Will The Roof Be Open For Super Bowl Li

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.

Will the roof be open for super bowl li. The explosive offenses of the atlanta falcons and new england patriots will play super bowl li on an indoor track. The nfl is considering having the roof open at mercedes benz stadium in atlanta ga. 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. 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.

Nfl says they want the roof open at nrg for super bowl li. Gaga jumped from the roof at super bowl and immediately. The gametime temperature was 66 f 19 c with clear conditions. Singer lady gaga performs during the pepsi super bowl li halftime show at houston nrg stadium in houston texas february 5 2017.

The roof was open for super bowl xlix in glendale ariz in 2015. A roof was in demand for several years but multiple financing plans fell through and attendance in all sports suffered. Super bowl li is just a few days away and the hype machine is rolling. The roof was closed at houston s nrg stadium when the falcons and patriots played in super bowl li two seasons ago.

January 24 2017 at 3 06 pm. In 2010 the nfl threatened to keep the stadium from future super bowl consideration unless major renovations including a roof were completed. Houston tx november 03. 3 between the new england patriots and los angeles rams.

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. The nfl announced the retractable roof at nrg stadium will remain closed.