ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Even if Minneapolis temperatures four years from now don't climb above zero - like they haven't for much of this month - the Vikings' new indoor stadium would be the ideal venue for the 2018 Super Bowl, political and business leaders said Monday. Ticketholders to this weekend's Seahawks-Broncos matchup in chilly New Jersey are preparing to dress in layers as they brave the outdoor Met Life Stadium. Minnesota boosters promised that even if the winter of 2018 is a repeat of this year, it would be 70 degrees in the stadium, whose partially see-through roof and massive windows will offer great views of the elements outside. By Monday afternoon, the thermometer had only climbed to 7 below zero in Minneapolis.
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