A piece of metal falls from the Cowboys’ stadium roof; no one was injured

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys had planned to open AT&T Stadium’s roof for Monday night’s game against the Houston Texans, but the plan was scrapped after a piece of metal fell to the field when the roof opened more than two hours before kickoff.

“We can confirm that a piece of metal came loose and fell to the field (with some additional debris) while the roof was in the process of opening,” the Cowboys said in a statement. “There were no injuries. It is being reviewed further and a decision will be made on the ability to reopen the roof safely when possible.”

The Cowboys attributed high winds during the day Monday to contributing to the metal piece falling and the roof would remain closed for Monday night’s game.

The Roof has not been open for a Cowboys game in the last two years. In last week’s home game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the team intended to have the doors open for the game, but they didn’t want to fully open.

AT&T Stadium opened in 2009. The Cowboys are 2-5 all-time with the roof open and doors closed.

The last time the Cowboys opened the roof was October 30, 2022 against the Chicago Bears, a 49-29 win.

The roof and doors were open that day.

As of Monday, the Cowboys have lost their first four home games this season and five straight overall when including last season’s wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys haven’t lost five straight home games since 2015 and haven’t lost the first five home games of a season since 1989, when they went 1-15 in Jerry Jones’ first year as owner and general manager.