Report: 49ers-Rams in Melbourne will happen on Wednesday, September 9, or Thursday, September 10

Now that the 2025 NFL season has ended, attention has turned to the start of the next season.

And with the 49ers and Rams due to stage a Week 1 game in Melbourne, some interesting permutations are percolating.

John Ourand of Puck, who recently reported that the 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne will happen as part of the NFL’s opening weekend, now reports Rams-49ers will happen on Wednesday, September 9, or Thursday, September 10.

It could be 49ers-Rams on Wednesday, with the Seahawks’ home opener landing on Thursday. That also could flip, with the Seahawks playing on Wednesday and the Australia game happening on Thursday.

Either way, NBC will televise the Seahawks game. A to-be-determined streamer will broadcast 49ers-Rams.

It still makes a ton of sense, in our view, to play 49ers-Rams on Sunday, September 6. That would give both teams the most time possible to recover from the travel and time difference to get ready for Week 2, and beyond. Currently, however, it appears that Rams-49ers will be a midweek game — and possibly the first game of the 2026 season.