3 things that stood out from the Packers' season-opening loss to the Eagles in Brazil

JASON WILDE For the State Journal
Sep 7, 2024
Sep 7, 2024 Updated Sep 14, 2024

Packers Eagles Football — Eagles running back Saquon Barkley reacts after a first down run against the Packers on Friday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Barkley scored three touchdowns in his first game with Philadelphia.
Fernando Llano, Associated Press

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JASON WILDE For the State Journal

For all the handwringing there was about how long the flight to Brazil would be, or the logistical challenges there were to the NFL playing its first game in South America, or why the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles were sequestering themselves in their respective hotels instead of exploring São Paulo, maybe somebody should have been more concerned about the field conditions at Arena Corinthians.

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Soccer fields are made for speed and agility. Smaller bodies gliding across the surface with minimal contact.

They are not properly conditioned to have the size & strength of NFL players cutting, pushing and driving all game on them.

This is common at international games. https://t.co/6NmjrwFty2
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 7, 2024

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