When tickets went on sale for the game, Rams fans scooped them up in a hurry. About 52,000 tickets were bought in the two-hour presale window reserved for season ticket members, which is a huge number considering the seating capacity of State Farm Stadium is around 63,000.
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.
The Rams said Monday's game will be used "to bring LA Together and uplift and represent their city in Arizona" after the deadly wildfires.
Wildfires have scorched Los Angeles in recent weeks, and they've had a notable impact on the sports world, including during wild-card weekend.
The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will face off in the NFC Wild Card round Monday night in an unfamiliar setting. The Rams were set to host the game at
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill says it was an easy decision to allow their NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams into State Farm Stadium for tonight's playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The NFL and the Cardinals have worked hard to make Monday look and sound like a Rams home game, after wildfires forced a venue change.