Rams' disaster in Australia raises the question: Should the team have followed the 49ers there earlier?

Center-Left: <a href="https://deadspin.com/rams-vs-49ers-bet-prediction-why-los-angeles-is-the-pick-in-australia/" rel="noopener nofollow">Rams vs. 49ers Bet Prediction: Why Los Angeles Is the Pick in Australia — deadspin.com
Center: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rams-and-49ers-to-face-off-in-first-ever-nfl-game-in-australia/" rel="noopener nofollow">Rams and 49ers to face off in first-ever regular season NFL game in Australia — www.cbsnews.com
Center: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/11/nfl-melbourne-mcg-fans-crowds-score-rams-49ers" rel="noopener nofollow">Crowd of 100,000 laps up relentless sensory experience as NFL woos Melbourne | Jack Snape — www.theguardian.com
Center: <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/san-francisco-49ers-vs-los-angeles-rams-takeaways-australia-september-10" rel="noopener nofollow">49ers Dominate Down Under: 3 Takeaways From The Niners&#39; Win Over The Rams — www.foxsports.com
Center: <a href="http://www.thegazette.com/news/national/the-latest-rams-take-on-49ers-in-nfl-s-first-game-in-australia/article_3a17006a-1954-50c2-a3cf-3663b20e098b.html" rel="noopener nofollow">The Latest : Rams take on 49ers in NFL first game in Australia | National news coverage — thegazette.com

Source: www.foxnews.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Right · Published: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:05:23 GMT

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams looked gassed in a 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne as their travel strategy faces scrutiny.