A large white shade — the kind you’d find in a photographer’s studio — was propped up inside the press conference room at the Dallas Cowboys headquarters and stood in between the podium and the outside windows.

The Cowboys' troubles renewed talk about the role the sun plays during afternoon games. The rays shining through the end zone’s glass doors have affected some critical moments over the years like Sunday’s missed touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb late in the second quarter.

The Dallas Cowboys’ struggles continued on Sunday in a 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. And even though media members didn’t exactly need any more ammo to fire at the Cowboys after they dropped to a 3-6 record,