The NFL and the Cardinals have worked hard to make Monday look and sound like a Rams home game, after wildfires forced a venue change.
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying nine times to win 27-9 Monday night
With less than a week's notice, the NFL and ESPN pivoted quickly to host the Rams-Vikings wild card playoff game Jan. 13 in Arizona. Here's how it all came together.
The Rams were rewarded home-field advantage because they won the NFC West, but that privilege was taken away from them due to the fires taking place in Los Angeles. So far, at least 24 are dead because of the tragedy, and another 12,000-plus houses and buildings have been destroyed.
The move is in "the interest of public safety," according to a news release from the National Football League.
The NFL's wild card matchups conclude with the Monday Night Football game featuring the ... now to be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona — home of the Cardinals.
Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings will be played in Arizona amid the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles.
Officials from Glendale and the Arizona DOT are treating the event like it's a typical Monday Night Football match-up.
In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again.