Will Roof Be Open For Super Bowl 49

Atlanta for many months nfl officials have said they hoped to play super bowl liii with mercedes benz stadium s famous retractable roof open.

Will roof be open for super bowl 49.

The nfl plans to have mercedes benz stadium s retractable roof closed for the super bowl game tonight but open for pregame festivities. The nfl is keeping the retractable roof open for super bowl 49 between the patriots and seahawks the first time all season that s been the case at university of phoenix stadium. The nfl plans to have the roof open at university of phoenix stadium for super bowl xlix. Of course plans can change as they did the last time the nfl s premier event was in arizona.

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. 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. They re still clinging to those hopes albeit. The roof was closed at houston s nrg stadium when the falcons and patriots played in super bowl li two seasons ago.

1 championship game between the seattle seahawks and new england patriots. The gametime temperature was 66 f 19 c with clear conditions. Atlanta the retractable roof on the mercedes benz stadium in downtown atlanta is expected to be open on sunday when the new england patriots and the los angeles rams meet in the super bowl a.