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Sunlight interfering in Dallas game, was the roof open or not ?

torboy

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Does anyone know if the Roof was open for today's Dallas game or not ? I've been to AT&T Stadium twice and I've noticed sunlight does shine thru the windows onto the field when sun is low, and it was a big issue in this game. Does anyone know if the Roof was open or not ? Many media is saying the sunlight shining thru the roof was the problem however I don't think the roof is the issue. It's the windows not having coverings in that end zone. Nevertheless, I agree it is a terrible design flaw for a $ 1.3 billion stadium. The stadium was built 4 degrees off its intended orientation, they noticed the error after the foundation had been poured. It was too late to correct due to time constraints. Why didn't they just AT&T as a north - south orientation ? I realize there are design constraints with parking lots and entry streets, but even an offset of 20 degrees would probably have resulted in the sunlight being cut off by the structure. Aren't most football stadiums north - south or 45 degree orientation ? Thoughts welcome.
 
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shack

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Not that I was glued to the set but I don't think that I heard this discussed on the telecast.
 

redshank

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The end of the stadium where they let the fans in is glass. When the Cowboys play a 4 pm game the sun often shines on the field.

Covered but still having some open air features seems to be the rage these days. SoFi in LA is covered but they had to delay a game this year due to lightning. 5.5 billion for SoFi FFS
 

JohnHenry

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Not that I was glued to the set but I don't think that I heard this discussed on the telecast.
They did show a camera shot of what the Dallas receiver would have seen and why the ball sailed past him without his even seeing it. The Cowboys play there 10 times a year, they should have known which end to choose.
 

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Strange that after all of the years this place has been opened that they did not fit it with a filter of some sort.
 
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