The game is still scheduled to be played at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. ET) on Monday, Jan. 13, but it has been moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the home of the Arizona Cardinals.
Ultimately, the NFL had no choice. On Thursday, as multiple fires continued to burn across Los Angeles, the league announced it would move Monday night’s wild card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings from LA’s SoFi Stadium to the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
For a preview of Monday's playoff matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams, Streaming Anchor Maria Lisignoli spoke with CBS Los Angeles Sports Anchor Darren Haynes.
The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will play their NFC wild card matchup in Glendale, Ariz., instead of Inglewood, Calif., due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the NFL announced.
In response to the wildfires that are ongoing around the Los Angeles area, Monday's playoff matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams is being moved to Arizona, the league announced in a statement on Thursday evening.
As the Rams prepared Thursday to face the Vikings amid fires in Southern California, the NFL announced that the Monday night playoff game has been moved to Arizona.
Preparing to play a game while the city they call home burns, impacting player homes, practice schedules, and the quality of air they have to breathe, the Rams have to board a plane, leaving their families and forfeiting home field advantage due to no fault of their own, fly to Arizona, and take on a 14-win team while their minds are miles away.
The league announced Thursday evening that Monday night's wild-card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings will be moved to Arizona.
The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
The NFL announced Friday that the league is donating $5 million to the communities impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. As part of the
According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Lakers coach JJ Redick, who lives in the Palisades, lost his home in the fires. On Tuesday, Redick said that his family had to evacuate their home due to the encroaching fire and smoke. Redick and the Lakers were not in Los Angeles at the time, but in Texas for a game against the Dallas Mavericks.