The storm hit the stadium about 6:30 EDT, chasing fans under the stadium overhang and sending players and coaches scrambling off the field to the locker rooms.

The game was originally scheduled to start at 8:05 but the start was moved up an hour to accommodate television coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

The game finally got under way at 8:31 p.m., but the long delay meant the national anthem was not played.