The NFL announced Thursday that the Vikings-Rams playoff game originally scheduled for Southern California will be held in Arizona.
The NFL announced its contingency plan on Wednesday, with Monday night's wild-card game set to be played at the home of the Arizona Cardinals.
This is the third game affected in Los Angeles this week. The Kings game and Lakers game were postponed due to the fire.
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Exterior view of SoFi Stadium during the Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams game on January 3, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Reese/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The NFL said in a statement that the game was rescheduled “in the interest of public safety.” “This decision was made in consultation with public officials, participating clubs and the NFLPA.”
Game time remains the same, with kickoff at 8pm ET.
The Rams were scheduled to have Wednesday off. Los Angeles ChargersThe teams, which share SoFi Stadium and head to Houston for the wild-card game on Saturday, limited the amount of time players spent outdoors during practice due to poor air quality.
State Farm Stadium has served a similar role in the past. In 2003, the Dolphins and Chargers played in Glendale due to the San Diego wildfires. During the 2020 COVID-19 season, the 49ers played three “home” games there.
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is empty during the San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks game. (Sei Mio/Icon Sportswire, Getty Images)
Several active wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, have caused significant damage to communities in the Los Angeles area, including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The Santa Ana wind-damaged fire has burned nearly 30,000 acres and at least 130,000 people in the area are under evacuation orders. The fire killed at least five people and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings.
This week's wildfires have brought new attention to a problem that is causing insurance companies to stop writing new policies or refusing to renew old policies in areas of California with high wildfire risk. . Prominent entertainment figures also advocated this move.
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn through buildings on Sunset Boulevard during a powerful rainstorm in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 8, 2025. (Apu Gomez/Getty Images)
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The Los Angeles Times noted that the city has not seen at least a tenth of an inch of rain since May 5.
FOX News' Eric Revell and Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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