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The San Francisco 49ers will be wearing their throwback uniform in NFL Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals.

But if they had their way, it would have been a different uniform altogether.

Amid high temperatures in Northern California this week, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that the team asked the NFL if it could switch to its white jerseys for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.

“We asked on Monday, and we weren’t allowed to do it,” Shanahan revealed to 49ers Web Zone. “You had to [request] it before the season started. So in order for us to do it, we’ve kind of got to make like a conscious decision or a commitment before the year that we wear all whites until like the middle of October or whatever, and then go to normal. But it’s not usually this hot, so we’ll probably do that now just in case.”

San Francisco was allowed to change to their throwback uniform Sunday, however. That uniform features white pants.

The Cardinals are scheduled to wear their white uniform against the 49ers.

“Yeah, they’ll let us do our throwbacks, just alternate it with other ones, so we’ll get as much white on as possible,” Shanahan told 49ers Web Zone. “And the most we possibly can do is white pants, so hopefully, it helps a little.”

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Temperatures at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco on Sunday are expected to reach the mid-to-high 90s.

The game is scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m. MST and can be seen on FOX.

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