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Dallas Cowboys reviewing roof incident prior to MNF vs. Houston Texans

Meby: Nick Geddes11/18/24NickGeddesNews

The Dallas Cowboys (3-6) are reviewing the pregame incident in which a piece of sheet metal fell from the retractable roof of AT&T Stadium and onto the field as it was being opened ahead of the Week 12 Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans (6-4).

“It is being reviewed further and a decision regarding the ability to re-open the roof safely will be made when possible,” the Cowboys said in a statement.

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The Cowboys were set to play a game inside AT&T Stadium with the roof opened for the first time in over two years. Those plans are now on hold as they further assess the situation. The last time it was open for a Cowboys game was Oct. 30, 2022, a day game against the Chicago Bears (4-6).

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Cowboys assessing roof situation ahead of MNF vs. Texans

Lisa Salters of ESPN gave a firsthand account of what happened during an appearance on “Monday Night Countdown.”

“A piece of debris started falling from the sky,” Salters said. “They were opening the roof here and you could see just big chunks of what looked like dust, paper, plastic. And then all of a sudden this [piece of sheet metal] came down out of the sky. A big piece of metal just kind of floated down and fell onto the field. Again, this happened when they started opening the roof here. I asked the Cowboys PR staff, ‘What’s going on,’ and was told a piece of metal came loose. And fell to the field with some additional small debris while the roof was in the process of being opened. There were no injuries fortunately.

“The situation is being reviewed right now to see about making a decision about whether or not they can re-open the roof for the game tonight. You know they like to have that roof opened when weather permits, and it is a nice evening here. But right now, they’re trying to assess whether or not it is safe to actually open the roof because of the debris that was falling when they opened it earlier.”