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49ers vs Rams in Melbourne: the league leaves home on night two
First NFL regular-season game in Australia. MCG. Netflix. 10 September.
Why this game matters
The NFL spent a century pretending the map stopped at the ocean. Week 1 of 2026 puts San Francisco and Los Angeles in a cricket ground on Netflix, 24 hours after a Super Bowl rematch.
Melbourne Cricket Ground. Thursday 10 September, 8:35 p.m. ET. Local Friday 10:35 a.m. AEST. First regular-season NFL game in Australia. The Rams are listed as the home side.
What we will not print
A score. A quarterback rating. A winner. The game has not been played. The stake is the place.
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