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49ers Rout Rams in Historic NFL Australia Game

Published September 11, 2026 · Updated September 11, 2026 · The Guardian

Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia.

Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Purdy, who passed for 205 yards against the Rams' ineffective defense at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 100,021 fans, the seventh-largest regular season crowd in NFL history. freshyourfeel.org

The game marked the NFL's expansion into Australia with a regular-season contest for the first time.

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