Minnesota Vikings Stadium Open Or Closed Roof

The roof that isn t there using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home of the nfl s minnesota vikings u s.

Minnesota vikings stadium open or closed roof.

Instead of a 1990s style retractable roof which most nfl stadiums rarely open the minnesota vikings are using a revolutionary design that is incredibly light. Because of minnesota s harsh winters a retractable roof was considered for the team s new home as an appealing alternative to the cavelike metrodome where the controlled indoor climate and. The good morning football crew discusses whether green bay packers qb aaron rodgers or minnesota vikings qb kirk cousins will have more total yards in week 1. Minneapolis the minnesota vikings and new york giants will play on monday night in detroit after the metrodome s inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm.

It also hosts early season college baseball games of the university of minnesota golden gophers. Ben goessling espn staff writer minneapolis before its glass doors have opened for a minnesota vikings game or the first load of snow has skittered off the roof on a saturday night to prevent a. The vikings 1 1 billion u s. The team played its final home game in the metrodome on december 29 2013 defeating the detroit lions 14 13.

Minnesota vikings new stadium has roof that s closed and that s by design rendering of the new vikings stadium. Humphrey metrodome the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the minnesota vikings nfl. The game will kickoff at 7 20 on monday. It s truly going to feel like you re at you know an open air stadium but you ll be here in the winter months mortenson construction s brendan moore said.

Removal of the stadium s seats began the next day. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium in minneapolis minnesota united states built on the former site of the hubert h. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels. Nfl network insider ian rapoport.