A Super Bowl repeat may open the 2026 season on Wednesday, but a lot of the attention is being placed on the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers’ game in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday.
The long wait for the new NFL season is almost up, with the season-opener for the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers taking place in Melbourne, Australia.
Nacua is dealing with a complicated situation off the field.
After falling one game shy of the Super Bowl, the Rams went all in to become the favorite. General manager Les Snead spent the offseason building a 2026 roster many consider the league’s best, upgrading a defense to match an offense that already ranked No.
Can you name the last time every NFL team selected a signal-caller in the first round of the NFL Draft?
The Los Angeles Rams led the NFL in scoring and total yards in 2025, and the Super Bowl favorites have a chance to repeat as the league’s top offense.
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
Aaron Donald’s return to an NFL field has been one of the league’s biggest storylines over the past two months. Anticipation for his 2026 debut has reached a fever pitch, but the Rams have offered mixed messages regarding their star defensive tackle’s status for Week 1.
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Raheem Morris didn’t mince words about the challenge of limiting the production of the Los Angeles Rams’ receiving duo Puka Nacua and Davante Adams ahead of Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
After an offseason of will-he, won't-he speculation about his potential return to football, Aaron Donald declined to say Monday whether he will play in the Los Angeles Rams' season opener in Australia.
As the great poet James Todd “LL Cool J” Smith said: Don’t call it a comeback! After a two-year retirement, Aaron Donald will suit up once again for the Los Angeles Rams.
For Aaron Donald to be making a comeback, it became a notable storyline throughout the entire 2026 NFL offseason. As soon as it was announced that he was
According to ESPN’s Sarah Barshop, 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said, “Oh yeah, definitely,” when asked if he thinks Rams DT Aaron Donald will play in their Week 1 meeting. Shanahan joked that he wasn’t too upset at the decision “because I decided a month ago it was happening… So I prepared for that the right way, and it is what it is.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The 2026 NFL season is beginning with a bang, and one of its biggest Week 1 games won’t even take place in the United States. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will renew their NFC West rivalry Thursday night from Melbourne, Australia, in the NFL’s first regular-season game played Down Under.
Los Angeles Rams fans who have been worried about potential NFL discipline for Puka Nacua will be pleased with new information that emerged Monday. In
The Los Angeles Rams expect wide receiver Puka Nacua and left tackle Alaric Jackson to play in Thursday's season-opening game against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, despite both being the subject of NFL investigations, head coach Sean McVay said.
With the season around the corner, Rams defensive star Myles Garrett is already preparing to be a heavy hitter. The Rams are scheduled to start their season
The Los Angeles Rams have a star-studded roster in 2026, with Aaron Donald, Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie among the latest additions. In a Super Bowl-or-bust campaign, the team could add one more star from within: tight end Terrance Ferguson.
Earlier this offseason, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said “it’s within the realm of options” that Rams WR Puka Nacua could miss the team’s season opener with an ongoing review of an off-field incident.
The Los Angeles Rams begin their regular-season schedule with a Week 1 game against the San Francisco 49ers in Australia on Thursday. The Rams are heading into the matchup relatively healthy, but one question mark is Puka Nacua’s playing status.
The San Francisco 49ers have been in Melbourne, Australia, for a week, giving them time to work through jet lag, practice and rest up for their season opener Thursday night against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.
The San Francisco 49ers won't catch a break in the season opener.
The Rams are still waiting to find out if the superstar WR will be suspended by the NFL, while they also recently found out he is dealing with a psoas injury that he suffered during an August practice.
The NFL season is right around the corner, and with it comes season-long storylines to track. Here are four bold predictions for the 2026 season.
As expected, the Los Angeles Rams listed Stetson Bennett as the No. 2 quarterback behind Matthew Stafford on their unofficial depth chart to begin the regular season.
Sean McDermott may not have been able to help get the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl before he was fired following the 2025 season, but he absolutely sees them getting there in the first year without him.
As NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport shared, whether or not Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive lineman Aaron Donald will play in his club's regular-season opener versus the rival San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept.
An NFL insider revealed a hopeful update for fans wishing to see him play.
Before defensive superstar Aaron Donald confirmed that he was coming out of retirement to play for the Los Angeles Rams this season, multiple Hall of Famers warned that Donald shouldn't expect to be the player of old at the age of 35.
Shortly after it was revealed on Wednesday that San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and star pass-rusher Nick Bosa would be traveling with the team for its Week 1 game versus the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, Bosa participated in a full practice for the first time since he suffered an ACL tear.
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