The NFL a playoff round with a wild card in between Minnesota Vikings AND Los Angeles Rams will no longer be held at SoFi Stadium.
Instead, the two teams will play their scheduled game on Monday at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, as wildfires continue to spread across Southern California. the NFL announced on Thursday.
The announcement came shortly after the Rams canceled media availability for players following Thursday’s practice. A new fire broke out Thursday in the West Hills neighborhood where many Rams players and employees live.
Before Thursday’s announcement, the league said it planned to play the Monday night game between the Vikings and Rams in Los Angeles. However, it also put in place a contingency plan in case the situation in Southern California worsened. As of Thursday evening, at least 180,000 residents had been evacuated and thousands of buildings had been destroyed.
Monday’s match is one of several that have already been affected by the fires. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings have postponed games since Wednesday.
Tickets for Monday’s game will be available to Rams season ticket holders at 10 p.m. ET on Friday morning. Viewers will be able to purchase tickets two hours later.
The Rams and several players have taken to social media to offer their support to the community in recent days.
The Los Angeles Chargerswho will go to Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans, donated $200,000 to help fight the fires.
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