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BREAKING: Wildfires Continue to Ravage California, Delaying Key Wild Card Weekend Clash

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The NFL has decided to relocate the Los Angeles Rams-Minnesota Vikings Wild Card Weekend game to State Farm Stadium amid the horrifying wildfires across Southern California.

On Thursday evening, the NFL announced that the Rams-Vikings Wild Card Round game has been relocated from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.

The league previously announced that the Cardinals’ stadium would be used as plan B if SoFi Stadium wasn’t safe. The Southern California Wildfires started on Tuesday and have destroyed over 5,000 structures and caused the deaths of at least six people.

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The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers had games postponed because of the wildfires. The Kings were set to host the Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, with the Lakers scheduled to welcome the Charlotte Hornets tonight.

State Farm Stadium Will Host First NFC Playoff Game In Nine Years

Aside from Super Bowl 57, State Farm Stadium hasn’t hosted an NFL playoff game since 2015. That was when Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald led the Arizona Cardinals to a thrilling overtime win over Aaron Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round.

Social Media Is Destroying The NFL For Making State Farm Stadium “Plan B” For Rams-Vikings Playoff Game After Disturbing Details Emerge About The Company’s Involvement In California Wildfires

State Farm Stadium exterior (left). California wildfire shown (right).
State Farm Stadium and Pacific Palisades wildfire (Photos by Getty Images)

Fans are ripping on the NFL for announcing State Farm Stadium as their backup location for the Los Angeles Rams-Minnesota Vikings Wild Card Game if the contest cannot be held at SoFi Stadium.

The Southern California Wildfires that began on Tuesday have caused at least six deaths, according to multiple reports. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that over 5,000 structures have been destroyed, with 92 total wildfires burning over 29,000 acres.

Earlier this week, the NFL announced that the plan is still for SoFi Stadium to host the Rams-Vikings game. But if necessary, they’ll relocate the Monday night contest to State Farm Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals’ home venue.

Now, the NFL is receiving widespread criticism for using State Farm Stadium as a backup plan. That’s because as CBS MoneyWatch reports, State farm “dropped” around 1,600 policies in the Pacific Palisades and over 2,000 in multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods.

“@NFL says if the California wildfires aren’t under control by Mon the MIN/LAR wildcard game will be moved to Glendale…at State Farm Stadium…the same State Farm insurance that canceled everyone’s fire insurance policy because Cali wouldn’t let them jack up premiums. lol,” a fan wrote.

“State Farm insurance is cancelling Californians insurance and State Farm Arena in Glendale Arizona may host the LA Rams Minnesota Vikings Monday NFL playoff game. That is not going to sit well,” wrote another.

“Imagine that you live in LA, are a Rams fan, and you lost your house in a fire that State Farm revoked your coverage for, and now you have to watch your team play this weekend in State Farm Stadium,” one fan said.

“And @NFL has a contingency plan to move the playoff game to State Farm Stadium. Talk about Goodell being tone deaf,” quipped another.

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