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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I remember that it was snowing during the game.

I don't recall Belichick having the field watered down prior to the game.

Thanks in advance if you have any info/citations about that aspect/occurrence.



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I think this is what he meant:

It rained heavily Wednesday, but the Gillette Stadium field was not covered. It was not covered Tuesday. It was not covered Monday.

Yes, the Patriots do own a tarp, and they have not reported it stolen. Perhaps Patriots coach Bill Belichick chose not to have the grounds crew put the tarp down. Perhaps he forgot.

The speedy Colts would love to play Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game on a dry, fast field, anything akin to the artificial surface in their dome home. Belichick would prefer they play in something approximating a rice paddy.

Short of turning on the sprinklers at 3 a.m., Belichick may be guilty of nothing but benign neglect. Of course, he'd never admit to that. Maybe the coach is too busy watching video of the Colts offense to even notice the 120 yards of increasingly soggy grass just outside his door or know it's supposed to rain heavily again Friday.

Asking Belichick if he tempted to cover the field is sort of like asking Janet Jackson if she was tempted to wear a turtleneck.

"My job is not to pull weeds, or rake the field," Belichick said. "I have a lot of other things to do. I'm sure that will all be taken care of."

https://www.courant.com/news/connect...019-story.html