CFZ The Curtain Controversy: Cowboys record in the 3:00 kickoff games is telling

[rambo2]

3rd QTR the worst....and i agree we have much less homefield advantage than most teams and stadiums.....i would rather lose the toss and know the 3rd QTR wont be blinded by the sun but we have McCarthey he might get mixed up and

have us both lose toss and in the sun????.....MIke has to go....Zimmer has to go....in my lowly opinion?

They are gone. They were gone from day one this season.

 

[JustChip]

One thing made crystal clear to anyone who hasn’t already known is this: Jerry Jones has made it certain that he cares more about stadium aesthetics than he does giving his team the best chance to win. His eagles postgame rant about the sun is beyond embarrassing. It’s telling.

Since the Cowboys began playing at AT&T stadium in 2009, look at their record in afternoon games (the 3:00 PM afternoon slot) vs the noon kickoff time or the nighttime kickoff times:

• In all regular season and postseason games since 2009, the Cowboys are 29-29 at AT&T in afternoon games. (That’s 3:00 PM slot like last Sunday’s game at AT&T)
• But, the Cowboys are 48-25 in noon and evening games when the sun is not a factor.
• That is a +23 game difference when we aren’t playing in Jerry’s sunbath.

That 29-29 record in sun affected games includes the Jan, 2022 home playoff loss to the niners 23-17. Most Cowboys fans will remember the critical moment late in the first half of that game when Cowboys receiver Cedric Wilson was wide open on a key pass in niner territory but was blinded by the sunlight and never saw it. It cost the Cowboys points…in a playoff game!

So if anyone brings up again that Jerry Jones really wants to win, we can all agree he doesn’t want to win if it means putting up curtains. He loves his beloved “stayjum” more than winning. Truth.

The sun isn’t an issue for the late afternoon games until the end of October. That said, there was no reason to build the stadium such that it would ever be an issue.

It’s now been 15 years and it shouldn’t be a surprise it’s a potential issue. Curtains should be used to eliminate it.

But since Hog Jowls chooses not to use curtains, play calling has to adjust. They were 2nd and goal from the 3 when they decided to throw the ball which brought the sun into play (not to mention the ball was behind CeeDee and probably not going to be caught anyway). Just lining up and power running the next 3 plays eliminates the sun and likely gives a better chance to score.

 

[Homer]

I mean the sun is so beautiful (it is by the way) who cares if it affects our team at OUR home game??

https://youtu.be/fZG9Jw-uLYg?si=Iy97_yWipKfoTJa4

 

[plasticman]

I kind of got the impressions that a 12:00 kickoff time for a Cowboy game meant either the Cowboys and/or their opponents had been struggling for a couple of seasons. One team was clearly better than the other or they both sucked.

Therefore, the outcome wasn't relevant enough to receive the national attention that 3:30 games typically have.

I would like to compare average records of 12:00 opponents to 3:30 opponents. I think Pro-Football-Reference has a "game time" option in their filter program. I don't have time to research for the next couple of days so I'll look into it later if I remember.

Perhaps it's merely additional proof that the Cowboys have discovered an anecdote for the affliction of good luck

..... More injuries.....more penalties.........constant mathematically improbable events that screw up a season.......("Born under a bad
sign, I've been down since I began to crawl").......

And if I didn't have bad luck?

 

[rambo2]

I mean the sun is so beautiful (it is by the way) who cares if it affects our team at OUR home game??

Wow, if he could of seen the ball and made the catch , it's a 1st down and changes the game. To Hell with Jerry Jones. Someone needs to take him on that field and have him look into the sun and drill him in the head.