ARLINGTON – A piece of metal and small debris fell onto the field while AT&T Stadium's retractable roof was being opened Monday before the Cowboys-Texans game.No injuries were reported, according to the Cowboys.

The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. 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.

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

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.

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.

In 16 seasons at AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys are 50-32 when the building is completely closed. They are 12-11 when the roof and doors are open. They are 2-5 when the roof is open but the doors are closed. They are 10-3 when the roof is closed but the doors are open.

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.

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.

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.