Rams install floating field in Melbourne for NFL regular-season game

Before the 49ers played the Rams, fans in Australia may not have been tailgating outside Melbourne Cricket Ground, but they found other ways to pregame before packing the stands.

The NFL is officially going Down Under. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet Thursday night at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the first regular-season NFL game ever played in Australia. More than 100,000 fans are expected at the MCG. Game information Matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Date: Thursday, Sept. 10,…

The longest road trip in NFL history has brought the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams to Melbourne, Australia, for a season opener before more than 100,000 fans packed into the Southern Hemisphere’s largest stadium. The NFC West rivals are playing at Melbourne Cricket Ground, a longtime home to Australian rules football, only with two starkly different approaches to the epic 16-hour journey. The Niners have spent the past week in Australia.

The Rams have been the talk of the NFL after a splashy offseason.

The 49ers have some supporters in Week 1 as they face their division rival Rams in Melbourne.

As the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams are preparing to face one another in a Week 1 matchup in Australia, it appears the rivalry has levels to it as it's gone beyond the football field and into the media.

The Rams have touched down in Australia ahead of their opener against the 49ers.

The NFL season is heading Down Under. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will open their 2026 seasons with a historic NFC West showdown at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. The game will mark the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game played in Australia, adding even more excitement to an already important divisional matchup.…

A Super Bowl repeat may open the 2026 season on Wednesday, but a lot of the attention is being placed on the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers’ game in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday. The game will mark the very first regular season game to take place in Australia, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground the obvious host stadium.

The long wait for the new NFL season is almost up, with the season-opener for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers taking place in Melbourne, Australia. It will be the first-ever regular season NFL game ever to be held in Australia, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground providing the perfect venue for such an occasion.

Before the NFL season kicks off this weekend, it will kick off Wednesday night with a primetime game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. And then on Thursday night it will kick off again, with a game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los …

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Rams are bringing a slice of Los Angeles to the Yarra River, where a 22-yard floating football field will serve as the centerpiece of a free, three-day fan experience ahead of Australia’s first NFL regular-season game.