MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- As it turns out, it's hot in South Florida.
A lot was made of the weather heading into Detroit's game Sunday in Miami, and with good reason. The official temperature at kickoff was 89 degrees, although temps on the field pushed past 100. And on the Lions bench, they pushed past 110.
"Oh, it was hot," quarterback Matthew Stafford said with a laugh. "But we were able to overcome it. I thought our guys up front did a good job. Everybody was trying to hydrate as much as they could, get an I.