NFL field director says he's confident Rio stadium surface will be in good shape for Ravens-Cowboys
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What happened
The field at Maracana Stadium has been hit by unusually heavy rainfall over the past six weeks, but the NFL's field director expressed confidence it will be in good shape Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys play the league's first game in Rio de Janeiro. The NFL had a crew on site Monday to begin preparing the stadium for the game, one of a record nine international contests on the NFL schedule t…
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