A double whammy has hit the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota today (December 13)!
Due to a late fall blizzard that hit the city starting Friday evening and into yesterday, over 17 inches of snow was dumped on the Twin Cities area, resulting in a collapse of the inflatable Teflon roof of the Mall of America (aka Metrodome) stadium, home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings.
Although officials were confident they could get all the snow removed and the roof "inflated" again in time for today's Vikings game against the visiting New York Giants, unfortunately the game has been officially postponed today by the NFL because the visiting Giants have not yet been able to arrive in Minneapolis!
The blizzard resulted in the travel plans of the Giants being altered slightly; they left New York earlier than usual on Saturday for Minneapolis, but the airport there was closed; they had to land and stay in Kansas City instead where they still are at this moment!
Today's game has been rescheduled for tomorrow evening in Minneapolis. Will this blast of winter weather also affect any of today's NFL matches in other cities across the U.S. Midwest?
UPDATE:
The Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants will play on Monday night at Ford Field in Detroit, home of the Detroit Lions, after the Mall of America's (aka Metrodome) inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm. The game will kickoff at 7:20 on Monday night, the NFL said.
Officials told the league the roof wouldn’t be ready in time to play Monday or Tuesday
VIDEO:
Here is some cool video of the roof collapsing from the weight of the snow from inside the stadium
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