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MEXICO CITY MNF GAME FULL
ESPN’s Kevin Seifert reported that the NFL made changes to referee Clete Blakeman’s crew to make sure it was full of the league’s best officials given the magnitude of the game. The country and venue of the Monday night game is not the only thing that changed. The NFL Also Made Changes to the Officials for the Rams-Chiefs Game The inordinate amount of rainfall was believed to be the major factor in the poor field conditions. The Rams plan to honor the community events they scheduled in Mexico leading up to their game, including a charitable 10K race, hospital visits and the construction of a playground. USC plays at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, against crosstown rival UCLA, and there aren’t many other sporting events taking place in Los Angeles over the weekend, which helps the Rams with the quick turnaround.īoth teams still will wear their Color Rush uniforms. The Rams will now scramble to get security, concessions and all other logistical aspects lined up to host a major prime-time game in six days.
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The NFL moved the game to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum creating a bit of a logistical nightmare given the site was not scheduled to host the game until just a few days ago.ĮSPN detailed some of the challenges of getting the Coliseum ready in time for the big Monday night game. Rams game in Mexico City, per is what the field currently looks like.Īccording to NFL insider Jay Glazier, a number of Rams and Chiefs players threatened to boycott the game if it was played in Mexico Cit,y including Todd Gurley and Kareem Hunt. The NFL hasn't made a decision yet on Monday's Chiefs v.