Cowboys vs. 49ers: AT&T Stadium design plays role with sun, Jumbotron affecting multiple plays - CBSSports.com

Way back in 2005, construction began on a new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys to call home.

They'd previously played their games at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, but Jerry Jones had designs on building the biggest, brightest, most beautiful stadium football had ever seen. .

Construction was finished in time for the Cowboys to play in what was then called Cowboys Stadium (and later rechristened AT&T Stadium) beginning with the 2009 season.

From the very start, the stadium has had two extremely noticeable design elements. .

First, there's the famous hole in the roof, which the Cowboys borrowed from the Texas Stadium design.

While Texas Stadium was a fully outdoor stadium, AT&T Stadium has a domed roof.

Because the stadium was built from east to west (as opposed to north to south), the sun can occasionally shine brightly through the roof and affect the play on the field. .

It happened in the very first preseason game played in the stadium, and it happened again on Sunday.