The Arizona Cardinals built a beautiful new stadium with a retractable roof, and the roof wasn't with precipitation in mind. You may have heard that it doesn't rain much in the Phoenix area.
But on Sunday, the Cardinals and Chicago Bears got a surprise.
The roof was open and that's usually not a danger for Cardinals home games, as long as it isn't too hot. But it started raining during the second quarter. Not only that but there was some hail too.
Cardinals chose to keep the roof open with rain in the forecast all week.
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) November 3, 2024
It is now raining. pic.twitter.com/Kdk529kSsm
That was unexpected because it was a beautiful day out when the game kicked off. The Cardinals started closing the roof, but the CBS broadcast said that process takes 10 minutes. So the teams played through one of the more unexpected weather disruptions of this or many other NFL seasons. The roof finished closing late in the second quarter.
— ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ (@Someone20241575) November 3, 2024
No big deal, it just started to hail In Glendale during the Cardinals vs Bears game.
— 🌵 Mr. Az (@MrAzSports) November 3, 2024
Remember the Cardinals have a retractable roof and now are closing it. pic.twitter.com/l7YU1vvirV
The Bears should have been OK with it. It's not unusual to have bad weather in Chicago. They probably just never expected to be dodging raindrops and hail in Arizona.
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