Los Angeles Rams players and coaches showed their support for the Los Angeles Fire Department Monday night during their playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Players warming up wearing “LAFD” T-shirts and caps, and coaches were seen on the sideline wearing the same attire as they prepared for the wild-card game.
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp catches a pass before the NFL wild card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The game between the Rams and the Vikings was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Thursday due to a torrent of forest fires that tore through the city of Los Angeles to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona – home of the Arizona Cardinals.
Some Rams players were forced to evacuate their homes because the game was moved. The team trained on Friday and traveled to Arizona. On Saturday, the team had practice at the Cardinals’ facility, then on Sunday they settled into their hotels without their families.
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay talks with running back Kyren Williams (23) before the NFL wild card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Firefighters and other emergency officials worked all week to contain the blaze that killed more than two dozen people. Officials warned that the fire threat has not ended as strong winds are expected to blow through the area again.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about the decision to move the game in an interview with ESPN before the game.
“What the people in Los Angeles are going through, the devastation, the loss, the heartache we all feel for them, we knew the game couldn’t be played there until Thursday,” he said. “Public safety and jeopardizing any of that is not something we do. We wanted to make sure the focus for first responders was on taking care of the people who are out there struggling so much.
“When we made that decision, the league is coming together. We have preparations or what we call contingency plans that include two stadiums every week, and this was a perfect fit as far as a location for Los Angeles Rams fans, and I’m proud to be able to to say that 45,000 have arrived here, which is incredible. They all came together, and Michael Bidwell and the Cardinals are at the top of that list.”
Smoke from a wildfire rises above the Los Angeles Rams NFL football practice in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)
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The Los Angeles Chargers he also showed support for the Los Angeles Fire Department during their road playoff game against the Houston Texans.
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