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Originally Posted by Ribbens
Was this game played indoors at the Stadium due to weather or was the early NFL leaders seriously considering playing indoor football?
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Played inside due to extreme cold and snow. The field was only something like 80 yards in length. Because of this the teams would switch ends once they crossed the 50 yard line so there was still 50 more yards to go! Also, since the side lines had very little room, the ball was moved away from the sides when a player went out of bounds. This led to the creation of hash marks on the field in future years. Before this when player went out of bounds, the ball was put in play near the sideline.
jeff