49ers 27, Rams 7: first NFL game in Australia, Purdy three touchdowns
FINAL: 49ers 27, Rams 7. Purdy 205 yards, three TDs. First regular-season NFL game in Australia.
49ers 27, Rams 7
Why this one matters: the league had never played a regular-season game in Australia. On 10 September (11 September local) it did, and San Francisco won it 27-7.
ESPN: 49ers 3-7-7-10, Rams 0-7-0-0. Brock Purdy 205 passing yards, three touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey 68 rushing yards. Puka Nacua 74 receiving yards. Matthew Stafford was pulled late. Wikipedia's International Series table lists attendance 100,021 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The stake was the place. The result is 27-7. Night two of Week 1 already had a blowout.
The stakes
A franchise rivalry on a new continent, decided by three Purdy touchdowns.
The rivalry angle
NFC West, once a year on the other side of the world.
Players who could decide it
205 yards, three touchdowns.
Pulled late in a 27-7 loss.
Did you know?
- !Crowd 100,021.
- !Purdy three touchdown passes.
- !Stafford pulled late.
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