Even the enjoying surfaces at s want a second to get into regular-season type.
The s are planning to switch the grass floor at m earlier than their house opener towards the s in Week 2.
s was the primary to report the crew's groundskeeping plans. USA TODAY Sports activities has reached out to the s for affirmation.
The 2026 season will mark the primary time the Payments are enjoying their house video games on a grass floor – and never synthetic turf – since 1972. Throughout your entire, 53-year interval through which they had been tenants of Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Payments performed on artificial materials. However Buffalo's new grass area had a shaky debut when the Payments performed their first preseason recreation of the 12 months on Aug. 15.
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On one play, backup quarterback Kyle Allen scrambled out of the pocket then took successful as he slid down on the brand new grass area. Throughout the play, The Athletic's Tim Graham d, a "large clump" of grass was ripped out of the bottom after the deal with.
Beginning quarterback Josh Allen was joined by teammates DJ Moore, Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown in making an attempt to stomp the displaced grass again into the divot after the play, Graham reported.
The Payments didn’t make any notable adjustments to the floor earlier than their subsequent house recreation: a preseason finale towards the s. As a substitute, they waited till after the preseason to re-sod the sector and get it ready for Buffalo's common season house opener in Week 2.
The Payments will play the s in Houston to start the season on Sept. 13 earlier than returning house to face the s in a "Thursday Evening Soccer" matchup on Sept. 17, the place the brand new area of grass within the new stadium will make its debut.
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