The sky is falling during Dallas Cowboys season, starting with a piece of AT&T Stadium’s roof.

on Monday, Nov. 18, a few hours before the team played the Houston Texans. Monday Night FootballStaff decided to open the retractable roof of the Arlington, Texas stadium, and a large piece of sheet metal and other debris fell onto the field.

In which incident no injuries were reported ESPN reporter calls ‘bizarre’ incident. The roof was then closed and the team briefly considered reopening the roof, but the penalty was denied.

The last time the Cowboys opened the roof for a game was 2022. accordingly Dallas Morning News.

owner of the cowboys jerry jones He attributed the roof failure to a cold front that moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth area Monday morning, bringing rain and high winds.

“We had high winds all day long and apparently the wind had done some damage, then when we tried to open the door the wind got under the roof,” Jones told reporters after the game. “So everyone agreed it did some damage, but if you checked around, Dallas had high winds all afternoon.”

At one point before kickoff, Cowboys staff appeared to point to a podium high above the field before the game, where another piece of metal appeared to be bolted to the roof.

Still, Jones said following the incident that safety was a priority.

“If there was any risk they wouldn’t have made this play or started this play.” said Jones. “Not only would the NFL not do it, I wouldn’t do it either. If there is any risk. “There was no risk before the match started.”

The defeat for the 82-year-old owner and the now 3-7 Cowboys, who were stifled by the Texans’ defense and outscored 34-10, came amid a frustrating season that included the loss of a quarterback. Dak PrescottThe person who had season-ending surgery on his knee.

Last week, the stadium made news about another intriguing issue: the lack of sunshades on the large row of windows above the end zone.

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When Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb accused him of not being able to catch looks easily, Jones disputed the idea that the stadium was the problem.

“Of all the things we need to improve, this is at the bottom of the list of improvements.” Jones said on 105.3: FAN radio.