pick out of Florida with a 4.41-second 40-yard dash speed, but at 6-foot-3 and 189 pounds, he’ll likely make a living in the NFL as a possession receiver.

It’s surprising that he has to make a living in the NFL.

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In other 49ers news…

On the sideline in the same game, 49ers catcher Deebo Samuel shoved long snapper Taybor Pepper by the neck and followed up with a hit to kicker Jake Moody’s mask after Moody, who has struggled in his first two seasons, he missed three more field goals Sunday in Tampa. Samuel was berating Moody when Pepper rushed in to defend Moody.

“He just came and wanted to be a big brother,” said Samuel, who said his frustrations led him to act out of character.

Moody later scored the winning goal.

Giant decisions

After monitoring the continued regression of $160 million quarterback Daniel Jones, Giants coach Brian Daboll said he would “evaluate” the quarterback position during the Giants’ upcoming bye week. Daboll has consistently supported Jones, whom the Giants chose to invest in instead of the running back. Saquon Barkleywhich is now an Eagle.

Since peaking in 2022, his fourth season, Jones is 3-13 as a starter, with a passer rating of 76.6. That’s the second-worst grade of any quarterback with at least 16 starts. The only one worse is Bryce Young, whose own story is as convincingly promising as Jones’s is convincingly sinister.

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The Panthers selected the 5-10 Alabama star first overall in 2023, but an atrocious rookie season and two poor starts to open 2024 benched Young in favor of Andy Dalton, but Dalton injured his thumb in a car accident, so Young got the call again. Young has started the last three games, including Sunday, when he beat Jones and the Giants in overtime and moved to 2-1 since his return. Panthers coach Dave Canales wouldn’t commit to Young when the Panthers return from their bye week, but his chances look better than Jones’.

The Giants are now 2-8 and effectively have no playoff hopes. They could decide to sideline Jones for the final seven games of the season to protect themselves from Jones’ $23 million injury guarantee for 2025.

Oh, Doug.

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson was asked to explain the circumstances that led to backup quarterback Mac Jones’ second interception on Sunday, which sealed a loss to the Vikings (starter Trevor Lawrence is injured).

“I’m not going to go into the details of the play because you wouldn’t know it,” Pederson said.

Of course, the fact that we cannot understand it is the reason we ask questions.

Unlike many coaches, Pederson, who spent five years as the Eagles’ head coach and won the franchise’s only championship. Super Bowlhe often offers illuminating and immediate descriptions of what happened in the field. Historically, your willingness to do so decreases in direct proportion to how much your team loses. On Sunday, his team lost its third straight game and fell to 2-8, tied for last place in the league.

When things get bad, Pederson also lashes out at the press and says nonsense. So.

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End of the game

The Commanders played a tough game, but still came within inches of giving themselves a better chance to win Sunday when, on fourth down, former Eagles tight end Zach Ertz was ruled out short of the line for the win. The extensive replay review didn’t change the call on the field, and that gave the Steelers the ball with 1:18 left at the Steelers 42. The Commanders defense stiffened and forced fourth-and-1 at the Commanders 49 with 1:02 left, but Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson goaded Commanders rookie defensive tackle Johnny Newton to jump offside, which sealed the victory for the Steelers.

The most important story might concern how Wilson continued his second renaissance. After racking up Hall of Fame credentials over 10 seasons in Seattle, Wilson spent two turbulent seasons in Denver before landing in Pittsburgh. An injury kept the 35-year-old sidelined for the first six games. He controversially replaced Justin Fields, who was 4-2, but since Wilson took over he is 3-0 with six touchdown passes and one interception.

Extra points

The Chiefs remain one of the worst undefeated teams in NFL history. They survived a 16-14 home win over the Broncos on Sunday when they blocked a 35-yard field goal in the last second. … After the Colts lost their third straight game, cornerback Kenny Moore said some of his teammates aren’t trying: “I don’t think everyone is trying as hard as they can.” … Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell gave Sam Darnold a vote of confidence despite Darnold’s three interceptions, two in the end zone, in a 12-7 win over the Jaguars. Darnold leads the NFL with 13 turnovers, but has started every game for the Vikings (7-2). … On Sunday night in Houston, Jared Goff became the first quarterback since 2012 and the first Lions quarterback since 1944 to throw at least five interceptions and still win. … Nick Bosa, the 49ers’ pro-MAGA defensive end, was fined $11,255 for displaying a pro-Trump hat during postgame on-field interviews, a violation of league rules regarding the use of messages personal on game day.