Nrg Stadium Roof Status Super Bowl 51

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Nrg stadium roof status super bowl 51.

Super bowl 51 2017 will the roof be opened or closed for the atlanta falcons new england patriots game at nrg stadium in houston texas. The super bowl li halftime show took place on february 5 2017 at nrg stadium in houston texas as part of super bowl li. The preliminary plan was to open the roof on game day but rain on sunday could force it to be closed even if the rain doesn t fall during the game itself. The performance was met with critical acclaim and received 6 emmy award.

Football in the city of houston had been a staple since 1960 when the houston oilers were founded. Super bowl 51 between the new england patriots and atlanta falcons will be starting soon. 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. The nfl selected the sites for super bowl 50 and super bowl li at the owners spring meetings in boston on may 21 2013.

Bag inspection policy a to z guide from nrg stadium website. The nrg stadium roof will be closed for super bowl 51 sunday night. 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. Sunday s super bowl li between the new england patriots and atlanta falcons will be played in the retractable roofed nrg stadium in houston.

Houston then competed against the runner up for the site of super bowl 50. Nrg stadium in houston has prepping for the big game for a while now and is one of the best places in the. Therefore the nfl could elect to have the roof open or closed on game day. Lady gaga headlined the show with no special guests the first since super bowl xliv performing a medley of her hit songs including material from her then most recent studio album joanne 2016.

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. 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. 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.