The first NFL regular season game in Germany between the Buccaneers and Seahawks went down in history. Bucs receiver Mike Evans now offers harsh criticism of the turf at Munich’s Allianz Arena

This game went down in history. On 13 November 2022, an NFL regular season game was played on German soil for the first time in Munich’s Allianz Arena.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated a 21:16 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. But while Bucs quarterback Tom Brady raved about the atmosphere afterwards, there was also a lot of criticism of the turf in the arena. Time and again, players had slipped, including the “GOAT” on a failed trick play.

Brady teammate Mike Evans has now reiterated this criticism and neatly followed up. “There have been some really bad grass fields this year,” the Buccaneers receiver said: “Germany was the worst I’ve ever played on. It was a great experience, but the pitch itself was incredibly bad and dangerous. “

Criticism of the pitch at the Allianz Arena

So the pass receiver said before the playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys that the turf in Munich had been full of “mud”. “It was mud with a little bit of grass sticking out. You couldn’t run routes there. It was bad. Hopefully they fix it,” Evans continued.

Not the first criticism. Immediately after the game, for example, Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin had written on Twitter, “NFL makes us fly ten hours to play on a crappy field like that. That’s just crazy. “