Roof Open Or Closed For Super Bowl

Phoenix ap the super bowl location in sunny arizona will present a dilemma for league officials as they grapple with a question faced by many pro sports teams in an era of retractable roofs.

Roof open or closed for super bowl.

If there is rain in the forecast the roof stays closed. But as they found out the last time the super bowl was in atlanta the weather is often unpredictable. As for the temps it can depend. The nfl is open to leaving the roof open for the super bowl.

It could be opened pre game during the game or not at all. Nfl officials have said they hoped to play super bowl 52 with mercedes benz stadium s famous retractable roof open. For this year s super bowl nfl vice president of football communications michael signora said the league is planning a show that can be executed with a closed or open roof and will be. Since the cardinals stadium was built in 2006 the team has played 22 games with the roof open and 71 with it closed.

The roof was open for super bowl xlix in glendale ariz in 2015. The atlanta journal constitution reports the falcons team president and ceo says they will keep the roof. Phoenix ap the super bowl location in sunny arizona will present a dilemma for league officials as they grapple with a question that is faced by many pro sports teams in an era of retractable. Since the cardinals stadium was built in 2006 the team has played 22 games with the roof open and 71 with it closed.