Fans pack Melbourne for the Rams-49ers season opener, the first regular-season NFL game in Australia

Dorcas and Nick Mwangi pose for a photo outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground ahead of the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers NFL football game in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Lincoln Tracy)

Fans watch before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle poses before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)

Aircraft flyover before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Andrew Burgess poses for a photo outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground ahead of the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers NFL football game in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Lincoln Tracy)