eli5, apart from the psychological factor and weather, how does playing at home stadium affect a football game as compared to a sport where attributes of the home stadium affect the game in a much more nuanced manner like cricket ?

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eli5, apart from the psychological factor and weather, how does playing at home stadium affect a football game as compared to a sport where attributes of the home stadium affect the game in a much more nuanced manner like cricket ?

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Answer 1

With sports involving travelling long distances like the NFL, time zone differences matter, particularly when traveling to the east. It’s commonly called ‘jet lag’.

Players used to waking up at 9 am in San Francisco who wake up at 9 am in Boston are really waking up at their body’s 6 am.