Netflix will air Week 1 matchup between 49ers and Rams in Australia, AP source says
Netflix will air the Week 1 matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the NFL schedule has not been finalized. The game will be aired in primetime in the United States at 8:35 p.
m. ET and 5:35 p. m.
PT on Sept. 10. Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of New York and 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles and San Francisco, meaning it will kick off at 10:35 a.
m. the next day in Australia. The matchup between the NFC West rivals is one of nine international games the NFL will play this upcoming season, and the first one in Australia.
Reigning AP NFL MVP Matthew Stafford and the Rams will be the home team for the game after it split the season series with Brock Purdy and the 49ers last season. The league previously announced that the kickoff game, where the Seattle Seahawks will begin defense of their Super Bowl title, will be played on Sept. 9.