Ford Field Roof Collapse

The metrodome had to have its roof replaced and would not be used again until august 2011.

Ford field roof collapse.

In 2010 it hosted the minnesota vikings after the collapse of the humphrey metrodome roof following a heavy snow. It s the fourth time in the metrodome s 29 year history that the roof has collapsed. After metrodome s roof collapsed in prior week nfl announced. Ford field is a domed american football stadium located in downtown detroit it primarily serves as the home of the detroit lions of the national football league nfl as well as the annual quick lane bowl college football bowl game state championship football games for the mhsaa the mhsaa state wrestling championships and the mcba marching band state finals among other events.

13 2010 new york giants at minnesota game of sunday dec. Indianapolis colts detroit lions. Being out on the field it. The roof tore open spilling tons of snow onto the playing field and erasing the familiar puffy white top from.

The fox network which will broadcast the game in new york and minnesota already has a production. Sunday 11 15 2020. The vikings had to play their final home game of the season at the detroit lions home stadium of ford field. In the end ford field in detroit made the most sense.

Before the metrodome roof collapsed. Washington football team detroit lions. The vikings giants game was postponed to monday night and moved to detroit ford field after the metrodome roof collapsed for the fifth time since opening in 1982. Ford field has served as an emergency home field for other nfl teams on two occasions.

In 2014 the buffalo bills used the stadium when the roads to new era stadium were closed after an especially heavy lake effect snowstorm. 12 moved to ford field in detroit on monday dec. Eventually the lions moved to ford field in downtown detroit in 2002. Sunday 11 01 2020.

But a further roof collapse in january 2013 proved to be the death knell for the venue. Ford field is a multi purpose indoor stadium located in downtown detroit michigan and home of the detroit lions. The snow caused the roof to collapse and it was all caught on tape. The final collapse of the metrodome came in 2014 when it was demolished.