Will the field surface in Glendale make a difference?

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I know we have done well at Phoenix Stadium in the past but it's grass and the CLink is turf. I always thought we played slower on grass. Wonder if that will be a factor in the SB?
 

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Hawks have put up some serious points at that Stadium. Not worried one bit, in fact, I think it HELPS that they are already experienced playing on that field.
 

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Well we won 35-6 and 34-22 last two times we played at that stadium...
 

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Scottemojo":3cgjlhbq said:
As Grass surfaces go, it's a pretty fast track.

Remember Oregon/Aubrun? Guys were slipping all over the place. And it was pretty slick for a couple NFL games down there this year. I think it's due to watering the field outside and then dragging it in with the roof closed, which makes it sweat a little and also increases the humidity (and is my theory why Hauschka's 3 kicks all barely pushed wide.) With no humidity, there's less resistance and those balls track through the uprights quicker. It also caused a lot of players in the first Pats/Giants SB to get cramps, which is why they were eating bananas.

It's a weird stadium. I think it's just due to which anomalies are present at game time.
 
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