If you were going to work tomorrow, no you aren’t. There’s going to be plenty of “sick” days Monday around Pittsburgh as the Sunday night game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys began with a long weather delay. Originally scheduled to kickoff at 8:20 PM/EST, the game has been delayed by over an hour, and makes for the latest start in franchise history.
The Steelers and Cowboys will now kick off at 9:45 PM/EST.
Cowboys-Steelers now expected to kickoff at 9:45 pm ET. #Steelers #NFL #HereWeGo
— Steelers Depot 7u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) October 7, 2024
Combing through the list of night games dating back to 1970, the latest previous kickoff per Pro Football Reference came in 2002, a 9:12 PM/EST kickoff against the New England Patriots.