The wildfires currently ravaging California will apparently not have an effect on the 49ers-Cardinals Week 1 matchup at Levi's Stadium. David Rodriguez via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Report: Wildfires not yet affecting 49ers-Cardinals game

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 9, 2020 7:35 PM ET

As of the evening of Sept. 9, this Sunday's NFL season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium remains on as scheduled despite wildfires burning throughout portions of California that have created apocalyptic-looking skies and scenes.

I've never seen anything like this in San Francisco. Ever. pic.twitter.com/134UVRopix
— Chris Ceg (@chrisceg) September 9, 2020

Per Nick Wagoner of ESPN, the 49ers recorded an air quality index of 69 during a team walkthrough held on Wednesday. NFL guidelines prohibit clubs from playing at venues where air quality checks in at 200 or higher.

Wagoner added that the air quality has reached between 150 and the high 160s in the area on multiple occasions since Aug. 21.

On Aug. 25, the 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Chargers announced that fans would not be permitted to home openers due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. The Rams and Chargers went one step further by declaring spectators won't be welcomed to SoFi Stadium "until further notice."

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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