Dallas Cowboys

Advertising for party pass tickets included a photo with a bird's eye view of the playing field.

ARLINGTON — Fans say the Dallas Cowboys misled them. Now, the city of Arlington reportedly wants the team to dramatically reduce the number of standing room only tickets it sells to future games.

There won't likely be 30,000 fans standing at the end zones in the Cowboys Stadium when the team hosts the Carolina Panthers next Monday. Arlington fire officials told News 8 the "Party Pass" crowd isn't safe.

Sunday night, thousands who purchased the passes crammed into six party decks located in the end zones. Now, Arlington public safety officials said they don't want to see it happen again.

The city of Arlington wants to cap the number of standing-room-only tickets. But, the Cowboys haven't committed to a "Party Pass" cap, yet.

"When the doors opened with great fanfare, all of these people started rushing in," said Mayor Robert Cluck, of Arlington. "We don't want that to ever happen again."

The fire department is recommending a limit in the neighborhood of 15,000 passes per game.

"Our position would be to limit the number of Party Passes that are sold that could be safely managed in an environment where everyone attending a venue can expect a level of safety," said Don Crowson, the fire chief with the Arlington Fire Department.

The stadium can officially hold more than 111,000 people. However, that includes work areas behind the scenes.

"The certificate of occupancy is actually for the number of people who can be safely evacuated from the building," Crowson said. "That's different from the number of fans who can actually see the field."

Even without a limit on passes, the Cowboys say fans will be safe at next week's gamer where the Cowboys will face off against the Carolina Panthers.

"Right now, we're at 7,500," said Brett Daniels, a Dallas Cowboys spokesman. "So, I don't know if there's any need for a cap."

That may also be because the demand may not be as strong as it was for the season opener.

"Sunday night was a historic night for Cowboys fans and for the stadium," Daniels said. "So, I think there was a much higher demand there than you'll probably see for a typical game."

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