Before Monday night, the stadium's retractable roof hadn't been opened for a Cowboys home game since October 2022.

Before the game, the domed roof at AT&T Stadium could be seen being opened, something that hasn't happened for a Cowboys game in over two years. Unfortunately, plans to play the game under the night sky in Arlington were foiled after a metal sheet fell off the roof, forcing the stadium to close the dome back up.

AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, has "no structural issues with the venue or its retractable roof" despite two pieces of metal falling from

After building AT&T Stadium at a cost of more than $1 billion with a retractable roof, the Dallas Cowboys have used the feature just 30 times out of 126 regular season home games and never since October 2022.

The Dallas Cowboys were planning to play with the AT&T Stadium roof open for the first time since 2022, but a large piece of metal fell from the roof as it was being opened nearly three hours before kickoff against the Houston Texans on Monday night.

The Dallas Cowboys have struggled at AT&T Stadium all season long, evidenced by the team trailing by 20+ points at one point in every single home game throughout the year. Dallas' offense has scored just five total touchdowns in five home games this season.

Former Texans superstar J.J. Watt made a guest appearance on the ManningCast with Eli and Peyton Manning during the fourth quarter of the game, and he didn't pull any punches when taking a jab at the Cowboys' ongoing struggles.

As the roof of the AT&T Stadium opened before the Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans game, a piece of metal came loose and fell onto the field. NBC 5’s Pat Doney has more on what happened. The sky is falling at AT&T Stadium.

Despite some early offensive energy, the Cowboys were held scoreless in the second half of their sixth straight loss at AT&T Stadium.

Ahead of the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans squaring off on Monday Night Football, a large piece of sheet metal fell to the AT&T Stadium playing surface while the retractable roof was being opened during pregame. Stadium officials have since made the decision to close the roof for tonight’s game.