Watch as Chiefs get Arrowhead Stadium field ready for playoff game
We are less than 96 hours away from kickoff of the Chiefs’ AFC Divisional playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium.
Are you ready? Well, the field is just about ready.
As The Star reported on Monday, the Chiefs recently decided to re-sod the inside of the field, just outside the numbers.
“The addition of the heated field has really helped us keep a great grass surface,” Chiefs president Mark Donovan said at a news conference. “We felt like we could have got through it without actually re-sodding, but we wanted to make sure that we put the best possible field out there for this playoff game.”
The team shared a video of the re-sodding process:
The Arrowhead Stadium field crew getting everything ready for Sunday. #ChiefsKingdom #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/AyJ5hcTZ5e
— z-Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 11, 2017
On Wednesday, The Star’s David Eulitt took a few photos of the field and shared them on Twitter. Take note of the playoff logo.
Arrowhead Stadium grass prepped for Sunday’s #nfl #DivisionalRound #Playoffs between #Chiefs and #Steelers @KCStar pic.twitter.com/xZ5HLBwITD
— David Eulitt (@davidphotokc) January 11, 2017
Great googly moogly. #chiefs @KCStar pic.twitter.com/vT0AkclfrU
— David Eulitt (@davidphotokc) January 11, 2017
Arrowhead’s grass has been re-sodded down the middle of the playing field before #NFL #DivisionalRound #Playoffs #Chiefs v #Steelers @KCStar pic.twitter.com/sOz3pT8NsI
— David Eulitt (@davidphotokc) January 11, 2017
With the weekend forecast of ice, ice and more ice, it will be interesting to see how the field holds up.
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This story was originally published January 11, 2017 at 12:57 PM.