yes, there are concerns about the quality of the field at Maracaña Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the Ravens and Cowboys will play next Sunday. And the NFL is aware of the situation.
From rain to a significant number of football matches (with another one coming up on Sunday), there are potential problems. The NFL is taking steps, we’re told, to ensure the field will be ready to host the game in just eight days.
The clock is ticking. After Sunday’s football game, the league will have to decide fairly quickly whether the field will be fit for the Week 3 contest. If there’s a chance it won’t be, the only prudent thing to do would be to move it.
With the Cowboys serving as the home team for the game, the obvious alternative would be to move the game to Dallas. A quick decision will have to be made.
The big question is whether the NFL’s international obsession will tip the scales toward rolling the dice going forward. Regardless of the added physical danger that a substandard pitch can present to players.
Eight years ago, the NFL canceled a Chiefs-Rams game set for Mexico City and moved it to LA, due to problems with the field.
