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The San Francisco 49ers recorded a dominant 27-7 victory over Super Bowl favourites the Los Angeles Rams in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/b><\/p>\n
It was the NFL’s first game in the Asia-Pacific region, and its longest-ever road trip for the first of a record nine international games in 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n The 49ers arrived in Melbourne a week before the game, while the Rams opted to spend just over 24 hours in Australia.<\/p>\n Sean McVay’s side are Super Bowl favourites after acquiring defensive end Myles Garrett and welcoming one of the NFL’s greatest defensive players, Aaron Donald, out of retirement.<\/a><\/p>\n “I love when they [the Rams] came out and they were booing. We were out here for a week. We enjoyed the city. I don’t think you can fly 16 hours and be ready to play,” 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel told Australia’s Channel Seven.<\/p>\n The game came to life in the second quarter as Kyren Williams ran in for a touchdown to give the Rams a four-point advantage following an earlier 49ers field goal.<\/p>\n However, the 49ers hit back as Demarcus Robinson grabbed a touchdown before half-time.<\/p>\n The momentum continued as receiver Mike Evans scored, followed by a touchdown from Samuel – and a second field goal sealed the win for the 49ers.<\/p>\n Quarterback Brock Purdy completed 25 of 34 passes for 205 yards, including three touchdown passes.<\/p>\n McVay added: “I make no excuses. Whether you want to say it’s about travel, whatever. We just weren’t good enough.<\/p>\n “I didn’t coach good enough, and we’ll look at it and we’ll move forward.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n