Rams president Kevin Demoff was optimistic early Thursday that the game could be held at SoFi Stadium, but it became clear there were many reasons to move the game.

The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

The NFL announced Thursday that an NFC wild card game between the Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams will be relocated from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona due to the wildfires that have ravaged Southern California.