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The Jacksonville Jaguars' Fred Taylor thinks the turf at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field is "terrible" and "ridiculous" and "a lawsuit pending."

The Pittsburgh Steelers' president, Art Rooney II, thinks that's just swell. The more the Jags stew about the field on which they'll meet the Steelers in Saturday night's AFC wild-card playoff game, the more home-field advantage Rooney's team enjoys.

"If people come in thinking these aren't ideal conditions and that's always in the back of their minds, who knows how it affects their performance?" he asks. "We tell our kickers, 'Make sure you tell the opposing kickers this is the worst field you've ever kicked off.'"



ESPN - Even in Pittsburgh, playoffs are mind-over-sloppy-turf-matter games - NFL