Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams looked gassed in a 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne as their travel strategy faces scrutiny.

The Rams' two-year dedication to figuring out the best way to get to and from Australia resulted in a decisive loss.

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams are set to begin their quest for Super Bowl 61 in Australia. Follow for updates, highlights and more.

The Rams spent years preparing to play Down Under, while the Niners spent a week soaking up the local scenery

Last year’s Vikings-Lions Christmas Day matchup on Netflix set a streaming record with 27.5 million viewers. However, that record was broken a few weeks later when the NFL placed the Bears-Packers wild-card matchup on Amazon Prime Video, which drew more than 30 million viewers.

The NFL's Rams and 49ers season opener in Australia has drawn thousands of American fans. Richard Trang is thrilled to see the 49ers play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and appreciates the camaraderie between Niners fans and Australians.

From Montana to Melbourne, a look inside my journey to Australia to cover my first Los Angeles Rams game as credentialed NFL media.

A plan 15 months in the making fell flat for the Super Bowl favorites in the season-opening loss to the 49ers in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 Friday in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia.

Andrew Whitworth revealed how the Rams handled sleep during previous London trips.