The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night.
Football stadium roof collapse minnesota.
That is until 2010.
It collapsed four times in the 1980s and had to be re inflated despite being built in the same decade.
The vikings played at the university of minnesota s tcf bank stadium for the 2014 and 2015 nfl seasons ahead of the planned opening of u s.
Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game.
One thing the new roof won t do according to everyone.
The metrodome s fiberglass roof infamously caved under the heft of deep snow in december 2010.
The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure.
Property of the nfl and fox.
That roof was held up mostly by air.
On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out.
The game originally scheduled for minneapolis sunday was canceled when the roof of the metrodome collapsed.
The stadium had grown old by that year.
On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work.
Bank stadium in 2016.
The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues.