SAN DIEGO (AP) - The NFL moved Monday night's Chargers-Dolphins game to Tempe, Ariz., from Qualcomm Stadium because of wildfires in the San Diego area. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said in a statement Sunday night that the city of San Diego advised the league it could not play the game in Qualcomm. The sky throughout the county was choked with smoke and ash from three fast-moving fires that burned more than 264,000 acres, killed 14 people and burned nearly 650 homes by Sunday evening. Mayor Dick Murphy urged the NFL to either postpone or move the game and Tagliabue complied. (End news story)
Hey I called this one. We're moving to Phoenix. Oakland was rejected by Chargers management. Now the question is...how many Charger fans will create a convoy to drive to Phoenix? Maybe 2,000 take the day off. Let's hope so.