San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet in Melbourne on Thursday

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams are scheduled to play a regular-season game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Kickoff for the NFL matchup is set for 8:35 p.m. ET, which corresponds to 10:35 a.m. local time on Friday in Australia. This event marks the first time an NFL game is being held in the country. The game is available to national audiences exclusively through a Netflix stream. Fans residing in the San Francisco or Los Angeles local television markets may access the broadcast on their respective NBC affiliates, KNTV or KNBC. Noah Eagle and Luke Kuechly are assigned to the broadcast booth for the coverage, with Tom Pelissero and MJ Acosta-Ruiz reporting from the sidelines and Terry McAulay serving as the rules analyst.

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