The Dallas Cowboys weren’t exactly at their best to start “Monday Night Football.”

They gave up a 77-yard touchdown to Nico Collins, although it was called back due to a penalty. A few plays later, the Houston Texans scored on a 45-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon. Collins and Mixon were barely touched on those plays.

The Cowboys’ start went from hair-raising to embarrassing on their first drive.

Dallas attempted a fake punt on fourth-and-9 and Houston responded like they knew it was coming. Punter Bryan Anger threw a pass over the line to Juanyeh Thomas, and as soon as Thomas caught it, he was shot in the back by Texans receiver John Metchie III, far from the first-down marker.

The Cowboys had an early bright spot, when the defense got an interception on fourth down, but a few plays later, Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush gave it right back to Houston on his own interception.

The bad start to the game wasn’t even the worst thing that happened to the Cowboys on Monday night. That’s probably when chunks of metal fell from the roof of AT&T Stadium as they tried to open it well before kickoff.

This season has not gone well for the Cowboys. Monday’s start was a microcosm of all their problems.