Preseason favorites losing Week 1 is more common than you think. Here's what history says about Los Angeles' championship chances.

One ugly game in Australia does not erase the Rams' Super Bowl ceiling, but several NFC rivals are already applying pressure.

The Week 1 NFL game between the 49ers and the Rams is this Thursday, Sept. 10, at 8:35 p.m. ET. (The game will take place locally in Australia at 10:35 a.m. AEST on Friday, Sept. 11.) The NFL international game will stream exclusively on Netflix.

Before Sean McVay jumped on his second 15-hour flight in less than two days, he insisted the Los Angeles Rams ’ unorthodox travel plan for Australia wasn’t the reason his Super Bowl-contending team took a thrashing from the San Francisco 49ers in its season opener.

The San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday morning.

Week 1 win over the Rams, with San Francisco landing as high as No. 1 following a convincing victory in Melbourne.

Week 1 went about as poorly as it could have for the Los Angeles Rams. They lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 27-7, and in the process, learned that Myles Garrett's knee is bad enough to warrant surgery and a stint on injured reserve.

THE Los Angeles Rams have been dealt a huge setback over Myles Garrett. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year joined Los Angeles this summer in a mega $208 million deal. But Garrett, 30,