If you were watching the Green Bay Packers’ opening game of the regular season on Friday, it was impossible not to notice the condition of the field at Arena Corinthians in Brazil. Maybe that’s the same turf condition the field staff keeps up for the soccer club Corinthians, the primary tenant of the stadium, but it wasn’t suitable for an NFL game where 200-plus-pound players were regularly attempting — and I stress attempting — to change direction quickly.
If you missed the game, here’s a quick sampling of players falling to the ground because of the playing surface.