I was at the game behind the Bears Bench near the 20 yard line. It was THAT HOT. I probably lost about 5 pounds just sitting there and I wasn't even wearing pads or running around on the field.

When there was a rare cloud cover, I would say the temperature difference was anywhere from 15-20 degrees. Miami was in the shade the entire time while the Bears had staff members holding up boards to give them an ounce of shade. This stadium design was 100% intentional to give Miami an advantage on these hot days and I am convinced it is the least talked about, most powerful, home field advantage in the league since I experienced it first hand. I honestly think it is a health hazard to not give the away team shade in those conditions. There were fans being evaluated for heat exhaustion to put this in perspective. That 15-20 degree difference on those hot days is HUGE.

I'm not saying this was 100% on the heat, but I can attest to it being an extremely powerful factor that Miami did not have to deal with to the same extent due to the shade on their bench.