The Tennessee Titans were happy to get off the field on Sunday, and not just because they lost their second game in a row.
Amid sweltering conditions in Nashville, the temperature on the artificial turf at Nissan Stadium reached 157F (69.4C), according to the Fox broadcast.
“It was hot as shit, everybody was as hot as shit,” Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said after his team’s 24-20 win. “I didn’t play a snap and I had to get an IV. I … appreciate how much the players fought through because it wasn’t easy.”
Nashville was under a heat warning for Sunday’s game,
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