Why the Rams and Vikings are playing in the Cardinals' stadium in Arizona, explained

After a full weekend of playoff football, there's still one more game to go.

The Rams and Vikings are set to play their Monday Night Football matchup to determine who moves on to the divisional round of the playoffs.

While this will technically be a home game for the Rams, who won the NFC West and secured the No. 4 seed in the conference, this game won't be played at SoFi Stadium.

Instead, it'll be played at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.

The move shouldn't come as a surprise. The location was changed because of the wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 24 people so far. There are currently 92,000 people under evacuation orders, which is down from nearly 200,000 last week. But, with winds set to intensify in the area, the fires could potentially get worse.

The NFL announced the game's move last week in the "interest of public safety."

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