The NFC West rivals’ starkly differing ways in which they made this epic journey have attracted almost as much attention as the two star-studded rosters preparing to put on a show.
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Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers play season-opening game in Australia
Thursday didn’t exist for Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers. They boarded a two-story jumbo jet a little before midnight Wednesday evening, and by the time it touched down in Melbourne, Australia, the sun was shining on Friday morning local time — six full days ahead of the Rams’ arrival for their globe-t…
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco 49ers are in Australia as the team prepares to take on the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. The Niners are looking to follow up last season's surprising playoff run with another deep run this year. Here is a look at what fans need to know heading into [..
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Australia, mostly gotten over the impact of the long flight and now are getting prepared to open their season Friday in Melbourne against the Los Angeles Rams.
Kyle Shanahan has warmed to Australia. His grievance with Los Angeles, however, remains fully intact. After spending several days in Melbourne ahead of San Francisco’s Week 1 showdown with the Rams, Shanahan acknowledged that his initial frustration with the NFL’s first regular-season game in Austra…
Kyle Shanahan has had a change of tone now that the 49ers are on the ground in Melbourne, Australia, almost 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from their home base. No, he hasn’t adopted an accent from Down Under.
The San Francisco 49ers have been in Melbourne, Australia, for a week, giving them time to work through jet lag, practice and rest up for their season opener Thursday night against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.
Signage is seen outside of the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on September 9, 2026. The first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11, 2026, featuring the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.
The NFL fanbase is surging in sports-mad Australia. When a regular-season game kicks off for the first time Down Under on Friday a sellout crowd will pack the 100,000-plus capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to roar their enthusiasm.
The NFC West rivals’ starkly differing ways in which they made this epic journey have attracted almost as much attention as the two star-studded rosters preparing to put on a show.
The 49ers arrived in Australia a week early, hoping to acclimate to the time change before kickoff; the Rams are attempting to stay closer to their normal routine.
The MCG is set up for it’s first ever NFL match ahead of the NFL in Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 10, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
The Playbook One side will be proven right. The other, wrong. It’s only the natural conclusion that we — and likely 30 other teams around the NFL — can draw from the competing travel strategies taken by the 49ers and Rams for this 8,000-mile excursion.
Kalshi offers dozens of markets for the Week 1 matchup in Australia, including game lines and player props for Christian McCaffrey, Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua.
This is a big moment in NFL history to be playing in Australia, and not a preseason or friendly game, but a regular season matchup between two powerhouse teams in one of the league's toughest divisions.
As the San Francisco 49ers are set to take on their bitter NFC West rival, the Los Angeles Rams, in a Week 1 showdown in Melbourne, Australia, San Francisco might have a home-field advantage after all.
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