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

Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. She writes this column for The Dallas Morning News after each Cowboys game.

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

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.

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 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.

Scary incident at AT&T Stadium before the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Houston Texans on Monday. A piece of sheet metal feel from the roof of the venue and landed, thankfully without injuring anyone. A piece of the AT&T Stadium roof fell when it was being opened 45 minutes ago.

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.

A large piece of metal came loose and crashed onto the field at AT&T Stadium near Dallas on Monday, hours before the home team Dallas Cowboys were set to play the Houston Texans, but no injuries were reported.