Fans Share Photos of Empty Seats During Redskins-Cowboys Game

By Epoch Newsroom
December 1, 2017 Last Updated: December 1, 2017
A detailed view of an NFL shield logo (Mark Cunningham/Detroit Lions/Getty Images)

During Thursday night’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, there were a number of empty seats at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Thousands of seats appeared to be still available well into the first quarter, according to photos posted on social media.

“To be fair, Thursday games are always a little tricky with crowds. While not as bad as they are on the West Coast (where the start time is 5:25), it’s certainly possible that a crowd for a midweek game with a 7:25 local start will be late arriving,” wrote sports reporter Michael Dixon for Sportsnaut.

He speculated that it could have something to do with the Redskins and the Cowboys being out of the playoff race in the NFC.

But he also noted that the bevy of empty seats are “certainly not a picture that anyone in the NFL wants to see.”

And here’s what the same matchup at the AT&T stadium looked like last year on Nov. 24.

A view of the field during the game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
A view of the field during the game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
A view of the field during the game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

 

A view of the field during the game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins completes a pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

 

The Washington Redskins huddle against the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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