Oct 24, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr. (11) scores on a 10-yard touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. –The Rams are no strangers to wildfire in the greater Los Angeles area, having been through the Woolsey Fire in 2018. But as they quickly found out, this would be much different.

The Arizona Cardinals are providing team airplanes and the practice facility for use by the LA Rams prior to Monday's NFL playoff game vs. Minnesota.

For a preview of Monday's playoff matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams, Streaming Anchor Maria Lisignoli spoke with CBS Los Angeles Sports Anchor Darren Haynes.

Preparing to play a game while the city they call home burns, impacting player homes, practice schedules, and the quality of air they have to breathe, the Rams have to board a plane, leaving their families and forfeiting home field advantage due to no fault of their own, fly to Arizona, and take on a 14-win team while their minds are miles away.

The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will play their NFC wild card matchup in Glendale, Ariz., instead of Inglewood, Calif., due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the NFL announced.

In response to the wildfires that are ongoing around the Los Angeles area, Monday's playoff matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams is being moved to Arizona, the league announced in a statement on Thursday evening.

The league announced Thursday evening that Monday night's wild-card game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings will be moved to Arizona.

Rams president Kevin Demoff was optimistic early Thursday that the game could be held at SoFi Stadium, but it became clear there were many reasons to move the game.

LOS ANGELES — The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The playoff game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona.

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