Two hours before kickoff, Cowboys Stadium wasn't ready for its possibly Super Bowl-record crowd.
As the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers warmed up on the field, workers were still installing temporary seats in the top level of the stadium's west end.
The NFL shuffled things around to make space for the folks who'd paid $600 for those seats -- or, at least, as many as they could.
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Ticket-holders in those sections were asked to wait in the Party Plaza while work was being finished.
NFL Network's Kara Henderson reported that one possible solution would be to place the affected fans in seats where league employees and their families have tickets.
This is the latest black eye for the hosts following a week of problems caused by rare severe winter weather. They were hoping flawless game-day logistics would wipe out some of the complaints.
At least the weather was better -- blue skies with temperatures in the low 50s.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was counting on a crowd of more than 105,000, including stadium workers and media, and fans who bought standing-room tickets for plazas outside the stadium.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
WELL LOOKS LIKE JERRY JONES SCREWED IT UP!!! AT LEAST THE FIRE MARSHALL WENT IN AND SAID THERE WAS TOO MANY SEATS. AT LEAST PEOPLE'S SAFETY IS BEING LOOKED AFTER BUT NOW HERE IS THE THING. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE ME $1800 TO COMPENSATE FOR ME NOT ABLE TO WATCH THE GAME THEN YOU ARE SMOKING CRACK. I AM HERE THEN LET ME WATCH THE GAME. PUT ME UP IN THOSE HIGH PRICED BOXES WERE THE PARTY IS. THIS IS A MAJOR BLUNDER. SEEMS LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE THE DAY OF THE GAME THAT YOU HAVE TOO MANY SEATS AND IT ISN'T SAFE. THAT'S MESSED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GUESS MONEY MONEY MONEY IS ALL ANYBODY CARES ABOUT.
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