Why Is The Roof Closed At The Superbowl

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 prepared.

Why is the roof closed at the superbowl.

The roof of atlanta s mercedes benz stadium will be open for some of the super bowl festivities but closed for the game itself the nfl announced after several days of speculation. Super bowl liii is scheduled for feb. The nfl made the decision sunday afternoon ending a week of speculation about whether the stadium s famous roof would be open or closed for the patriots rams game. Atlanta the nfl wants the retractable roof at atlanta s 1 5 billion mercedes benz stadium open for the next super bowl weather permitting.

As with all things super bowl any news is news with the latest tidbit from the. The nfl announced the retractable roof at nrg stadium will remain closed. The roof was closed at houston s nrg stadium when the falcons and patriots played in super bowl li two seasons ago. 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 stadium.

The nfl has yet to decide on whether the roof at mercedes benz stadium will be open or closed for the super bowl. The explosive offenses of the atlanta falcons and new england patriots will play super bowl li on an indoor track. The roof was open for super bowl xlix in glendale arizona in 2015.