49ers win big in first Australian NFL match — SkimNews
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- Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes to lead the San Francisco 49ers past the "highly-fancied" Los Angeles Rams in the first NFL game ever played in Australia
- More than 100,000 spectators filled the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the historic match, which the BBC headline summarized as the 49ers "shocking" the Rams
Why it matters: The NFL's first game in Australia drew more than 100,000 fans to the Melbourne Cricket Ground — the league's biggest test yet of demand outside North America. The 49ers' upset over the heavily-favored Rams delivers a marquee result for the historic occasion and an early blow to the Rams' Super Bowl hopes.
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