49ers 27, Rams 7: 100,021 at the MCG, Purdy three touchdowns
First regular-season NFL game in Australia. Stafford pulled late. San Francisco enjoyed the week.
Why this game matters
The NFL had never played a regular-season game in Australia. On 10 September (11 September local) it did, on Netflix, at a cricket ground, 24 hours after a Super Bowl rematch.
What actually happened
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 the attendance as 100,021 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. That is the crowd number we can print.
What it changes
San Francisco is 1-0. Los Angeles is 0-1. The map moved. The scoreboard was not close. Monday night in Kansas City is the last snap of Week 1 that has not happened.
Sources
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