Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers SNF game delayed due to weather

The Sunday Night Football contest between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers has been delayed by roughly an hour and a half due to inclement weather in the area.

A long line of squalls was headed toward the stadium from the northwest, causing officials to delay the start.

UPDATE: Players are slated to return to the field for warm-ups at 9:25 p.m. ET, with a start time tentatively set for 9:45 p.m. ET.

Sunday night’s contest will be an important game for both teams.

Pittsburgh has gotten out to a 3-1 start and is protecting a half-game lead in the AFC North standings, with Baltimore close behind at 3-2. The Steelers have gotten there by playing excellent defense and limiting opponents’ scoring.

Dallas, meanwhile, is out to a 2-2 start to the season and trails 4-1 Washington by a considerable margin already. Philadelphia is currently 2-2, as well, while the New York Giants are in last place in the NFC East standings at 2-3. The Cowboys would certainly like to avoid joining them.

But if Dallas is going to win it’s going to take some special efforts from lesser-known players on defense.

The Cowboys are incredibly banged up on the defensive side of the ball heading into the Sunday Night Football contest.

Dallas Cowboys decimated by injuries, inactives

For being so early in the season, Dallas has really been hit hard by the injury bug already. The Cowboys are missing some key stars, particularly on defense.

The following is a list of players that have been ruled inactive for Sunday Night Football.

Dallas Cowboys inactives:

• QB Trey Lance
• RB Deuce Vaughn
• TE John Stephens
• OT Matt Waletzko
• DE Micah Parsons
• DE KJ Henry
• CB Caelen Carson