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best MNF game in a long, long time?
best MNF game in a long, long time?
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Take the over.Can not wait. Going to be so much fun to watch. Likely a last team with the ball wins type game
The fist Vegas O/U line out is the highest since 1986. 64
Just saw that O/U and was wondering when the last time it was that high. Wonder who was in that game...Can not wait. Going to be so much fun to watch. Likely a last team with the ball wins type game
The fist Vegas O/U line out is the highest since 1986. 64
True. Pictures here. The field is some sort of hybrid but reading some articles the installation went poorly then heavy traffic has caused issues.Someone reported the field was wrecked by a concert over the weekend. Hopefully it won't be an issue.
It sounds like 1986 was just when they started tracking it, so I'm not sure whether there ever has been or not. The highest since 1986 was Rams-49ers in 2009 at 62.Just saw that O/U and was wondering when the last time it was that high. Wonder who was in that game...
Yet another reason to discontinue these nonsense games in Mexico and the UK. Unless the NFL is serious about moving the Jaguars to London (which they seem to be), 2 to 3 games in London is ridiculous and total slap in the face to the season ticket holders of the teams that are awarded a "home" game in London each year.Faust said:
Mandatory field turf in all stadiumsYet another reason to discontinue these nonsense games in Mexico and the UK. Unless the NFL is serious about moving the Jaguars to London (which they seem to be), 2 to 3 games in London is ridiculous and total slap in the face to the season ticket holders of the teams that are awarded a "home" game in London each year.
Game in Mexico City on a sh&# field? Why? What is the point of this other than simple $ grab.
The NFL needs to cut this crap out, if they want to be international then drop an expansion team in Toronto and be done with it.
This is a pretty significant black-eye for the NFL related to player safety if they go on with this game. And granted, the NFL doesn't control the stadium the Mexico City game would be played in...but how do you not have as part of the conditions for hosting a game there, the playability of the field surface?Yet another reason to discontinue these nonsense games in Mexico and the UK. Unless the NFL is serious about moving the Jaguars to London (which they seem to be), 2 to 3 games in London is ridiculous and total slap in the face to the season ticket holders of the teams that are awarded a "home" game in London each year.
Game in Mexico City on a sh&# field? Why? What is the point of this other than simple $ grab.
The NFL needs to cut this crap out, if they want to be international then drop an expansion team in Toronto and be done with it.
Actually the NFL was sending personal over there to overlook and inspect the field they do controlThis is a pretty significant black-eye for the NFL related to player safety if they go on with this game. And granted, the NFL doesn't control the stadium the Mexico City game would be played in...but how do you not have as part of the conditions for hosting a game there, the playability of the field surface?
I know the London series has had some issues here since the 'pitch' is generally used for soccer. But are the surfaces ever unsafe? You look at this upcoming game and most high schools will have better fields.
This also is not 1967. You realize that NFL football has changed just a teensy bit since then in regards to rules protecting players, right?Come on, guys. It's football. Watching highlights of the Ice Bowl you never see Willie Wood or Jerry Kramer whining about the field conditions.
Not true. Multiple player complaints leading up to that game regarding field conditions and halfhearted (albeit failed) attempts were made to thaw, and keep it thawed for the game.Come on, guys. It's football. Watching highlights of the Ice Bowl you never see Willie Wood or Jerry Kramer whining about the field conditions.
This actually makes a ton of sense...as a commish...kind of a fantasy nightmare if this game gets switched to their bye week (12) or something...
And scary(for fantasy owners) considering it’s a Monday night gameThis actually makes a ton of sense...
For the people who missed it in the shot, I saw a part of the field that looked like painted mud. Now, they have time to resod parts of the field and get more grass/turf mixture, but the NFL seems to want to see the field in playing shape by at least Wednesday/Thursday.Poor field conditions at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium has the NFL considering moving Monday's game between the Rams and Chiefs to Los Angeles.
The field is in "serious disrepair" after a Saturday concert. It is a turf/grass combination, and sod replacements were being made on Tuesday. "We are working closely with the field manager at Azteca Stadium and others to ensure that we have an NFL quality surface for our game, and we are looking forward to kicking off in Mexico City on Monday night," a league spokesman said. It would be very un-NFL to move the game. Short of truly catastrophic playing conditions, we expect the league to keep the game in Mexico.
You might've missed it, but Giants/49ers was a good game.Unbelievable... stop this nonsense. We get ####### 9ers/Giants on Monday night and the best matchup of the year is going to be marred by a ####### Shakira concert in Mexico.
Regardless if the teams actually are entertaining the point is that good matchups continue to either not be in prime time or have this sort of fiasco attached to it.You might've missed it, but Giants/49ers was a good game.
During last nights game they were talking up the mexico game and actually showed a flyover view of the stadium and it caught my eye that the field looked like absolute horse poop. it was terrible looking... so actually not surprised to read this afternoon the concerns about the field conditionsSomeone reported the field was wrecked by a concert over the weekend. Hopefully it won't be an issue.
This is not the 1950’s/1960’s. There is a reason that it’s not welcomed. The same reason players don’t play two ways or smoke cigs on the sidelines or run the wishbone: the quality of play is better. No one wants to see a mud bowl where 4 to 5 serious mangled leg injuries happen.Come on, guys. It's football. Watching highlights of the Ice Bowl you never see Willie Wood or Jerry Kramer whining about the field conditions.
You're right. I'd much rather see AJ Green out a month with turf toe and 4 to 5 knee injuries per game. Much safer.This is not the 1950’s/1960’s. There is a reason that it’s not welcomed. The same reason players don’t play two ways or smoke cigs on the sidelines or run the wishbone: the quality of play is better. No one wants to see a mud bowl where 4 to 5 serious mangled leg injuries happen.
closeup photo in the linkRams & Chiefs Considering Boycotting MNF Game Due To Unsafe Field Conditions In Mexico
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Randy Oliver
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November 13, 2018
It was reported Tuesday that the NFL was considering moving Monday Night’s highly anticipated matchup between the Rams and Chiefs in Mexico City back stateside due to the poor field conditions left by a recent concert at Azteca Stadium.
They may have no choice to now.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, a number of both Rams and Chiefs players are strongly considering boycotting the game if they are forced to play on a field they deem unsafe to avoid injury.
If Monday night’s game is played in Mexico City, a number of Rams and Chiefs players are now strongly considering not playing in that game on that messy surface, per sources. “It’s not fair to risk our health,” one prominent player said today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 13, 2018
The league is working with the field manager at the stadium to ensure a safe, “NFL quality” field is in place for the game, but the conditions from two days ago look anything but.
The #Chiefs–#Rams matchup is the game everyone is looking forward to and this is the current condition of the field in Mexico City: pic.twitter.com/1D5sp9FPfU
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) November 13, 2018
The league ran into problems with the playing surface for international games when they first played a game across the pond and played at Wembley Stadium outside of London where the field was far too soft and slippery.
Got any data to back up your bad theory?You're right. I'd much rather see AJ Green out a month with turf toe and 4 to 5 knee injuries per game. Much safer.
I’ve already decided not to goOooo, now boycott threats. And the drama increases...