One would think that the NFL would make sure everything — especially the field — was in peak condition for the Super Bowl, but that obviously wasn’t the case at State Farm Stadium in Sunday’s contest.
Players were slipping and sliding all over the place on the turf during the game, and naturally, fans of both teams were not happy.
Complaints about the playing surface in Glendale are nothing new — the field has become notorious in recent years. When the Kansas City Chiefs traveled to play the Arizona Cardinals back in Week 1, coach Andy Reid had some choice words after two Chiefs players left the game with injuries.
This is an entirely new field that was put in place specifically for Super Bowl LVII, but it seems the problems have remained. NFL fans took to Twitter to voice their displeasure.
never heard of Tahoma 31 grass before tonight, but I hate it
— Kevin Kinkead (@Kevin_Kinkead) February 13, 2023
Super Bowl matchup but it’s Eagles/Chiefs vs. this turf
— Kassie Epstein 🏟 (@kassieepstein) February 13, 2023
Soldier Field during the Week 1 monsoon is better than this field.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) February 13, 2023
Hope they kept the receipt. https://t.co/AS5u8xlWnE
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) February 13, 2023
There's really no excuse for the field being this slippery.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 13, 2023
Compilation of players slipping on a $800,000 field pic.twitter.com/AQ8LuiR7jI
— Main Team (@MainTeamSports) February 13, 2023
This playing surface is just a mess. These players deserve so much better.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 13, 2023
The field for the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/lpDyJqNhzu
— Mordy (@MordyMilgraum) February 13, 2023
This field is garbage
— Sidelines – Eagles 🦅 (@SSN_Eagles) February 13, 2023
Joe Burrow coating the field with slippery paint last night pic.twitter.com/xYqbMFGYEs
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) February 13, 2023
NFL hella scandalous for adding this slippery field to the script
— 🏁🎒🏃🏾♂️ (@mikebtrippin) February 13, 2023
This whole turf saga is literally the plot of a King of the Hill episode https://t.co/ps9oYQo9kr
— Underdog Dynasty (@underdogdynasty) February 13, 2023
Was just thinking the same thing https://t.co/USaXT04hLQ
— Lindsay Schnell (@Lindsay_Schnell) February 13, 2023
No football game, let alone Super Bowl, should be played on that field ever again until it's fixed…
This is horrendous.#Eagles
— Thomas R. Petersen (@thomasrp93) February 13, 2023
Slippery Field is a great name for a jazz musician. Bad condition for Super Bowl turf.
— Rebecca Lobo (@RebeccaLobo) February 13, 2023
the fact they are playing a super bowl on turf that both teams hate — and are slipping on, constantly — tells you everything you need to know about the nfl
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) February 13, 2023
The turf at State Farm Stadium must be made of banana peels #SuperBowl
— The Hood Therapist (@OhhMar24) February 13, 2023
Maybe, just hear me out, grass turf in the desert isn’t meant to be. #SuperBowl
— Dennis Perkins (@DennisPerkins5) February 13, 2023
I know who the NFL should get to fix the turf for next Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/ipald1omfb
— Dan Gartland (@Dan_Gartland) February 13, 2023
Literally everyone: Why is the #SuperBowl turf so awful?
The grounds crew: pic.twitter.com/LqA1gIk4EI
— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) February 13, 2023
it may be time for the sodfather part ii with how slippery the field has been so far. https://t.co/6RzeQ0k2Lf
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) February 13, 2023
Why is the field so slippery??
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) February 13, 2023
the Arizona turf sucks so, so much pic.twitter.com/dBjDaGEBrF
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) February 13, 2023
What may determine this game: "what's a catch?" and a slippery field.
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) February 13, 2023
