The Arizona Cardinals built a beautiful new stadium with a retractable roof, and the roof wasn’t thinking about rainfall. 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 generally not a danger for Cardinals home games as long as it’s not too hot. But it started raining during the second quarter. Not only that, but there was also hail.
That was unexpected because it was a beautiful day when the game started. The Cardinals began closing the roof, but the CBS broadcast said the process takes 10 minutes. So the teams played during one of the most unexpected weather interruptions of this or many other NFL seasons. The roof finished closing at the end of the second quarter.
No big deal, it just started hailing in Glendale during the Cardinals vs Bears game.
Remember the Cardinals have a retractable roof and are now closing it. pic.twitter.com/l7YU1vvirV
— Mr. Az (@MrAzSports) November 3, 2024
The Bears should have been okay with that. It is not uncommon to have bad weather in Chicago. They probably never expected to be dodging raindrops and hail in Arizona.
