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The question for Sunday isn't, "Will San Diego recover quickly and start back to it's normal routine?" "Will the air quality clear up?" "Will the weekend after the wildfires be a time of healing?"

No, apparently the question for Sunday is "will The Chargers be able to play?" Reports are varying, Qualcomm is being closed and the evacuees will be moved to the Del Mar Fairgrounds but it seems that nobody is ready to commit to a game being played on Sunday. From the Houston Chronicle:

Texans owner Bob McNair said ideally the teams will play Sunday. However, there still are concerns about the air quality in San Diego because of the wildfires.

Of course with the craziness of this national disaster it is understandable that there would need to be room for flexibility. The Chargers have been training in Arizona, weather reports are still unsure of how the wind will blow for the rest of this week and there are still fires that are not contained. Perhaps we can look to the Texans to be a little flexible with their time.

There were reports Thursday the game would be played Monday night at Qualcomm, which would shorten the amount of time the Texans would have to prepare for their next game at Oakland the following weekend. "If this game were played Monday night, we wouldn't get back to Houston until early Tuesday morning," McNair said. "That would make it more difficult for our coaches to prepare for our next game."

Oh, sorry, we'd hate for you to be inconvenienced. Good thing we're moving all the evacuees to new location, cleaning up the stadium, and preparing for your arrival.