State Farm Stadium looked great on Sunday, but the field was atrocious.
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott slipped dangerously on a kickoff that could’ve ended badly for his left ankle. Many other players kept slipping all night long.
Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata described it like “playing on a water park” and star pass rusher Haason Reddick calling it the “worst field” he’s ever played on.
Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark wasn’t a fan of the conditions either, per The Athletic.
“Frank Clark called the field conditions ‘kind of terrible’ and said as the game unfolded, he just started digging his feet into the turf to help his footing because he was slipping so much.”
For Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium had grass grown at a local sod farm in Phoenix. The league spent two years preparing the grass just for Super Bowl LVII, and it was installed two weeks ago. Every morning, the grass had been rolled out to receive daily sunshine.
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It reportedly cost $800,000 for the unique field at State Farm Stadium during Super Bowl LVII.
That was not money well spent at all.
