Based on Thursday night’s smothering down under by the 49ers against the Rams, it appears that San Francisco’s early-arrival approach worked better than the Rams’ strategy of barnstorming.

But Week 1 is just part of the equation. The Rams were surely thinking about the recovery from the long trip, with the goal of being ready for the next game, against the Giants to cap Week 2.

And it doesn’t get easy after that. The Rams travel to Denver for a Sunday night game before playing in Philadelphia the next Sunday afternoon. After that, it’s another Monday night game — against the Bills.

The 49ers will have to fly home after fully acclimating to…

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