Overview
- The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday as Brock Purdy completed 25 of 34 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns.
- San Francisco announced that defensive tackle Alfred Collins tore his patellar tendon and will miss the 2026 season, and the team is expected to turn to rookie Gracen Halton to fill the interior defensive-line role.
- Rookie receiver De'Zhaun Stribling left with a non-contact leg or ankle injury, was briefly ruled questionable to return, re-entered the game and then was helped off again with a developing injury.
- Myles Garrett was largely ineffective in his Rams debut, recording no notable pressures or tackles, and Aaron Donald did not travel for the game as he continues his return to play.
- Coverage focused on contrasting travel plans after the game, with the 49ers arriving about a week early to acclimate and the Rams flying in shortly before kickoff, a difference that commentators tied to Los Angeles’s sluggish showing.