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.

With record heat descending on the Bay Area on Sunday, the NFL has denied the San Francisco 49ers' request to wear white uniforms for their home match against the Arizona Cardinals. The decision will leave the 49ers in their red home uniforms for the game in Santa Clara, where temperatures are expected to hit 100 degrees.

No, take a look at the weather forecast for Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday. A simple Google search suggests a high of 100 degrees and a kickoff temperature in the high 90s. Amid what constitutes scalding conditions for Northern California,