More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season, and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.

Oct 24, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr. (11) scores on a 10-yard touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Here’s everything you need to know about the Rams-Vikings game, which has been relocated due to the fires in LA

Former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will join ESPN2’s ManningCast during Monday night’s wild-card game between the Vikings and the Rams. He’ll spend the entirety of the third quarter chatting with Peyton Manning and Eli Manning on the telecast.

The Minnesota Vikings will need several players to excel if they want to beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

The league pivoted to its contingency plan after the deadly fires burned tens of thousands of acres around Los Angeles.

A short memory is needed in this game against the Rams that has been moved because of the Los Angeles wildfires to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. SoFi Stadium is not an intimidating home field compared to Ford Field in Detroit or Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, but this move should work out in the Vikings’ favor.

All the latest updates and news on the Rams’ injury report ahead of their wild-card playoff game vs. the Vikings

This matchup of former coaching cohorts could come down to whether the Vikings can protect Sam Darnold against the fearsome Rams front.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell shared a heartfelt and encouraging message for Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay in light of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The message came just days before their teams faced off in the playoffs.