Every 12 months, the N.F.L. installs a brand new subject for the Super Bowl to make the recreation as secure and presentable as potential. That was no totally different this 12 months at State Farm Stadium, house of the Arizona Cardinals.
But gamers have slid and slipped all recreation, main tv announcers and followers watching at house to wonder if the subject is simply too slippery. Among others, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes slipped on one play whereas Eagles receiver A.J. Brown misplaced his footing on one other.
The subject at State Farm Stadium, which has a retractable roof, sits on a tray that slides in and out of the venue to get daylight. But the subject has been indoors since Wednesday as a result of the league needed to set up particular bleachers in the finish zone the place the subject usually slides outside.
It’s potential the subject didn’t dry out because it may need beneath regular recreation situations. Parts of the subject are additionally painted with logos, together with between the hash marks.
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