There's been a change to the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium, per ESPN's Benjamin Solak, who reported that the rubber pellets in the turf were replaced "by a more environmentally friendly infill." ...

Lucas Oil Stadium's turf field has undergone a change since last year, as the field no longer features rubber pellets. Instead, as ESPN's Benjamin Solak said, the pellets have been replaced by a ...

Now we might know why. It turns out the turf itself is different from previous years, according to ESPN, with the traditional padding of rubber pellets replaced by more "environmentally friendly ...