<P> During the debut preseason game of Cowboys Stadium on August 21 , 2009 , a punt by Tennessee Titans punter A.J. Trapasso hit the 175 feet ( 53.34 m ) wide screen above the field . The punt deflected backwards and was ruled in - play until Titans coach Jeff Fisher informed the officials that the punt struck the scoreboard . By rule , the down was replayed . Jerry Jones believes that Trapasso was trying to hit the scoreboard , saying , `` If you look at how you punt the football , unless you 're trying to hit the scoreboard , you punt the ball to get downfield . You certainly want to get some hangtime , but you punt the ball to get downfield , and you sure do n't punt the ball down the middle . You punt it off to the side . '' Whether the screen would affect an opposing team 's punting strategy has been debated . For teams with strategies centered on maximizing hang - time , physicist Christopher Moore of Longwood University has shown via computer simulation that well - kicked punts have the potential to hit the screen no matter the field position . Trapasso disputed Jones ' suggestion that he was intentionally trying to hit the board , and other NFL punters have suggested that the board may pose a problem for longer hang - time punts . The screen was retrofitted with 16 custom winches using 11,000 feet ( 3.35 km ) of 1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm ) domestic galvanized wire rope from Tway Lifting Products to accomplish the safe , efficient transport of the video board in time to make room for U2 's massive set during their 360 ° Tour , and was moved back down after the concert . The video board is also the primary attachment point for up to 370,000 lb ( 168 metric tons ) of concert and theatrical rigging . </P>
<P> During the debut preseason game of Cowboys Stadium on August 21 , 2009 , a punt by Tennessee Titans punter A.J. Trapasso hit the 175 feet ( 53.34 m ) wide screen above the field . The punt deflected backwards and was ruled in - play until Titans coach Jeff Fisher informed the officials that the punt struck the scoreboard . By rule , the down was replayed . Jerry Jones believes that Trapasso was trying to hit the scoreboard , saying , `` If you look at how you punt the football , unless you 're trying to hit the scoreboard , you punt the ball to get downfield . You certainly want to get some hangtime , but you punt the ball to get downfield , and you sure do n't punt the ball down the middle . You punt it off to the side . '' Whether the screen would affect an opposing team 's punting strategy has been debated . For teams with strategies centered on maximizing hang - time , physicist Christopher Moore of Longwood University has shown via computer simulation that well - kicked punts have the potential to hit the screen no matter the field position . Trapasso disputed Jones ' suggestion that he was intentionally trying to hit the board , and other NFL punters have suggested that the board may pose a problem for longer hang - time punts . The screen was retrofitted with 16 custom winches using 11,000 feet ( 3.35 km ) of 1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm ) domestic galvanized wire rope from Tway Lifting Products to accomplish the safe , efficient transport of the video board in time to make room for U2 's massive set during their 360 ° Tour , and was moved back down after the concert . The video board is also the primary attachment point for up to 370,000 lb ( 168 metric tons ) of concert and theatrical rigging . </P>
how big is the screen in dallas stadium
how big is the screen in dallas stadium
175 feet ( 53.34 m ) wide
175 feet ( 53.34 m ) wide