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Safety, mainlyIn as much as football players are beating the crap out of each other, there is little added risk of injury in inclement weather. Baseball, contrariwise, is not a contact sport, and the risk of injury goes up considerably in bad weather.

It is also a long tradition in American football that it is played in "the elements". Snow, ice, fog, torrential rain - do not stop football games unless it hinders the ability for the game to be accurately called such as the case with foggy games, or if there is significant risk to players and fans such as a severe thunderstorm or hail.

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Because the field will get messed up if the rain pools onto it and football is just regular grass. baseball fields are made of a special type of dirt that can be ruined if played on in the rain

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