Fort Dodge gave us some chances with fumbles. It was back and forth, but it comes back to making plays. On that fourth and inches, we thought about taking it outside, then the play clock ran down on us and we didn't get it.

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It will give us an advantage as far as injuries. We'll see fewer, I think, because the artificial surface is softer and has more give than grass. We won't have to worry about someone stepping in a hole and turning a knee or ankle. And we won't have to worry about Mother Nature as much - when it rains, there won't be the slipping and sliding that you tend to see with grass.

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