Are NFL games often played in the kind of rain seen in london for the game yesterday ?

Question

Jeffrey if you open your eyes and look i said is it OFTEN played in that kind of weather. due to domes and places like san diego i was wondering how often this happens in todays game. Not a stupid question especially when people are complaining about the weather in london

Answer 1

If a game is scheduled they'll play regardless of weather conditions. It gets interesting when you get a warm weather team (Miami, San Diego, Oakland) and have them play Chicago, Buffalo, or Green Bay during a snow storm. Now there's a real home field advantage

Answer 2

I wouldn't say often, but yes it happens, of course the turf in Wembley is very different from what they usually play on (its grown to be slick for the round-ball to move better). So the game was quite a bit more sloppy than usual, kind of a shame that thats what the fans in the UK got to see rather than you know... a GOOD game.

Also, many American Football stadiums built in areas with more extreme weather are either indoor or are indoor with a retractable roof.

Answer 3

Yeah, sometimes it gets way worse. It can get real muddy. They play through all kinds of weather. Snow, winds, rain, heat, cold. The only thing that would stop a football game is lightning.

Answer 4

30-35 years ago and of course before that, that was the way it was played. Now with turf and domes over stadiums those elements are few in U S now

Answer 5

ya, ive seen weather a llllooooottttttt worse than what happened in London....i wish it was a little more exciting of a game than what it was

Answer 6

I have to agree with Felix. I have seen nasty fields and some frozen tundra. And good thing for the NFL they don't play in lightning.

Answer 7

No that kind of rain only happens in London, when they play in the U.S. and it rains it's different. Stupid question.