As wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles County, the NFL has decided to postpone Monday night's wild card game between Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County. Los Angeles Rams and minnesota vikings State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the. arizona cardinals.
The game was scheduled to be played at SoFi Stadium, but the league indicated Wednesday that contingency plans are in place to move the game to Arizona if the situation worsens. On Thursday night, the league put its plan into action.
“In the interest of public safety, Monday's Wild Card game between the Vikings and Rams has been moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California to State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals,” the NFL said in a statement. Announced.
The league said the decision to move the game to Arizona was “made in consultation with public officials, participating clubs and the NFLPA.”
The game will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and ESPN+.
This isn't the first time the league has rescheduled games due to wildfires. During the 2003 regular season, a state of emergency was declared in California due to the Cedar Fire, and the game between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins was moved to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
