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.
About to kickoff at AT&T Stadium for Redskins at Cowboys … and it's empty in here … the white is empty seats: pic.twitter.com/mfqEFCogS9
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) December 1, 2017
Thousands of seats appeared to be still available well into the first quarter, according to photos posted on social media.
Late arriving, maybe not arriving, crowd tonight at AT&T Stadium. That’s what two 5-6 teams will do. pic.twitter.com/cIhJXkmHN3
— Drew Davison (@drewdavison) December 1, 2017
About to kickoff at AT&T Stadium for Redskins at Cowboys … and it's empty in here … the white is empty seats: pic.twitter.com/mfqEFCogS9
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) December 1, 2017
“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.”
Maybe it will fill in, but lots of empty seats at game time. pic.twitter.com/qXKWzaxRFx
— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) December 1, 2017
Halfway through first quarter, still a lot of empty seats at #WASvsDAL. Traffic issues on I-30 en route to Cowboys stadium pic.twitter.com/rEvLfKeTXA
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) December 1, 2017
Better picture of seats open in Dallas for the opening possession tonight. pic.twitter.com/OLVkAYrM4r
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 1, 2017
I’ve honestly seen more people show up for a high school game at AT&T Stadium than I do tonight pic.twitter.com/kCyPMhD7HO
— Master Tesfatsion (@MasterTes) December 1, 2017
And here’s what the same matchup at the AT&T stadium looked like last year on Nov. 24.
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