Anytime the Dallas Cowboys host a playoff game at AT&T Stadium, it’s going to be a big deal. When the San Francisco 49ers are the opponent, that takes things up a notch given their heated history in the playoffs.
The stadium, which normally holds around 80,000 people, can expand for special events to a capacity closer to 100,000 thanks to a sizable standing-room-only section. That’s the case for Sunday’s Wild Card game between the Cowboys and 49ers. And for the fans desperate to get the best view possible in that first-come-first-serve section, the anticipation was intense, to say the least.
Around two hours before the game got going, the AT&T Stadium doors were opened and a literal fan stampede took place as people representing both squads races for the section. It’s something to behold.
In the age of COVID, it’s quite a thing to see so many people packed together, running full speed, and bumping up against one another, all in the name of watching a football game. But even with that aside, the whole thing felt a bit weird to a lot of people watching the scene from home and it led to some strong reactions on social media.
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— Brian Cuban (@bcuban) January 16, 2022
Hopefully, no one got hurt running into the stadium. As for contracting any airborne viruses that happen to be causing a pandemic at this particular moment, it seems as though seeing their football team win a playoff game trumps those concerns.
Good luck to everyone today, make your football team score points, and may your next COVID test come back negative.