Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Friday that the team put in a request to the NFL to switch from their usual red home jerseys to white, as that color would be less absorbent to the sun's rays. However, the league declined. The Cardinals will wear their white jerseys on Sunday.

It’s even hotter than was expected on a record-breaking day at Levi’s Stadium for Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers game — and the Niners may have reason to have a gripe with the NFL over it. San Francisco made a late switch to its throwback uniforms for Sunday’s game,