HOUSTON (AP) – A crew of four men worked on the painstaking process of painting the New England Patriots logo on one end zone on Tuesday afternoon at NRG Stadium for the Super Bowl.
The group provided a small glimpse into the hundreds of hours of preparation that will go into getting the home of the Houston Texans ready for the Patriots to meet the Atlanta Falcons in the Feb. 5 game.
Exactly how much time and how many workers it takes to get things in tip-top shape for such an event is impossible to estimate.
“It’s more than I can even count,” NFL director of events Eric Finkelstein said. “It’s a very long process. The amount of prep and time it takes to get the Super Bowl ready in general is something that takes years. It’s not something that happens overnight.”
Finkelstein said there aren’t any special challenges to preparing the stadium this season and the location of NRG actually made things a bit easier.