Reliant Stadium Hit by Hurricane Ike
September 13, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Houston Texans
National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
Damage caused by Hurricane Ike will move Monday night’s game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens at Reliant Stadium to Sunday, November 9. The game was originally scheduled for tomorrow but was moved to Monday night because of the expected arrival of the hurricane. Well, it arrived, alright. The storm tore chunks off the stadium’s retractable roof (five of the nine roof panel sections are missing) and the damage can’t be fixed in time to host the game on Monday night. Short notice made it logistically impossible to play this week at rumored alternate sites like the Louisiana Superdome or Rice Stadium on the campus of Rice University. The change in dates also affects the Cincinnati Bengals bye week schedule. The NFL sorted through all their options this afternoon and decided to make the following scheduling changes for the Texans, Ravens and Bengals:
- The Texans bye has been changed from October 26 to September 14.
- The Ravens bye has been changed from November 9 to September 14.
- The Bengals bye has been changed from October 26 to November 9.
Sources: Houston Chronicle, NFL.com, Photo: Newscom
