If it’s not the officials taking spotlight in a NFL game, it’s the playing surfaces. An in-game report from Fox said that Eagles players were changing cleats at halftime.
With players slipping on routes, cutbacks and kickoffs, social media was sounding off on the game. Two former NFL players summed it up succinctly: Fox analyst Mark Schlereth said, “this field is absolute trash” and “the NFL should be absolutely embarrassed,” while former Giants offensive lineman chimed in that “Arizona’s field being sh—y is the most obvious thing to players but not known collectively. It’s CONSISTENTLY a slick and unstable turf for being grass.”
The grass was grown for two years in advance of this game at a local sod farm in Phoenix, installed two weeks ago and rolled out each morning for sunlight under an open roof at State Farm Stadium, according to ReadHuddleUp.com. All at the cost of $800,000.
Fans are baffled at the poor turf, with one watcher likening the field to a slip-and-slide.
Sports commentators are jumping in on the roast, too, CBS Boston’s Michael Hurley said “The NFL should be ashamed for this joke of a field for the SUPER BOWL.”
Even athletes from other sports can’t stand the field. Golfer Luke Donald said on Twitter, “Golf superintendents wouldn’t have messed up this turf – everyone knows you need a hybrid of Kentucky Bluegrass, featherbed bent & Northern California Sensimila.”
Despite the conditions, both teams have created an abundance of offense. The Chiefs are tied up with the Eagles 35-35 in the fourth quarter.
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