Nashville turf temp of 157 degrees melts cleats, sends Eagles coach Nick Sirianni for IV

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coach Nick Sirianni needed an IV as a result of extreme heat conditions at Nissan Stadium during Sunday's game between Philadelphia and the, the team's NFL Players Association rep in 2025, said this is another reason the union should push for the league to do away with turf surfaces.

"I've never thought about how hot a stadium can be if it's turf. just sits there and bounces up into you," Mailata said. "We've got to bring it up. This is why we want all grass fields, to create a standard of play in the league where we're not putting players in dangerous positions if we don't have to.

"noted postgame that his feet were "burning, still hurting. " Jurgens said he went through multiple pairs of cleats due to melting issues. "Halftime was like a NASCAR pit crew helping me get ready for the second half," he said. "That turf was just radiating.

" Umpire Steven Woods takes a drink during a timeout in the first half of an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026The temperature in Nashville for Sunday's kickoff at noon local time was 95 degrees, with a heat index of around 105. A heat dome had settled over the area in recent weeks, with high pressure in the atmosphere pushing heat toward the surface and trapping it there.

Mailata said he twice rolled his ankles in Sunday's contest and wondered if it could be the result of his shoes bending because the plastic in the bottom of his cleats got soft. Television cameras showed a member of the Titans having his cleats sprayed with water to cool them off.

"It was hot as s---," Sirianni said. "I didn't play a snap and I had to get an IV. I so appreciate how much the guys prepared. I so appreciate how much they fought through because it wasn't easy.

" There was some conversation after the game centered around the idea that teams would not be permitted to practice outdoors in such conditions, making it curious that the league continues to schedule early afternoon September games in hot-weather climates. The Eagles left for Nashville on Friday, a day earlier than normal, to try to acclimate to the heat. They held a midday walk-through Saturday to attempt to get players used to the conditions.

Umpire Steven Woods takes a drink during a timeout in the first half of an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026

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