The Rams, 49ers Have Drastically Different Australia Travel Plans

The Rams are set to arrive in Australia hours before their game, while the 49ers will be heading down under several days before the contest.

Sean McVay’s team is planning on flying into Melbourne the day before the game and fly out immediately after, ESPN reported last month.

Meanwhile, the 49ers are leaving for Australia today, September 2.

The Rams believe that their strategy could be better for jetlag, essentially giving their players no time to actually have it. Meanwhile, the 49ers are hoping that by arriving several days early, their players will have adjusted in time for kickoff.

McVay’s team, though, won’t publicly confirm when they are leaving.

“We’re leaving later than most people would probably expect,” he did admit.

Which team’s strategy is better?

Neurologist and sleep specialist W. Christopher Winter believes that the Rams is far superior.

“Athletes generally reach their physical peak in the late afternoon and early evening,” Winter told Yahoo.

“So what the Rams are essentially doing is saying to their players, ‘Look, just keep being athletically awesome at 6 p.m. You’re going to open your eyes one day and the sun’s going to be in a weird part of the sky, but we’re banking on it taking your brain a couple days to figure out what the hell’s going on. By then you’ll have already beaten the 49ers and you’ll be heading home.”’