Everything seemed pretty normal for the Rams during Saturday’s practice at their temporary home on a beautiful afternoon in suburban Phoenix.

The music was blaring, coaches shouting, footballs flying and even some palm trees swaying in the background to give it a Southern California vibe.

Running back Kyren Williams said the Rams also had something they haven’t had in a few days: clear minds.

“I felt like I was at peace,” Williams said. “We didn’t really have to worry about anything except for playing ball.”

The Rams are in Arizona this weekend preparing for Monday’s NFC wild-card game against the Vikings at the practice facility of their division rival, the Cardinals. They made their way to the desert on Friday night, escaping from days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

Now the Rams know their families are safe and their hearts go out to those still affected.

“There’s a feeling amongst the team — this if for LA,” Williams said. “This is for hope back at home that they can cling onto, that the Rams are going to be the people who can take them away from whatever they’re going through for a few hours on Monday.”

The Rams (10-7) will “host” the second-seeded Vikings (14-3) at the Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium on Monday night. The league announced Thursday that the game would be moved because of the continued threat of wildfires and the potential strain on public services.

The Cardinals opened their training facility in Tempe for the Rams’ use, and there was a big banner that said “Welcome Los Angeles Rams” with the logo of both teams on the entrance gate. Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill sent two team planes to LA on Friday to help the team’s journey. The Rams players were allowed to bring their families — and even some pets — along for the ride.

“It was cool to have that experience with my boys and with my wife,” Rams receiver Cooper Kupp said. “Obviously, to be here, super thankful for the Rams with how they’ve been able to take care of the families in the organization.”

The Rams still hope for a sizable homefield advantage for Monday’s game, even if it’s a six-hour drive from SoFi Stadium. The team’s season ticket holders bought 25,000 tickets in the first hour of availability Friday and the team has arranged for at least 15 buses to drive fans from Inglewood for the game.

In some ways, State Farm Stadium has been the Rams’ home away from home for a decade. They have won nine straight games in Arizona before the streak was snapped earlier this season. McVay said the Rams requested the vistors locker room on Monday — even though they’re still technically the home team — because of their familiarity with the space.

“For the most part, we’ve played pretty well in this stadium,” Kupp said. “It’s grass, too, which is a big bonus. I’ll take any chance we have to play on grass.”

The Rams have faced adversity on the field, recovering from a 1-4 start to win the NFC West. This is another hurdle.

And considering what so many in LA are going through, they’re not going to complain.

“At the end of the day, it’s a playoff game,” Turner said. “You don’t get too many of these.”

Pack need passing game to improve: The Packers’ passing game has struggled of late, and there’s nothing coach Matt LaFleur would like more than for his offense to find its groove again in Sunday’s NFC wild-card game on the road against the second-seeded Eagles.

Of course, it helps that the Packers’ two quarterbacks — starter Jordan Love and backup Malik Willis — seem to have recovered from injuries that affected their ability to throw the ball during the team’s loss to the Bears in last Sunday’s regular-season finale.

Love, who had numbness in his right hand after banging his right elbow on the Lambeau Field turf during the second quarter, was limited in practice earlier in this week because of the injury, although he said his hand was “pretty much feeling back to normal” by the next morning.

By Friday, Love was completely off the injury report.

“He did well,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after the day’s practice. “Today was a good day.”

Meanwhile Willis, who injured the thumb on his right hand on a Bears defender’s helmet during the fourth quarter, also started the week limited in practice and finished it off the injury report and a full participant in Friday’s practice.

The Packers’ passing game that was on a roll for much of the second half of the regular season until the team’s back-to-back losses to the Vikings and the Bears the last two weeks.

The Packers QBs combined to complete 36 of 55 passes for 390 yards with one TD, no interceptions and six sacks.

Making matters more difficult Sunday: The Packers will be without big-play option Christian Watson, who suffered a torn ACL in his right knee against the Bears and is out for the season.