The 2024 common season is over and the playoffs start this weekend. Six playoff video games will occur between Saturday and Monday. That may dwindle the sector right down to eight complete groups for the divisional spherical. On Monday, the Minnesota Vikings have been imagined to be on the highway to face the Los Angeles Rams.
Nonetheless, wildfires have ravaged California this week and the league has moved the sport within the “curiosity of public security.” The Vikings vs. Rams playoff recreation will likely be performed in Arizona on the Cardinals’ stadium. Kickoff will nonetheless happen on the scheduled time. A slight adjustment the NFL wanted to make however it’s a smart move to maintain gamers, coaches, and followers protected.
Wildfires in LA precipitated the Vikings vs. Rams recreation to be moved to Arizona
Breaking: Within the curiosity of public security, the NFL introduced the Jan. 13 Monday Evening Soccer Wild Card recreation between the Rams and Vikings has been moved from Inglewood, CA to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ and will likely be performed that very same evening at 8 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/cmA6pTfPFL
— ESPN (@espn) January 10, 2025
On Thursday, the NFL introduced the Vikings vs. Rams playoff recreation could be moved to Arizona. Wildfires have been uncontrolled in Los Angeles this week. The league has been monitoring the state of affairs since Monday and felt shifting the sport to State Farm Stadium was in the perfect curiosity of everybody. Just a few hours earlier than the NFL introduced this, one other fireplace broke out in an space a number of miles from the Rams’ coaching complicated. Consequently, media availability was canceled on Thursday.
The Rams will journey to Arizona on Friday and can maintain a walk-through observe on Saturday on the Cardinals’ facility. Los Angeles received the NFC South in 2024 and was imagined to host a playoff recreation. Wildfires in LA modified that however the Rams nonetheless have a spot within the playoffs. On Monday, they’ll face the 14-3 Vikings who had an opportunity to have the #1 seed in Week 18. Nonetheless, they misplaced to the Lions however are nonetheless a significant risk within the NFC. Monday evening will likely be Sam Darnold’s first profession begin in a playoff recreation. On the flip facet, Matthew Stafford will make his 18th profession playoff begin. The Vikings are favored (-2.5) by way of odds on BetOnline.
Word: Odds by way of BetOnline. Correct as of Jan. 10, 2025
