Metrodome Collapse Leads to an Unavoidable Situation for Minnesota

December 15, 2010   ·   James Harrison Jr.   ·   Jump to comments

A series of what one might call unfortunate events have hit the Minnesota Vikings and their fans hard in the past few days.  Early Sunday morning, after nearly 20 inches of snow had been piling up throughout the state, the roof of the Metrodome finally gave way.  Minnesotans have seen this happen before—four times to be exact.  The teflon roof, built over three decades ago, gave way under a reported 17 inches of snow and ice. 
As workers prepared for a game that night against the New York Giants, the sudden collapse of the dome brought instant concern about where the game would be played.  It had already been moved to Monday night due to the fact that the Giants were trapped in a Kansas City terminal.  Later Sunday night, the decision was made for the game to be diverted to Ford Field in Detroit.
This was the first time that two NFL games were played on a Monday night.  Detroit really went all ou...

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