The Dallas Cowboys opened the roof at AT&T Stadium ahead of their Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans. The sky didn't shine above the field for long, however, after a scary moment where a large piece of metal fell off the roof as it was opened.
Thankfully no one was hurt, though the debacle forced the Cowboys to quickly close the roof and keep it that way for Monday's game.
For the first time in over two years, they’re opening the roof at AT&T Stadium for a Dallas Cowboys game pic.twitter.com/bnFcOJGIcw
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 18, 2024
Dangerous moment just now inside @ATTStadium where a big piece of sheet metal fell from the roof and almost hit multiple production people@FOX4 #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/Z6VzzMn75T
— Jeff Kolb (@JeffKolbFOX4) November 18, 2024
Fans were quick to the punch to poke fun after other recent issues for the Cowboys at "Jerry World" when the absence of curtains caused a glare problem. Here are some of the best reactions on X (formerly Twitter):
Jerry Jones says it’s actually a homefield advantage to have metal falling from the roof of your home stadium because that way you can plan around the falling metal from the roof https://t.co/Fdwd0HsApE
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) November 18, 2024
EVERYTHING is falling apart for the Cowboys
— Boston Sports Bros (@BosSportsBros) November 18, 2024
The stadium yearns to let in more sunlight
— Catch22 (@Catch22Cap) November 18, 2024
If that’s not a sign from God i don’t know what is… whole organization falling apart
— Danny Hernandez (@danny25H) November 18, 2024
Just a few more of these and the windows could be covered
— Landon Stanley (@LanStan9833) November 18, 2024
Seriously opening the roof at AT&T for the first time in 2 years, then having SHEET METAL fall into the stadium & deciding to shut it right back is such a 2024 Cowboys happening
— lynz (@lynziekate) November 18, 2024
Ryan Clark had jokes on Monday Night Countdown, too:
ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" opens the show with a report on large debris falling from the roof of AT&T Stadium.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 18, 2024
"The bottom done already fell out in Dallas, the top might as well too." -Ryan Clark 🫣 pic.twitter.com/LH9txcYbiB
The moment was already enshrined from @ArtButSports:
Schulhof's Curve, by Richard Serra, 1984, 📸 by @JeffKolbFOX4 pic.twitter.com/Um8Z4N2GTS
— ArtButMakeItSports (@ArtButSports) November 18, 2024
Apparently there's another piece of metal that came loose that's still sitting amongst the rafters:
Piece of metal fell from the roof at AT&T Stadium approx 10 yards from ESPN’s Monday Night Football set.
— Jonah Javad (@JonahJavad) November 18, 2024
Cowboys have closed the roof & removed the metal from the field — but there is another piece of metal that is not secure…
Cowboys PR is currently meeting on the field. pic.twitter.com/jCUiC8YwWY
Let's hope the Cowboys figure this out and there aren't any more close calls.
Dallas (3-6) looks for their first win at home this season but have a tall task in front of them in Houston (6-4). With Dak Prescott out for the remainder of the season, we'll see if the Cowboys can pull off an upset after roof-gate 2024.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as AT&T Stadium Roof Debacle Brought Fans to Roast Cowboys, Jerry Jones.
