San Francisco delivered a statement win over Los Angeles in Melbourne, and have revealed their stance on whether they would like to play in Australia again.
Sebastian Tan
The Los Angeles Rams' poor on-field performance in Melbourne fuelled critics of their tight travel schedule around their NFL season opener.
Shayne Hope
It’s no secret Australians are suckers for an underdog, and the San Francisco 49ers’ play to win the fans over in Melbourne proved a stroke of genius as they made history on Friday.
Aaron Kirby
The ‘W’ went to the underdog San Francisco 49ers, 27-7, as the Los Angles Rams, Super Bowl favourites, found out the hard way that jet lag comes for us all.
Ben O'Shea
Not even celebrities are immune to the NFL fever that has gripped Australia on Friday. Here is every star who has been spotted at the NFL’s first match on Aussie soil.
Tegwen Bescoby
American football fans have travelled from across Australia and the world to witness a US sporting spectacle.
Callum Godde
Injury carnage is ripping through the much-anticipated NFL game in Melbourne on Friday, as two San Francisco 49ers players were struck down on the MCG’s turf.
Katherine Kraayvanger
The Jonas Brothers have won over a packed MCG with a surprise tribute to an Australian music icon during the historic NFL clash in Melbourne.
Taylor Renouf
More than 100,000 fans piled into the MCG to witness the San Francisco 49ers beat their rival Los Angeles Rams in Australia's first NFL regular-season game.
History was made at the MCG as San Francisco beat LA for the first NFL victory on Australian soil! Recap all the action and the spectacle of the day here.
Los Angeles enter this NFL season as Super Bowl favourites, but they won't have one of their key players featuring in their opening game in Melbourne.
Sebastian Tan and Shayne Hope
The longest road trip in NFL history will culminate at the MCG on Friday morning when the Los Angeles Rams take on the San Francisco 49ers in the latest instalment of one of the game’s greatest rivalries.
The San Francisco 49ers have been active in Melbourne all week, which all-time great Jerry Rice expects to serve them well at the MCG.
There was a familiar look to the NFL's season-opening clash, a match up between February's Super Bowl foes Seattle and New England.
Josh Dubow
The NFL's first regular-season game in Australia is set to get underway on Friday, and it will be a historic moment for the sport.
Rams player Puka Nacua has clarified his stance on the NFL expanding beyond the US, while a 49ers alum has blasted Los Angeles' travel plans.
The hallowed turf of the MCG has been transformed into an American football field ahead of the historic NFL clash between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. SEE THE PICS
James Palumbo
The LA Rams have touched down in Australia amid a fiery debate over their travel plans.
Chloe Maher
There is more than just a crucial “W” for the win-loss column at stake when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG on Friday.
The 24-year-old tore his patellar tendon during a training session at AAMI Park.
Ben Sutton
Star cornerback Trent McDuffie will rely on an Australian teammate to help him overcome the short turnaround in the Los Angeles Rams' travel to Melbourne.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy says the prospect of playing in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG on Friday has the NFC West heavyweights buzzing.
Star LA Rams receiver Puka Nacua has outlined how the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia will benefit the Pacific community.
Data shows a historic NFL fixture in Australia comes with a surprising surge in upgrades of this must-have household item.
Blair Jackson
