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The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will meet successful Melbourne for nan first regular-season NFL crippled successful Australia. The convention announced nan day and clip for nan historical matchup Wednesday.
The adjacent conflict betwixt nan NFC West rivals is scheduled for Sept. 11. Kickoff is group for 10:35 a.m. section clip Friday – 8:35 p.m. ET Thursday. Details connected really fans tin tune successful stay unclear.
"We are thrilled to footwear disconnected our play successful Melbourne, enhancing an already historical infinitesimal for some nan NFL and nan Rams," nan Rams Head of International Stephanie Cheng said successful a statement.
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The NFL shield logo connected nan section astatine SoFi Stadium connected Nov. 25, 2024 successful Inglewood, California. (Kirby Lee/magn Images)
"Every clip members of our statement visit, including earlier this month, we spot first-hand nan increasing excitement from folks crossed Melbourne successful anticipation of this game."
The crippled will beryllium played astatine nan Melbourne Cricket Ground.
A wide position of nan MCG during time 1 of nan Fourth Test successful nan 2025/26 Ashes Series betwixt Australia and England astatine Melbourne Cricket Ground connected Dec. 26, 2025 successful Melbourne, Australia. (Morgan Hancock - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)
The NFL besides confirmed plans to footwear disconnected nan upcoming play on a Wednesday night, 1 time earlier than nan accepted Thursday opener.
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When nan reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks big a yet-to-be-announced force connected Sept. 9, it will people conscionable nan 2nd clip successful convention history that a play has started connected a Wednesday.
Sam Darnold of nan Seattle Seahawks celebrates pinch nan Vince Lombardi Trophy aft winning Super Bowl LX against nan New England Patriots astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The only different clip nan first crippled of nan NFL play was played connected a Wednesday came successful 2012 erstwhile nan Dallas Cowboys visited nan New York Giants. The crippled was moved from its accustomed Thursday spot that twelvemonth because President Barack Obama was group to speak that nighttime astatine nan Democratic National Convention.
The NFL had played Week 1 games successful Brazil nan past 2 seasons connected nan first Friday nighttime successful September.
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While Wednesday games were played occasionally successful nan early years of nan NFL, this will beryllium conscionable nan 5th since 1950. There were 2 games connected Christmas Day erstwhile it fell connected a Wednesday successful 2024, 1 successful 2022 that was delayed because of COVID-19 and nan 2012 opener.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
