49ers rout Rams 27-7 in NFL’s first Australia game behind Brock Purdy’s 3 TD passes
- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams squared off at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, marking the NFL's first regular-season game played in Australia.
- Both NFC West rivals entered the 2026 campaign with high expectations, as the Rams bolstered their roster by adding two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to join three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.
- NBC Sports' Noah Eagle calls the game, while 2026 Hall of Fame inductee and former Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly makes his debut as booth analyst alongside rules analyst Terry McAulay.
- Unlike traditional cable broadcasts, this Week 1 showcase streams exclusively on Netflix for viewers across the United States, with cable access limited only to the teams' local markets.
- Thursday's game represents the first step of a five-month season; betting markets favored the Rams by 3.5 points, with a moneyline of-198 for Los Angeles and +164 for San Francisco.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Sports media world reacts to Rams' travel plan after blowout loss to 49ers in Australia
The Los Angeles Rams won the offseason — Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie, oh my! — but they lost their first game of the 2026 NFL regular season. Bill Plaschke’s undefeated season prediction went up in smoke when the San Francisco 49ers blew out the Rams, 27-7, in the NFL’s first-ever game…
NFL-49ers beat Rams 27-7 in landmark Australia game - Regional Media News
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Brock Purdy threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns as the San Francisco 49ers opened their season with a 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Friday in the National Football League's first regular-season game in [...]
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