Eagles guard Cam Jurgens says 'radiating' artificial turf at Titans' field damaged his cleats; Nick Sirianni needed an IV

Sunday was a hot one in Nashville.

So much so that Eagles head coach Nick Siriani needed an IV and Eagles players were forced to change their cleats.

That's according to Eagles left guard Cam Jurgens, who told reporters after Philadelphia's 24-20 road win over the Tennessee Titans that the extreme heat of the artificial turf at Nissan Stadium damaged two pairs of his cleats.

'That turf was just radiating'

"I went through a couple today," Jurgens told reporters. "Halftime was like a NASCAR pit crew helping me ready for the second half.

"That turf was just radiating. That was our first turf game of the year. It's different when the sun hits it. It just radiates that heat. Feet were burning, still hurting."

Eagles offensive lineman Cam Jurgens said he went through multiple pairs of cleats today because of the "lava" turf: "Halftime was like a NASCAR pit crew helping me get ready for the second half." pic.twitter.com/sSeSe2qmEL

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That sounds like some serious heat.

So how hot was it? The temperature in Nashville reached 96 degrees on Sunday. And per the Fox broadcast, the temperature of the actual artificial turf at the stadium reached 157 degrees. That's hot.

Titans players were watering down their cleats

The home game was the second for the Titans, who lost to the New York Jets in Week 1. They arrived to Sunday's game with a plan to cool their cleats down. Safety Levin Winston Jr. was seen getting his cleats watered down during a break from a long stretch on the field.

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Sirianni, of course, wasn't wearing cleats. But it was so hot that he said he needed an IV even though he wasn't playing.

Sirianni commended players from both teams for performing in the sweltering conditions.

It was hot as shit...I didn't take a snap and I needed an IV"

Nick Sirianni on the heat today in Tennessee pic.twitter.com/3yYebAz6gJ

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"It was hot as s***," Sirianni said. "And everybody was hot as s***. It took all hands on deck. Like I said, I didn't play a snap, and I had to get an IV.

"I just so appreciate how much the guys prepared. I so appreciate how much they fought through. It wasn't easy."

The conditions for Sunday's game raise some obvious concerns about the susceptibility of artificial turf to radiating heat and whether the NFL should be scheduling late-summer games outdoors in the afternoon in the South.