▁had ▁won ▁all ▁six ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁during ▁that ▁era . ▁This ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁regular ▁season ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁teams ▁after ▁the ▁R ams ' ▁return ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁The ▁inter - con ference ▁match up ▁was ▁originally ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁NFL ▁International ▁Series , ▁and ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁Estad io ▁Az te ca ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁which ▁had ▁hosted ▁games ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons . ▁However , ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁def ic ient ▁condition ▁after ▁ra ins ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁and ▁a ▁heavy ▁event ▁schedule , ▁which ▁had ▁included ▁a ▁Sh ak ira ▁concert ▁and ▁a ▁s occer ▁tournament ▁match ▁played ▁by ▁Cruz ▁Az ul . ▁As ▁League ▁and ▁stad ium ▁officials ▁evaluated ▁the ▁scene , ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁conditions ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate ▁on ▁social ▁media . ▁Unable ▁to ▁rem edy ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁NFL ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁just ▁six ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁played . ▁Chief s ▁CE O ▁Clark ▁H unt ▁said ▁"[ The ▁move ▁is ] ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ▁[ about ] ▁player ▁safety ... ", ▁as ▁the ▁NFL ▁faced ▁pressure ▁from ▁players ▁who ▁reported ly ▁considered ▁sitting ▁out ▁the ▁game ▁rather ▁than ▁risk ▁potential ▁injury . ▁ ▁League ▁rules ▁required ▁the ▁designated ▁home ▁team ▁( in ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁R ams ) ▁to ▁maintain ▁avail ability ▁of ▁their ▁home