Large metal piece falls on AT&T Stadium field before Cowboys-Texans game

A metallic expanse from the extortion astatine AT&T Stadium fell down onto the tract earlier the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Houston Texans for "Monday Night Football."

Thankfully, nary injuries came from the large metallic piece falling from the extortion soon aft it opened. 

FOX 4 Dallas' Sam Gannon took a video of the sheet, which was placed up against an on-field suite, and it looked bent and soiled connected the turf. 

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Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott stands connected crutches earlier the crippled against the Houston Texans astatine AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)

The portion did, however, autumn adjacent immoderate accumulation unit arsenic they were mounting up for the game.

FOX 4 Dallas' Jeff Kolb besides changeable video showing different escaped portion of metallic appearing to beryllium connected a ample beam connected apical of the stadium. 

This concern unfolded arsenic the Cowboys opened the extortion for the archetypal clip successful a location crippled since October 2022. But that rapidly changed, arsenic the extortion was closed aft the metallic expanse fell.

"We tin corroborate a portion of metallic came escaped and fell to the tract (with immoderate further tiny debris) portion the extortion was successful the process of opening. There were nary injuries," a Cowboys spokesperson told the station. "It is being reviewed further, and a determination regarding the quality to re-open the extortion safely volition beryllium made erstwhile possible."

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The Cowboys, who are hosting their in-state rival Texans successful hopeless request of a win, person mislaid 4 consecutive games to marque them 3-6 connected the season.

Dak Prescott, the team’s franchise backmost who signed an hold to marque him the highest-paid signal-caller successful the NFL this offseason, won’t beryllium disposable for the remainder of the twelvemonth aft needing country to repair a hamstring injury. 

That leaves Cooper Rush to commencement successful his spot for the 2nd consecutive week, and the seasoned backup is coming disconnected a brutal show against the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. Rush was 13-of-23 for 45 yards successful a crippled successful which the discourtesy lone enactment up six full points.

Meanwhile, the Texans are successful a spot of a skid themselves, losing back-to-back games, though they inactive ain the part pb successful the AFC South. 

A metallic expanse fell connected the AT&T Stadium tract earlier "Monday Night Football" betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. (KDFW FOX 4)

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C.J. Stroud does get his apical receiver, Nico Collins, backmost connected the tract connected Monday night, and Houston is hoping his instrumentality volition spark a stalling discourtesy of late.

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