Last week during a Dallas Cowboys homegame, a possible CeeDee Lamb touchdown was not to be after Lamb had trouble seeing the pass from his quarterback because of sun glare coming in from one end of AT&T Stadium.
Discourse centered on the idea of curtains being an easy solution to the problem for late fall afternoon games when the sun is more of an issue. Jerry Jones condemned the idea several times over the last week.
Then, for the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match held at AT&T Stadium, curtains were drawn. It was just too ironic.
We got curtains for a sporting event at AT&T Stadium. pic.twitter.com/BYpVTaPFgL
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) November 15, 2024
Fans had lots of jokes:
Can confirm: Curtains (owner's decision) are ACTIVE tonight at AT&T Stadium for #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/oGD5m1UCZd
— Joey Hayden (@_joeyhayden) November 15, 2024
At least we learned that AT&T Stadium can put curtains up.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 16, 2024
Covering the #PaulTyson fight at ATT Stadium and let me tell you Cowboys fans….they do have a curtain up blocking the light….sooooo pic.twitter.com/kCJDnh3T5N
— Omar Villafranca (@OmarVillafranca) November 16, 2024
This is what curtains look like on the windows on AT&T Stadium. If these were on during Cowboys games, it would have prevented so many loses. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/e4lwb6R0wh
— Alex Wisniewski (@alexwisniewski) November 15, 2024
Jones's defense of curtains not being an option for Cowboys games was that it takes away from the whole design of AT&T Stadium, citing an emphasis on making the indoor stadium feel outdoors. He also said it would be foolish to change it since the sun, "goes on the category of home-field advantage," for the Cowboys.
A boxing match (and similarly, wrestling events that have also gotten the curtain treatment at AT&T Stadium) do call for a different feel than a football game. But just days after the sun debacle during another Cowboys loss, it's hard not to giggle.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Fans Roasted Jerry Jones For Putting Sun Curtains Up for Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul.
