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By Matt Audilet
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Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers improved to 4-1 with a 23-9 Week 6 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Steelers' fourth win of the year was marred by some rough field conditions at Acrisure Stadium. Pittsburgh kicker Chris Boswell slipped while attempting a field goal, and key special teams player Miles Killebrew suffered a serious non-contact knee injury.
Rodgers suggested that both of these unfortunate instances were a result of "borderline unplayable" field conditions.
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"The field got borderline unplayable," Rodgers said after the game, via Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
“... I just felt like it got real beat up. By the time the third quarter rolled around, that thing was really beat up. It reminds me a little bit of the field in Green Bay in the early years, but not until, like, November or early December where it would get kind of torn up a little bit. Then they went out and found an incredible field maintenance guy that came over and helped our guys out, and the field in Green Bay is absolutely immaculate, but the field today got pretty torn up.”
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The Acrisure Stadium field takes quite a beating as it also hosts home games for the ACC's Pittsburgh Panthers. The school played back-to-back home games on Sep. 27 and Oct. 4.
Fortunately for both teams, the sod is being replaced. The new field will be ready when the Panthers host the NC State Wolfpack on Oct. 25. The Steelers will host the Green Bay Packers on the following day.
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Rodgers put together another solid performance in Sunday's Week 6 win over the Browns, completing 21 of his 30 pass attempts for 235 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Steelers will travel to Cincinnati for a primetime matchup against the Bengals on Thursday night.
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