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.

Hours before kickoff, Dallas scrapped its plan to open the roof at AT&T Stadium after a piece of metal fell onto the field. The incident led to plenty of jokes on social media, with the Texans even hilariously shading the Cowboys for their infrastructure issues after the win.

As if things weren't going poorly enough for the Dallas Cowboys, a piece of the roof at their AT&T Stadium fell ahead of Monday's game against the

The Houston Texans (6-4) and Dallas Cowboys (3-6), both on losing streaks, will meet on Monday Night Football. Kickoff is 7:15 p.m.

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.

A large piece of sheet metal fell from the roof at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the retractable ceiling was opening before Monday night's game between the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.

The roof at AT&T Stadium can be fixed. As for the problems plaguing the Cowboys this season, especially in their home building, maybe not after a 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday night. Dallas (3-7) is 0-5 at home for the first time since 1989,

The roof is literally falling on the Dallas Cowboys. A piece of the AT&T Stadium roof fell onto the field prior to the Cowboys' Monday night showdown against the Houston Texans.  Specifically, a large piece of metal fell from the ceiling roughly two hours prior to kickoff as the retractable roof was opening.

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.