Mic’d Up Eagles, Chiefs’ Players Caught Complaining About Poor Game Conditions During Super Bowl Matchup

The NFL Mic’D Up Super Bowl LVII video has been more controversial than entertaining. And this time it’s not rival fans blaming each other for the bad officiating. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles players united in protesting against the poor playing conditions.

And they had been doing that the entire game. The State Farm Arena in Phoenix came under the spotlight after the slippery turf quality complaints came from both sides. Amplified, since the official video came out on the NFL’s YouTube channel. And this was extra critical since some players were playing through major injuries.

Kansas City Chiefs had more to lose

2x league and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was already playing through a dangerous high ankle sprain. And the slippery surface wasn’t doing No. 15 any favor. Pat even had a close call hit near the end of the second quarter. However, the halftime show gave enough time for recovery. But other players faced problems too.

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“Bust my a**, running on this grass,” Chiefs’ defensive end Frank Clark said on the sidelines. Multiple players said they “slipped” due to the lack of a footing condition. And this impacted the running game the Eagles are so dominant in.

“The paint is slippery. Be under control in the paint. Under control,” Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce yelled to his offense. Philly pass-rusher Haason Reddick was slightly harsher than Kelce. “I’m not going to lie. It was the worst field that I’ve ever played on,” Reddick said at the press conference after the 38-35 loss to the Chiefs.

What went wrong with the Super Bowl LVII turf?

The home of the Arizona Cardinals used the Tahoma 31 turf developed by the Oklahoma State University for Super Bowl LVII and OSU deflected a lot of the blame on the NFL groundskeeping. According to a media statement from OSU, as per Tulsa World, “Tahoma 31 was used for the base layer, but the field also was seeded with a top layer of ryegrass, which has slick leaf surfaces when damp. That and other factors may have contributed to traction issues during play,” OSU said.

The Eagles did have the advantage, having played on Tahoma 31 breed during home games at Lincoln Financial Field previously. However, there hadn’t been any previous issues before Sunday’s State Farm Arena use for the Super Bowl. And the hybrid Bermuda grass experiment didn’t quite work out.

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Since both teams suffered equally, the fans had nothing to start an online war. However, the NFL will surely keep the feedback in mind for Super Bowl LVIII at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas next year.