The Rams were supposed to host a wild-card game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The contest had to be moved because of wildfires.
Monday’s Wild Card playoff game between the Vikings and Rams has been moved to Arizona. The NFL announced the relocation of the game on Thursday night. “The decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs and the NFLPA,” the league said in a statement. The game still begins on Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will face off in the NFC Wild Card round Monday night in an unfamiliar setting. The Rams were set to host the game at
Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings will be played in Arizona amid the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings have been forced to retreat from still-raging wildfires in Southern California, setting a bit of NFL history in the process. The league announced on Thursday that the wild-card round playoff game scheduled for Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles had been moved due to the wildfires.
The league pivoted to its contingency plan after the deadly fires burned tens of thousands of acres around Los Angeles.
The Rams had been slated to host the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium for their wild-card matchup. The NFL is moving a playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings to Arizona in the wake of devastating wildfires in Southern California this week.
The move is in "the interest of public safety," according to a news release from the National Football League.
In a rare but necessary move, the NFL announced Thursday night that it would relocate the wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California,
The game, scheduled for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, will be played at the Arizona Cardinals’ State ... the participating clubs, and the NFLPA.” As noted, many had expected the decision ...
the home of the Arizona Cardinals, the NFL announced today," the league said in a statement. "The decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs and the NFLPA."