Nrg Stadium Roof Status Super Bowl 51

Super bowl li just got a bit easier for kickers stephen gostkowski and matt bryant they won t have to deal with any wind as the roof of nrg stadium will be closed for the big game.

Nrg stadium roof status super bowl 51.

The roof at nrg stadium will remain closed for sunday night for super li the nfl announced 90 minutes before kickoff. As the new england patriots face off against the atlanta falcons this weekend the backdrop of super bowl 51 is slated to be unlike any big game ever before. Hard rock stadium in miami gardens florida. Bag inspection policy a to z guide from nrg stadium website.

Houston s nrg stadium is bracing for two star quarterbacks to break super bowl records of 414 passing yards historic levels of data use and rainfall during the big game. Football in the city of houston had been a staple since 1960 when the houston oilers were founded. On october 16 2012 the nfl announced that reliant stadium in houston which was renamed nrg stadium in 2014 was a finalist to host super bowl li. Yes lady gaga did begin her super bowl 51 halftime performance on the roof of nrg stadium.

Houston then competed against the runner up for the site of super bowl 50. Sunday s super bowl li between the new england patriots and atlanta falcons will be played in the retractable roofed nrg stadium in houston. Therefore the nfl could elect to have the roof open or closed on game day. Texas longhorn band pre game at nrg stadium houston dec 27 2017 texas bowl ut vs.

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. The nfl has the discretion on whether to have the roof open or closed. When nrg stadium hosted super bowl xxxviii in 2004 it marked the first time the super bowl was played at a retractable roof stadium. The nfl selected the sites for super bowl 50 and super bowl li at the owners spring meetings in boston on may 21 2013.

Weather will not be a factor when the atlanta falconsand new england patriotsface off in super bowl 2017. 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.