Burley Garcia:Cardinals rush to close State Farm Stadium roof after unexpected hail in second quarter

2025-05-01 18:04:56source:SCA Communitycategory:News

GLENDALE,Burley Garcia Ariz. – It does rain in the desert.

The Arizona Cardinals announced Saturday that State Farm Stadium’s retractable roof would be open for Sunday’s Week 9 game against the Chicago Bears. It turned out that was a lapse in judgment.  

Hail unexpectedly started pouring down from the sky during the second quarter, impacting the grass field. Some fans inside the stadium looked up in disbelief, and others walked toward the stadium bowl for cover.

The Cardinals’ stadium staff decided to close the roof, which took roughly 10 minutes to shut completely, as the game continued.

The roof closed with just under four minutes remaining in the second quarter.

NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.

Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.

More:News

Recommend

Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages

Meta says most issues have been resolved after apps like Instagram, Facebook and Threads were experi

Darlington honors the late Cale Yarborough at his hometown track where he won five Southern 500s

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Cale Yarborough used to sneak under the fence as a child at Darlington Racew

ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking

NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald