"Only days after Bears chairman George McCaskey explained that the team’s uses grass at Soldier Field because it’s safer than artificial turf, the Bears were forced to abruptly cancel an annual Family Fest practice at Soldier Field, because the grass was deemed unfit." Only about 275 days too late... 1st round bye, more time to prepare for Green Bay last year.. who knows... I know not everyone blamed the turf for Eagles loss last year, but it's obviously a problem.