Nrg Stadium Roof Open Or Closed For Super Bowl

The roof at nrg stadium will remain closed for sunday night for super li the nfl announced 90 minutes before kickoff.

Nrg stadium roof open or closed for super bowl.

In 2010 the nfl threatened to keep the stadium from future super bowl consideration unless major renovations including a roof were completed. When the stadium named reliant stadium at the time hosted the 2004 super bowl the roof was closed because of rain in the forecast. Super bowl 51 between the new england patriots and atlanta falcons. If the roof is closed at the start of the game or during the game it cannot be opened for the remainder of the game.

Nrg stadium has many amenities including over 8 200 club seats 187 luxury suites club lounges and bars and a texans team store. When the roof is open each section is above the seats in the endzone. February 6 2017 source. A large open air canopy was added to provide shade to fans and athletes below during the 350 million renovation project that began in 2015.

The nfl has the discretion on whether to have the roof open or closed. Warm and muggy roof closed by. If the decision is made to open the roof the roof must be open no later than the time that the teams take the field for pre game warm ups. 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 have.

Around the nfl writer houston the explosive offenses of the atlanta falcons and new england patriots will play super bowl li on an indoor track. Bag inspection policy a to z guide from nrg stadium website. The patriots played an nfc south team in that super. Heading into nrg stadium for super bowl li.

The 71 795 seat stadium is expected to be filled to capacity sunday for the big game. The nfl announced the retractable roof at nrg.