Onto the Dolphins

[Best22]

That was a rough loss, now we have to take on the high powered Dolphins in Germany

I expect KC to play a lot better, but international games can be weird

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by jerryaldini

The Bills fans made a big deal about them waiting to travel. Don't remember what day they flew.

Friday

[PHOG]

That's an interesting factoid about their OL. I would imagine our DL are licking their chops at the prospect of facing them in Germany.

[KCJake]

Originally Posted by carcosa

Rough timing but as long as Mahomes gets healthy and Skyy Moore falls out of the airplane and into the Atlantic Ocean I like our chances

Post of the year nominee

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

there it is folks, the kiss of death

chiefs will boatrace miami

It's always funny you throw the curses you have onto other people.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by BleedingRed

Miami just got their top CB back tho.. So that defense might not be near as bad.

Horrible timing, I'm feeling like Tyreek might eat....

But also lost another OL. Hope we can generate quick pressure and throw Tua’s timing off

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Mecca

It's always funny you throw the curses you have onto other people.

what's funny is you do this every time the chiefs look slightly vulnerable

then they win 10 games in a row

[Hammock Parties]

I don't know what the field is like in Germany, but it's going to be like 45 and raining

is the game indoors?

edit - looks like they have a retractable roof - wonder if it will be closed or open

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I don't know what the field is like in Germany, but it's going to be like 45 and raining

is the game indoors?

I hope it’s better than the London turf. Players have said that’s the worst field they’ve ever played on.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I don't know what the field is like in Germany, but it's going to be like 45 and raining

is the game indoors?

edit - looks like they have a retractable roof - wonder if it will be closed or open

NFL games in Germany next month will be played on a hybrid field

Oct 25, 2023 7:44 pm ET
The NFL is getting a hybrid field for its two games in Frankfurt next month, a year after players complained about slipping on the natural grass in Munich.

The hybrid surface was installed last weekend at Deutsche Bank Park ahead of the Nov. 5 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The New England Patriots will then play the Indianapolis Colts at the same stadium a week later.

After the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Germany, players and coaches from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks complained about the surface at Allianz Arena, the home of Bundesliga soccer champions Bayern Munich. The game caused enough damage that the grass had to be replaced afterward.

"It’s definitely something we’re always reevaluating, the U.S. colleagues are re-evaluating, and there was the ask for this year to have another pitch in there," Alexander Steinforth, the NFL’s general manager for Germany, told The Associated Press.

Hybrid surfaces are widely used across Europe in soccer stadiums. Systems vary, but the fields are generally 90% or more of natural grass with synthetic fibers woven into them as reinforcement. Liverpool’s pitch installed at Anfield in 2022 is 95% natural grass.

Playing surfaces have been a hot topic since Week 1 when Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in his debut with the New York Jets.

The NFL said it collaborates with the host stadium in "to ensure that the game field is in the best possible condition and is in compliance with the NFL mandatory practices."

The league didn’t specifically cite the condition of the Allianz Arena surface for the switch from natural grass to hybrid at Deutsche Bank Park, home of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

"We continue to review the best surfaces for teams to play on and work with our stadium partners — both before and after events," the NFL said in a statement. "In Frankfurt, the hybrid product will also allow for reduced wear to the playing surface ensuring quality for back-to-back games."

After the Bucs beat the Seahawks 21-16 last season in Munich, Seattle linebacker Bruce Irvin complained about flying 10 hours to play on a "terrible" field. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said it was "slick" and "I wish the field was firmer." Bucs coach Todd Bowles described the grass as "real slippery and short."

The NFL declined to discuss specifics of the hybrid surface, including the cost.

Frankfurt had been replacing its natural grass field each season because of wear and tear, but now hopes the hybrid pitch will last beyond next summer’s European Championship — the soccer tournament that Germany is hosting.

The new pitch will see its first action Thursday when Eintracht Frankfurt hosts HJK Helsinki in a Europa Conference League soccer game.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

Maybe if we’re lucky it will negate some of their speed.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

what's funny is you do this every time the chiefs look slightly vulnerable

then they win 10 games in a row

That WR room has lost 2 games this year...how long before it flares up again?

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That WR room has lost 2 games this year...how long before it flares up again?

I'll give you Week 1, but I don't think we can pin yesterday's loss on the WR room. Yeah, they made mistakes (dropped TD by Moore, 2 TO's - Hardman and MVS) but we turned the ball over 5 times. Mahomes was off (yeah, I get he was sick), offensive playcalling was borderline stupid at times. Defense sleepwalked through the first part of the game. It was a bad performance all the way around, including the coaches. Just a shit game by about all (Butker and Karlaftis excluded).