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Aqib Talib calls Levi’s Stadium turf “terrible”

Chances are that’s not how the players might describe it – especially after Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars got done dancing on the field during the halftime show.

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If there’s one person who didn’t get enough recognition in the run-up to today’s Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium, it’s Dan Williams, the former director of information technology for the Niners and the man who was largely behind the venue’s celebrated network design. The seven sacks tie the 1985 Bears for the most in a Super Bowl. I’m going to go kiss my wife and my kids. The rays had fans in some parts of the stadium seeking shade for the first half.

Verizon estimated that more than 35,000 unique devices were connected during the Super Bowl, which is about half of the 71,088 that attended Super Bowl 50.

Turnovers proved costly for the Panthers. On the Super Bowl stage, though, Assistant Coach of the Year Wade Phillips got his first ring because his unit was impenetrable.

The tech firm has tested the Super Bowl app for the last three games at Levi’s Stadium, and with the massive amount of bandwidth at the stadium, VenueNext is confident it won’t freeze on game day.

She said the pilots received an alert that they were violating the air space and were escorted or diverted to the Livermore Municipal Airport or Palo Robles, where they were headed anyway.

“We’re kind of starting anew here with what we’re doing”, National Football League field director Ed Mangan said at the time. With the Panthers’ gunners slowing down, seemingly anticipating a fair catch, Norwood ran up the right sideline for 61 yards before being tackled at the Panthers’ 14. The Broncos beat the Panthers 24-10. Miller’s first strip-sack bounced to teammate Malik Jackson for a touchdown, Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert’s fumble was recovered by Denver, and the Broncos used hustle from linebacker Danny Trevathan to recover a fumble by safety T.J. Ward following an interception.

But it apparently wasn’t enough, as not only are Super Bowl 50 spectators noting that the grass looks “terrible”, but players on both teams are getting pissed as hell as the game progresses.

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A late fourth quarter touchdown and 2-point conversion sealed Denver’s fate. “It’s a platform that facilitates a lot of different things, not just the events, but the ability to host the technology and drive that as another element of the fan experience”.

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