Attendance issues continue to plague the NFL as the kneeling backlash rolls into week 13. Thursday night’s match up between the Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys Game at AT&T Stadium is no different.
The game started off at 7:30 PM in Arlington and thousands of seats were still available well into the first quarter.
https://twitter.com/drewdavison/status/936402816763080704
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
Maybe it will fill in, but lots of empty seats at game time. pic.twitter.com/qXKWzaxRFx
— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) December 1, 2017
A lot of empty seats here at AT&T Stadium #redskins #cowboys pic.twitter.com/f7dhT1rkms
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) 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 (@MasterTes) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/PatDoneyNBC5/status/936407144546623495
Better picture of seats open in Dallas for the opening possession tonight. pic.twitter.com/OLVkAYrM4r
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) 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
“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 mid week game with a 7:25 local start will be late arriving,” wrote Yardbarker’s Michael Dixon.
Dixon then conceded the empty seats are “certainly not a picture that anyone in the NFL wants to see.”