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Maracana Stadium turf still being trimmed ahead of Cowboys-Ravens as Rio gears up for 1st NFL game

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Workers were still trimming the turf at Maracana Stadium on Saturday, less than 30 hours before the NFL’s first game in Rio de Janeiro between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens. Some were using scissors to level the high…

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    NFLPA says experts are monitoring Maracana Stadium turf ahead of Cowboys-Ravens in Brazil (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The executive director of the NFL Players Association said Friday that both the NFL and the players union have had experts monitoring the field conditions at Maracana Stadium ahead of Sunday’s game between Dallas and Baltimore

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Maracana Stadium turf still being trimmed ahead of Cowboys-Ravens as Rio gears up for 1st NFL game (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Workers were still trimming the turf at Maracana Stadium on Saturday, less than 30 hours before the NFL’s first game in Rio de Janeiro between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens. Some were using scissors to level the high…

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