Which NFL Stadiums Have Retractable Roofs?
There are only eight NFL stadiums with retractable roofs. Find out which ones they are and some fun facts about each.
Lucas Oil Stadium
NFL stadiums are constantly trying to outdo each other. They want to have the biggest, the best, and the most technologically advanced stadiums in the league. In recent years, one of the most popular features that stadiums have been trying to incorporate is a retractable roof.
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts franchise. The stadium also hosts major concerts, conventions and amateur sporting events, such as the Big Ten Football Championship Game and drums corps international.
Home Team: Indianapolis Colts
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in 2008 and since then has served as the home of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts. The stadium is located on the southwest corner of downtown Indianapolis, at the site of the former RCA Dome. Lucas Oil Stadium replaced the RCA Dome as the home of the Colts after it was completed in 2008.
Capacity: 62,421
Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008. The stadium is on South Capitol Avenue between Lucas Oil Way and West Street. The stadium had a retractable roof added in 2019. It seats 62,421 for football games but can be expand to 70,000 for other events.
Year Opened: 2008
Located in downtown Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008 and is the home of the Indianapolis Colts. The stadium has a retractable roof, which can be opened or closed in as little as 20 minutes. With a seating capacity of 63,000, Lucas Oil Stadium is one of the smaller stadiums in the NFL.
Retractable Roof: Yes
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008. The stadium was constructed to allow a retractable roof. The roof is composed of two large panels that roll on rails at about one foot per second. There are also twelve smaller panels above each end zone. In February 2020, it was announced that for the first time in stadium history, all eight panels would be open for a Colts game.
University of Phoenix Stadium
The University of Phoenix Stadium, home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, is one of only four stadiums in the league with a retractable roof. The roof is made up of two panels that slide open and closed on rails, taking about 15 minutes to open or close. The panels are each 260 feet long and 120 feet wide, and are made of a clear plastic material that lets in natural light.
Location: Glendale, Arizona
The University of Phoenix Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona, west of Phoenix. The stadium serves as the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). It opened on August 1, 2006, after three years of construction. The venue is the first retractable-roofed stadium built in the United States, and features a roll-in natural grass playing surface.
Home Team: Arizona Cardinals
The University of Phoenix Stadium is a multipurpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona, west of Phoenix. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) and the annual Fiesta Bowl. It also played host to Super Bowl XLII in 2008 and Super Bowl XLIX in 2015. The stadium has a retractable roof and fieldTurf surface.
Capacity: 63,400
The University of Phoenix Stadium is a domed football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona, west of Phoenix. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium has a retractable natural grass field. The University of Phoenix Stadium is one of four NFL stadiums with a retractable roof, along with MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana and NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Year Opened: 2006
The University of Phoenix Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona, west of Phoenix. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium has a retractable fabric roof, and roll-out natural grass playing surface.
Retractable Roof: Yes
The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is one of only a handful of NFL stadiums with a retractable roof. The roof is made up of two massive pivoting panels that open and close like the aperture of a camera. Each panel weighs in at 500 tons and when fully open, the roof covers more than 17 acres. The University of Phoenix Stadium was also the first stadium in North America with a fully retractable natural grass playing surface.
NRG Stadium
retractable roofs open or close in about 12 minutes. They are built to withstand heavy snow and wind loads, as well as the impact of flying debris in hurricanes. The roofs of these stadiums can be opened or closed in about 12 minutes. They are also built to withstand heavy snow and wind loads, as well as the impact of flying debris in hurricanes.
Location: Houston, Texas
The NRG Stadium is located in Houston, Texas and is home to the Houston Texans. The stadium has a retractable roof and can seat up to 71,795 people.
Home Team: Houston Texans
NRG Stadium, originally known as Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed at the cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 71,795. It is the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. The stadium features a retractable roof and serves as the host facility for Super Bowl LI in 2017.
Capacity: 71,795
NRG Stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed at the cost of $365 million and has a retractable roof. The stadium can seat about 71,795 people.
Year Opened: 2002
NRG Stadium (formerly Reliant Stadium) is a retractable-roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed at the cost of $352 million and has a capacity of 71,795. When configured for super bowl championships, it can hold a maximum of 82,500 seats. It serves as the home of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
Retractable Roof: Yes
NRG Stadium (formerly Reliant Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed at the cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 71,054. It was the first NFL facility to have a retractable roof. The stadium is home to the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), it replaced the Georgia Dome, the Falcons’ home stadium from 1992 until 2016.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
As the home of the Atlanta Falcons, Mercedes-Benz Stadium opened in August 2017 and cost a whopping $1.6 billion to construct. One of its most impressive features is its massive retractable roof, which can open or close in just seven minutes. The stadium also has a “halo board” – a giant ring-shaped video screen that hangs suspended from the roof – that measures 58 feet by 1,075 feet (nearly twice as long as the playing field itself!).
Home Team: Atlanta Falcons
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a retractable roof stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It serves as the home stadium of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), with both teams using it as their home field since 2017. The stadium is owned by the state government of Georgia through the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, and operated by AMB Group, Ted Turner’s company that also owns the Falcons and Atlanta United.
Capacity: 71,000
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a retractable roof stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), it replaced the Georgia Dome, which served as the Falcons’ home stadium from 1992 until 2016. The stadium also serves as the home stadium for Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Year Opened: 2017
This is the newest stadium in the NFL, and it didn’t come cheap. The state-of-the-art facility cost a whopping $1.6 billion to build. As befits its status as a 21st-century stadium, it has a retractable roof that can be opened or closed in just seven minutes.
Retractable Roof: Yes
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a retractable roof stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), it replaced the now-demolished Georgia Dome, the Falcons’ home stadium from 1992 through 2016. The Falcons have played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium since 2017.
