{"id":17822,"date":"2025-01-09T03:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17822"},"modified":"2025-01-09T03:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:59:59","slug":"report-nfl-issues-major-update-on-rams-vikings-monday-night-playoff-game-in-los-angeles-as-deadly-fires-continue-to-engulf-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17822","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Issues Major Update On Rams-Vikings Monday Night Playoff Game In Los Angeles As Deadly Fires Continue To Engulf California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Vikings and Rams meet in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs next Monday night, but Mother Nature is currently ravishing the area, and things could quickly change.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0is closely monitoring the situation as conditions worsen, possibly creating poor air quality in the area.<\/p>\n

At least five people are dead, and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California. Thousands have been evacuated as more than 15,000 acres burned in the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Several areas across Los Angeles are being affected by devastating wildfires, but the NFC Wild Card Game between the\u00a0L<\/a>os Angeles Rams\u00a0and\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0on Monday night will remain scheduled as planned.<\/p>\n

However, there is a contingency plan in place.<\/p>\n

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Should things not go according to plan, the game could potentially be moved to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0play.<\/p>\n

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