NFL makes difficult decision on Monday's Vikings-Rams playoff game in LA as fires continue to ravage area
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The NFL is relocating Monday's playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to Glendale, Arizona due to the ongoing fires ravaging southern California. 'In the interest of public safety, Monday's Vikings-Rams Wild Card game has been moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA to State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, the NFL announced today,' read the league statement.
![[Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams lines up before the snap during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium on October 24]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93940043-14255635-image-a-10_1736470067656.jpg)
'The decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs and the NFLPA. The game will be televised on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes at its scheduled 8:00pm EST time. 'Tickets will go on sale at 10am PT Friday morning through Seatgeek.com for Rams Season Ticket Members and Noon PT to the general public. More information on ticket sales will be provided as soon as possible.'.
![[Smokes from a wildfire rises over the Los Angeles Rams NFL football practice facility]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93940041-14255635-image-a-11_1736470071461.jpg)
Inglewood's SoFi Stadium has been consumed by an ominous yellow haze amid the wildfires that have claimed five lives thus far. Even the team's practice facility in Woodland Hills appeared impacted as smoke from the Palisades blaze could be seen billowing overhead.
![[Multiple fires have caused devastation throughout greater Los Angeles over recent days]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93893369-14255635-Multiple_fires_have_caused_devastation_throughout_greater_Los_An-a-13_1736470753123.jpg)
The NFL is relocating Monday's playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to Glendale, Arizona due to the ongoing fires ravaging southern California. Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams lines up before the snap during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium on October 24.
![[The game could yet be moved to State Farm Stadium - home of the Arizona Cardinals]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93894331-14255635-The_game_could_yet_be_moved_to_State_Farm_Stadium_home_of_the_Ar-a-12_1736470749682.jpg)
Smokes from a wildfire rises over the Los Angeles Rams NFL football practice facility. NFL fans have slammed the decision to choose State Farm Stadium, due to the sponsor's refusal to take new home-insurance applications from California. Last year, the company then revealed it would stop covering 72,000 homes across California in an attempt to avoid 'financial failure'.
