The Dallas Cowboys are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3 at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium, and the teams’ preparation is proceeding as planned despite ongoing worries about the playing surface.
Reports describe that soccer players and members of the media have raised concerns for months about the grass field at the venue. Ahead of the matchup, Cowboys coaching staff address the issue publicly. Brian Schottenheimer is described as saying he has “no concerns” about the field, while Stephen Jones is reported as shrugging off the same topic ahead of the international game.
Across outlets, the main points converge on the existence of surface concerns and the timing of the concern as the game approaches. The differing emphasis is that some coverage highlights the concerns themselves—citing prior criticism—while other coverage focuses on Dallas leadership’s confidence that the field will be acceptable for play.
