Minnesota Vikings Roof

The dome s roof once against deflated and tore due to snow in the spring of 1983 postponing a minnesota twins game.

Minnesota vikings roof.

Cameras capture the metrodome roof caving in from too much snow during a blizzard in minneapolis minn. Property of the nfl and fox. Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen a wobbly paper thin surface that could be used as a cutting board.

Tennessee titans 2 0 minnesota vikings 0 2 sun. Dan marino considered playing for the minnesota vikings before retiring the metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s. Colts put up 15 unanswered points in a first half that s played out in eerily similar fashion to minnesota s week 1 loss. According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow the teflon and fiberglass roof collapsing makes a ripping noise as air shoots into the stadium sending the roof plummeting toward the stadium seats.

The official source of vikings videos news headlines photos tickets roster gameday information and schedule. The following year more heavy snowfall caused a tear in the roof just four days before the vikings were set to play the cowboys in the last game of the 1982 regular season. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors. Get the latest minnesota vikings news photos rankings lists and more on bleacher report.

Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home the nfl s minnesota vikings u s.