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Vikings-Rams NFL playoff game could be played at State Farm Stadium: Here's why

By Brent Corrado

Updated January 9, 2025 12:07pm MST

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Aerial shot of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (KSAZ-TV)

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The National Football League says Monday night's NFC Playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams may be moved to Arizona.

The game is scheduled to kickoff at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13 from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

The NFL says the game could be moved to State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, because of raging wildfires in Southern California that have killed at least five people.

Nearly 2,000 structures have been destroyed in the fires and about 130,000 people have been forced to evacuate.

"We continue to prepare to play the Vikings-Rams game as scheduled Monday night at SoFi Stadium," the NFL wrote in a statement posted to X. "As will all games, there are contingency plans in the event a change in location is needed. In this instance, the game would be played on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, if necessary."

Has this happened before?

A similar situation happened in 2003 when a game between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins was moved to Tempe because of a wildfire.

In 2020, the San Francisco 49ers played two regular-season home games at State Farm Stadium because of coronavirus restrictions in the Bay Area.

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