Will The Roof Be Open For Super Bowl Li

Super bowl li is just a few days away and the hype machine is rolling.

Will the roof be open for super bowl li.

Though many roofing contractors are certainly football fans and some even have pro teams as clients not much thought may be given to the host venue s roof. January 24 2017 at 3 06 pm. Super bowl xlix was the first super bowl to be played in a retractable roof stadium with the roof open by league decision previous super bowls played in such stadiums including super bowl xlii were played with the roof closed. 3 between the new england patriots and los angeles rams.

The nfl is considering having the roof open at mercedes benz stadium in atlanta ga. Nfl says they want the roof open at nrg for super bowl li. Houston tx november 03. A roof was in demand for several years but multiple financing plans fell through and attendance in all sports suffered.

A general view of the roof open while the houston texans play against the. Houston s nrg stadium has been in the news for weeks as the nfl s elite teams battled for a shot at lifting the lombardi trophy. The nfl announced the retractable roof at nrg stadium will remain closed. The roof was closed at houston s nrg stadium when the falcons and patriots played in super bowl li two seasons ago.

For super bowl liii on sunday feb. The roof was open for super bowl xlix in glendale ariz in 2015. The gametime temperature was 66 f 19 c with clear conditions. The nfl plans to have mercedes benz stadium s retractable roof closed for the super bowl game tonight but open for pregame festivities.

The timing of the nfl s decision to have the roof closed for the game was the same as at super bowl li in houston two years ago when the league also decided about five hours before kickoff to. In 2010 the nfl threatened to keep the stadium from future super bowl consideration unless major renovations including a roof were completed.