Ford Field Roof Collapse

Ford field has served as an emergency home field for other nfl teams on two occasions.

Ford field roof collapse. In the end ford field in detroit made the most sense. In 2014 the buffalo bills used the stadium when the roads to new era stadium were closed after an especially heavy lake effect snowstorm. Washington football team detroit lions. Eventually the lions moved to ford field in downtown detroit in 2002.

Being out on the field it. Indianapolis colts detroit lions. The snow caused the roof to collapse and it was all caught on tape. The fox network which will broadcast the game in new york and minnesota already has a production.

It s the fourth time in the metrodome s 29 year history that the roof has collapsed. The roof tore open spilling tons of snow onto the playing field and erasing the familiar puffy white top from. 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. But a further roof collapse in january 2013 proved to be the death knell for the venue.

13 2010 new york giants at minnesota game of sunday dec. The final collapse of the metrodome came in 2014 when it was demolished. Sunday 11 01 2020. 13 2010 new york giants at minnesota game of sunday dec.

12 moved to ford field in detroit on monday dec. The metrodome had to have its roof replaced and would not be used again until august 2011. In 2010 it hosted the minnesota vikings after the collapse of the humphrey metrodome roof following a heavy snow. Sunday 11 15 2020.

After metrodome s roof collapsed in prior week nfl announced. Before the metrodome roof collapsed. 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. The vikings had to play their final home game of the season at the detroit lions home stadium of ford field.