There was much made of the different travel plans the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams made before their Week 1 contest Friday morning in Melbourne, Australia. The 49ers traveled to Melbourne about a week prior to the game. The Rams arrived about 28 hours before kickoff.
The results on the field were lopsided, as San Francisco earned a 27-7 win in front of 100,021 fans at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 49ers outgained the Rams in total yards 379-290, won the turnover battle 1-2, and committed two fewer penalties for 22 fewer yards. More News: Exclusive: Breakout NFL Executives Who Could Become Future General Managers More News: 4 QBs Generating Serious Trade Buzz Weeks Before NFL Regular Season Starts During his postgame news conference, Rams head coach Sean McVay said he'd make no excuses for his team's loss, including the travel narrative.
"Sometimes sports can humble you, and today was one of those days," McVay said, via video from Netflix Sports. "I make no excuses, and whether you want to say it's about travel, whatever, we just weren't good enough in that window. "I didn't coach good enough, and we'll look at it and we'll move forward, and that's where we're at right now.
But it was a great atmosphere. Give credit to the 49ers.They deserve it... and we'll move forward." McVay called it a "humbling" loss to start the season. "First of all, congratulations to the 49ers.
They outplayed us in every facet," he said. "I didn't do nearly a good enough job. This is a humbling day for us, and this will define us only if we allow it to.
And today was one of those days. I always look inside out. I didn't do good enough job getting us ready to go." The Rams entered the contest as a favorite to win the Super Bowl.
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