From: bell@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Indoor vs. Outdoor (was Re: WIZARD PREDICTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!)
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:40:47 GMT

In article <spl2.71.721328187@po.cwru.edu>, spl2@po.cwru.edu (Sam Lubchansky) writes:
> In article <1992Nov9.162203.2306@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> nitin@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Nitin Khanna) writes:
>>From: nitin@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Nitin Khanna)
>>Subject: Re: Indoor vs. Outdoor (was Re: WIZARD PREDICTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!)
>>Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 16:22:03 GMT
>>In article <1992Nov7.202330.23976@linus.mitre.org>, lewis@aera8700.mitre.org (Keith Lewis) writes:
>>> In article <Ueyp_Ei00WDK45moMA@andrew.cmu.edu>, Vernon H Harmon <vh00+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>> >> Key Matchup -               Pittsburgh at Buffalo        Buffalo by 3
>>> >>                     It sure is tough to win in Buffalo in sub-freezing
>>> >> 		temps.  Pittsburgh in spot for big let down!
>>> >
>>> >No offense (and no flame) intended but just what the hell do you think
>>> >the weather is like in Pittsburgh, eh? Take my word for it: it ain't
>>> >toasty! :)
>>> 
>>> Is the Steelers home field indoors or outdoors?  Does anybody have a list of
>>> who plays indoors and who plays outdoors?  This data should become more of a
>>> factor as the weather gets colder.
>>> 
>>
>>The Steelers definitely play outdoors; I can remeber that frozen field
>>in December every year.  Lets try this from memory:
>>
>>
>>NFC Central
>>
>>Bears: Outdoor
>>Vikings: Indoor
>>Lions: Indoor
>>Bucs:  Outdoor
>>Packers: Outdoor
>>
>>NFC East
>>
>>Redskins:  Outdoor
>>Giants:  Outdoor
>>Cardinals:  Outdoor
>>Eagles: Outdoor
>>Cowboys: Indoor
>>
>>NFC West
>>
>>49ers: Outdoors
>>Falcons: Outdoors
>>Saints: Indoors
>>Rams: Outdoors
>>
>>AFC West
>>
>>Broncos: Outdoor
>>Chargers: Outdoor
>>Chiefs: Outdoor
>>Raiders: Outdoor
>>Seahawks:  Indoor
>>
>>AFC East
>>
>>Buffalo: Outdoor
>>Miami: Outdoor
>>Colts: Indoor
>>Jets: Outdoor
>>Pats:  Outdoor (I think they moved from a domed to 
>>        a grass field last year)
>>
>>AFC Central
>>
>>Steelers: Outdoor
>>Browns: Outdoor
>>Bengals: Outdoor
>>Oilers: Indoor
>>
>>Please feel free to correct since these are off the top of my head.
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Nitin Khanna.  I Teach Eunuchs - I mean Unix.
>>Go Knicks, Jays, Broncos, Devils.
> 
> Glad to correct.  Being a self-proclaimed authority on football (in fact, 
> all sports in general),  you were wrong twice.  Contrary to what numerous 
> people have stated on this newsgroup, the Cowboys do not play indoors.  
> They do play on artificial turf, but Texas Stadium in Irvine is NOT a 
> dome.  It is unusual, however, since it has a partial roof with a large 
> rectangular hole in it - roughly the size of the field - which provides for 
> strange shadowing during games.  This is not a retractable roof as someone 
> else previously posted.  Your other error is with the Patriots.  They have 
> always played outdoors for home games.
> 
>  
> 
> 
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Didn't think the Cowboys played indoors, and the Pats have played outdoors
as long as I've known them which isn't really that long.  But anyway isn't he
also wrong about atlanta.  I thought the falcons had just moved to the Georgia
dome?  I could be wrong but thought I'd put in my .02cents worth and find out
if I was right.

		Shane L. Bell
		bell@ecs.umass.edu
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