Why did the Broncos wear their white jerseys at home Sunday? [Video]

DENVER — There has been an unusual sight at Denver Broncos home games this year.

The Broncos have worn their road white uniforms in both home preseason games and last Sunday’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

So much for Orange Crush.

According to head coach Sean Payton, the reason for the change is weather.

“If there’s heat, we’re in a white jersey,” Payton said.

“I don’t know if there’s anything out there that specifically says in research that wearing a lighter garment helps eliminate heat, but there’s certainly some information on wearing a darker garment causing more heat storage,” said Tony Nuñez, MSU Denver Exercise Science Associate Professor.

With the help of a FLIR thermal imaging camera, Nuñez took the temperature of a white road Broncos jersey, an orange home jersey and a blue home jersey, all sitting in the sun on a table, without …