▁nearly ▁two ▁weeks , ▁including ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁itself . ▁Many ▁R ams ▁employees ▁were ▁personally ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁W ool sey ▁Fire , ▁with ▁some ▁being ▁ev acu ated ▁multiple ▁times ▁from ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁nearby ▁hot els ▁as ▁the ▁fire ▁threatened ▁local ▁communities . ▁The ▁R ams ▁organization ▁covered ▁all ▁emer gency ▁exp enses ▁for ▁club ▁personnel ▁during ▁the ▁crisis . ▁ ▁The ▁R ams ▁players ▁and ▁coach es ▁had ▁already ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁high - alt itude ▁conditions ▁they ▁expected ▁to ▁encounter ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁With ▁the ▁game ▁being ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁practice ▁facility ▁still ▁under ▁threat ▁from ▁the ▁fire , ▁the ▁R ams ▁opt ed ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Colorado ▁and ▁continue ▁with ▁their ▁scheduled ▁activities , ▁which ▁included ▁closed ▁practice ▁sessions ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy . ▁Additionally , ▁R ams ▁owner ▁Stan ▁K ro en ke ▁char tered ▁a ▁plane ▁to ▁bring ▁family ▁members ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Broad mo or ▁Res ort ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁R ams ▁players ▁were ▁also ▁guests ▁at ▁a ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁game ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁Colorado ▁( the ▁N ug gets ▁are ▁owned ▁by ▁K ro en ke ' s ▁wife ▁Ann ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Josh ). ▁ ▁On ▁Monday , ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁capacity ▁crowd ▁was ▁on ▁hand ▁as ▁the ▁R ams ▁and