The San Francisco 49ers open the 2026 NFL regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday, September 10, 2026 (Friday morning local time in Australia), with kickoff at 8:35 PM ET. The 49ers open a season overseas for the first time ever, meeting their NFC West rivals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia.

Where To Watch

The game airs on Netflix — this game streams exclusively on Netflix — any Netflix plan gets you in; just open the app at kickoff. The NFL+ app carries the audio call on mobile.

How To Buy Tickets

Tickets are available through the team’s official tickets page, on Ticketmaster, and on SeatGeek.

Traveling To The Game

Road trip! Search flights (SFO to MEL) on Kayak, book rooms on Booking.com, and grab a rental car on Kayak Cars. Links are preset for 2026-09-08 through 2026-09-12.