Los Angeles wildfires: Adam Schefter reveals possible NFL action on Rams-Vikings playoff game

With wildfires raging around the Los Angeles area and thousands of structures already destroyed, the NFL is watching closely as a playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings fast approaches.

The two franchises are set to square off on Monday at 8 p.m. ET with a broadcast on ABC and ESPN.

But could the wildfires throw a wrench into the league’s plans and force some sort of postponement or moving of the game to an alternate location? ESPN insider Adam Schefter chimed in on Wednesday.

“It is still scheduled as of right now. The league is closely monitoring the developments,” Schefter reported on NFL Live. “These fires have shown very little situation of being controlled. It’s very concerning for a lot of people there, obviously. And the National Football League is going to be watching this situation to see whether this game can, in fact, be played there Monday night. And we’ll see how that goes going forward.”

No firm update yet, but clearly a situation that bears monitoring going forward.

Already the wildfires have wreaked havoc on a wide swath of area, with thousands concerned about potential impacts in the event the fires keep spreading.

On Wednesday, even the iconic Rose Bowl venue was caught up in an evacuation warning.

Rose Bowl under evacuation warning

Multiple massive wildfires have engulfed the area surrounding Los Angeles and the new evacuation warning in Pasadena includes the Rose Bowl.

The wildfires have already destroyed more than 1,000 structures and claimed at least two lives, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press reported the following on the fires, which are now creeping in on the Rose Bowl, one of college football’s most iconic venues:

“At least four separate blazes were burning in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, home of the famed Rose Parade,” the AP wrote. “With thousands of firefighters already attacking the flames, the Los Angeles Fire Department put out a plea for off-duty firefighters to help, and weather conditions were too windy for firefighting aircraft to fly, further hampering the fight. Fire officials hoped to get the flights up later Wednesday.”

In addition to the two lives the fires have already claimed, many others have been injured.