The players trained at the $1.5 billion stadium Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s game at New England. The installation of the new turf, known as CORE and made by FieldTurf, was completed Tuesday and cost approximately $700,000.

“It was really good,” de Boer said. “The turf is of course brand new, and the grass is sticking straight up a little bit. That’s much better for our players. It’s not too hard at the moment, and if we can keep it that way it should be great.”