The NFL wild-card spherical playoff matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will not happen at SoFi Stadium.
As an alternative, the 2 groups will play Monday’s scheduled sport at State Farm Stadium, house of the Arizona Cardinals, as wildfires proceed to unfold via Southern California, the NFL announced Thursday.
The announcement got here shortly after the Rams canceled their participant media availability following Thursday’s follow. A brand new hearth emerged within the West Hills neighborhood on Thursday, an space the place many Rams gamers and staffers reside.
Previous to Thursday’s announcement, the league mentioned it deliberate to maintain the Monday night time sport between the Vikings and Rams in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, it additionally put in a contingency plan in case the scenario in Southern California worsened. As of Thursday night, there have been at the least 180,000 residents evacuated with hundreds of constructions destroyed.
Monday’s sport is one of some that is already been impacted as a result of wildfires. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings have every postponed video games since Wednesday.
Tickets for Monday’s sport shall be out there for Rams season-ticket holders at 10 p.m. PT on Friday morning. Most people will be capable to buy tickets two hours later.
The Rams and several other gamers additionally went on social media to supply their help to the neighborhood in current days.
The Los Angeles Chargers, who will journey to play the Houston Texans on Saturday, pledged $200,000 to wildfire relief efforts.
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