The NFL made the difficult decision to move Monday night’s Rams-Vikings game from Los Angeles to Arizona due to the wildfires in Southern California. It was made out of consideration for everyone involved, including the first responders in Los Angeles, players, coaches and their families.
As unfortunate as it is that the Rams won’t get a true home game at SoFi Stadium, Sean McVay says it was the right thing to do.
“The league did the right thing in terms of keeping the priority, the priority, in being able to go to Arizona,” McVay said. “I think it’s a real credit to a lot of people in our organization to be able to seamlessly adjust. The Cardinals have been great in terms of offering the opportunity to be able to utilize their facilities. We’ll stay at a hotel nearby and we’ll try to keep what’s a unique situation as normal as possible. Players and staff will have the option to be able to bring their families with them as well. What a unique circumstance, what a unique situation, but I do believe that this group has handled it as well as you could. Fortunately, nobody’s been injured in the process of everything that’s gone on.”
The Rams have already arrived in Arizona after leaving on Friday night, and they’ll use the Cardinals’ facility for practice on Saturday. The game will be played at the Cardinals’ stadium, State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, which is a venue where the Rams have gone 7-1 since 2017.
As much as everyone would’ve loved to see the Rams play the home game they earned as NFC West champions, it was the best decision to move it to a safe area with all the uncertainty surrounding Los Angeles.
