{"id":2129,"date":"2024-11-19T00:50:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2024-11-19T00:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:50:28","slug":"look-piece-of-cowboys-att-stadium-ceiling-falls-off-ahead-of-monday-night-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2129","title":{"rendered":"LOOK: Piece of Cowboys&#8217; AT&#038;T Stadium ceiling falls off ahead of &#8216;Monday Night Football&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"Article-subline\">The roof is literally falling on Dallas<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ArticleAuthor\">\n<div class=\"ArticleAuthor-headshot\">\n<div class=\"HeadshotContainer \">\n<div class=\"Headshot Headshot--medium\">\n<div class=\"Article-featuredImage\">\n<figure class=\" img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg \" src=\"https:\/\/sportshub.cbsistatic.com\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/18\/0e648082-b21a-4101-8d61-334576871767\/thumbnail\/770x433\/019c9ccb638c02b89082e37fec9b4501\/cowboysstadium.jpg\" alt=\"cowboysstadium.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/sportshub.cbsistatic.com\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/18\/0e648082-b21a-4101-8d61-334576871767\/thumbnail\/770x433\/019c9ccb638c02b89082e37fec9b4501\/cowboysstadium.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"MediaShortcode-credit\">USA Today<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Article-bodyContent\">\n<p>The roof is literally falling on the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys. A piece of the AT&amp;T Stadium roof fell onto the field prior to the Cowboys&#8217; Monday night showdown against the\u00a0Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, a large piece of metal fell from the ceiling roughly two hours prior to kickoff as the retractable roof was opening. 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It is being reviewed further, and a decision regarding the ability to re-open the roof safely will be made when possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-native-story-flex-top \" data-ad=\"native-story-flex-top\" data-ad-unit=\"native_story_flex_top\" data-google-query-id=\"CNDOsJSW54kDFXSH6QUd_fUMwQ\">\n<p>This was the first time the Cowboys had tried to open the roof for a game since Week 8 of the 2022 season against the Chicago Bears. That game was a 1 p.m. kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys&#8217; home stadium continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons. Last Sunday, Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb dropped a sure touchdown pass after losing the ball in the sun. 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