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The Packers and Raiders played on an 80 yard in Winnipeg

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:19 am

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Due to holes in the end zones of IG Field, where goalposts for the Canadian Football League's bigger field are usually planted, the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers played on a shorter field Thursday night.

Lengthy conversations among NFL, Packers and Raiders officials ended with the decision that the players should not be in such unsafe conditions, so the playing field was reduced to 80 yards, with each 10-yard line serving as the goal line.

Up until about 20 minutes before kickoff, field workers were trying to tamp down a square of artificial turf in each end zone, to no avail. It would not stay put.

The place was half empty....why the hell was there a game in Winnipeg anyway?

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27442389/raiders-pack-play-80-yard-field-due-issues - ( New Window )

should read "played on an 80 yard field in Winnipeg"

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:19 am : link

Anyone catch

ron mexico : 8/23/2019 8:21 am : link

Rogers Canadian tuxedo?

Pretty hysterical

Game was

Les in TO : 8/23/2019 8:26 am : link

Played there because Oakland could not use its home field.

RE: Game was

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:28 am : link

In comment 14540959 Les in TO said:

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Played there because Oakland could not use its home field.

Could have played at the SF Giants park. How about Vegas? No one in Winnipeg gives a shit.

Yup, the Greedy NFL puts more players

ZogZerg : 8/23/2019 8:30 am : link

at injury risk playing on a sub-par field.
GB sits 39 players, yet they still lose their #1 draft pick to injury.

If I am in the management team for the NFLPA

jvm52106 : 8/23/2019 8:31 am : link

I use this as an example of greed over player safety and how the league has no problem dummying down or cheapening the product on the field when it suits their purposes..

RE: Yup, the Greedy NFL puts more players

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:32 am : link

In comment 14540972 ZogZerg said:

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at injury risk playing on a sub-par field.
GB sits 39 players, yet they still lose their #1 draft pick to injury.

who got hurt?

RE: RE: Yup, the Greedy NFL puts more players

LakeGeorgeGiant : 8/23/2019 8:35 am : link

In comment 14540979 Jints in Carolina said:

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In comment 14540972 ZogZerg said:

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at injury risk playing on a sub-par field.
GB sits 39 players, yet they still lose their #1 draft pick to injury.

who got hurt?

Rashan Gary

yikes

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:37 am : link

funny pic, Jints

ColHowPepper : 8/23/2019 8:56 am : link

Is that Mayock contemplating the field tech standing on a sand bag?

RE: funny pic, Jints

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 8:57 am : link

In comment 14541029 ColHowPepper said:

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Is that Mayock contemplating the field tech standing on a sand bag?

LOL looks like it.....i love how they got a big dude to stand on it.

Maybe

Big Al : 8/23/2019 9:03 am : link

I won�t fall asleep watching the next Hard Knocks.

Rodgers looks like he belongs

pjcas18 : 8/23/2019 9:06 am : link

in witness protection.

Ridiculous.

AcidTest : 8/23/2019 9:52 am : link

The game should have been cancelled.

Quick question

BIG FRED 1973 : 8/23/2019 9:52 am : link

why the hell would the nfl play this game in Winnipeg and not at UNLV's stadium in Vegas since the raiders are moving there next year .They most likely would have sold that game out .Just completely mind boggling by the NFL

I swear

Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/23/2019 9:53 am : link

it's almost like those who are running the NFL now are intentionally trying to kill the game.

pre-season

pjcas18 : 8/23/2019 10:10 am : link

game in Winnipeg is fine with me.

no local fan wants to pay full price for a pre-season game, the Winnipeg fans/people don't get to see American football often outside of the CFL (a version of American football), so why not give them exposure to the game.

regular season games in Mexico City, London, and Toronto are different. To me.

RE: pre-season

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 11:12 am : link

In comment 14541177 pjcas18 said:

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and no one in Winnipeg gave a shit either........

RE: RE: pre-season

pjcas18 : 8/23/2019 11:16 am : link

In comment 14541292 Jints in Carolina said:

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In comment 14541177 pjcas18 said:

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game in Winnipeg is fine with me.

no local fan wants to pay full price for a pre-season game, the Winnipeg fans/people don't get to see American football often outside of the CFL (a version of American football), so why not give them exposure to the game.

regular season games in Mexico City, London, and Toronto are different. To me.

and no one in Winnipeg gave a shit either........

agree, but at least you have the potential for some curious fans. I have been to too many NFL pre-season games that are just boring as hell and sort of sad.

if I were a season ticket owner I'd be pissed they charge me for two (usually) pre-season games at the same price.

I'd love it if they only had 1 home game and gave my team a "destination" game.

true

Jints in Carolina : 8/23/2019 11:37 am : link

Tickets

Les in TO : 8/23/2019 11:48 am : link

Were overpriced so a lot of fans went to a free viewing party in the city

knock on wood...

BillKo : 8/23/2019 1:44 pm : link

...if you're cool with an 80 yard field..........