Soldier Field’s conditions was so bad players were sliding and cameras were blurry for Bears-49ers

If you ever wondered what playing football underwater is like, we’ll see at Soldier Field

Recently my 13-year old brother pitched to me a new idea for the NFL. “What if they played underwater,” he asked. I wondered what NFL football would look like if teams literally played underwater, like in a fish tank.

Well, the Bears and 49ers might answer that question for us.

Before Chicago and San Francisco square off in their respective first games of the season, the conditions at Soldier Field were ... less than ideal:

The turf at Soldier Field is getting drenched in water due to basically a monsoon hitting Chicago. The National Weather Service has a flash flood warning in place for Cook County (where Chicago is located), and to expect up to four inches of rain.

The Bears staff are trying their best, pushing the water off the field like they’re shoveling snow:

On top of that, the Bears sideline also looks like the sideline guy had one too many Modelos during pregame:

Fans should look on the bright side, though. At least the Bears offense won’t be the most horrendous thing in Chicago now!

We’ll update this story as it develops.

UPDATE: The Bears holder Trenton Gill got a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for bring a towel onto the field to dry off the football. This is a penalty that definitely exists and that I definitely knew about before today.

UPDATE: real football is being played here

The Bears upset the Niners 19-10, and of course, celebrated the only way you can:

Football is beautiful.