Rams seek some normalcy ahead of Vikings game but don’t feel quite at home in Arizona

Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner addresses the media at the Arizona Cardinals’ training facility in Tempe, Ariz. Because of safety concerns caused by the wildfires in Southern California, the NFL moved Monday night’s game from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. “It was eerie,” defensive tackle Kobie Turner said of workouts earlier in the week, “but to be able to get out here, to get away from all those things, it feels like we’re back to normal a little bit.” And what is normal? “Normal is enjoying the opportunity to prepare for a game when there’s 18 teams that don’t have the luxury of doing that.” Rams Playoff game moving just another obstacle for Rams to overcome against Vikings After a 1-4 start to the season that ended with an NFC West title, the Rams believe, “It’s not something that we cannot overcome.. the Rams are built for this.” Veteran receiver Cooper Kupp, however, noted that the situation at home in the Southland and being transplanted to the Cardinals was not normal. When Mcvay addressed his team earlier this week, he displayed a paper weight emblazoned with the phrase “Built For This.” “This group is built to be able to handle different forms of adversity and overcome, which they’ve done,” McVay said Saturday, “and we’re looking forward to doing that this week.” Kupp, an eight-year pro, said there was something powerful about being together in the Rams’ situation. “Nothing close to things that are happening in the real world,” Kupp said, “but it is an opportunity for us to draw closer together and say ‘let’s be able to respond from a little bit of hardship here and go out there and do something special.’” Kupp was among the starters McVay rested in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks so they would be rested for the playoffs.