SANTA CLARA — You play who is on your schedule. Even if the team on your schedule forgot to show up. Or, worse yet, they did show up, but didn’t have much to offer. It’s too early to crown the 2026 San Francisco 49ers as died-in-the-wool Super Bowl contenders or a juggernaut.

The Niners have struggled against dual threat quarterbacks at times in the past.

Matthew Stafford is coming off an MVP season after throwing for… Easy Sportz Rams vs. 49ers Game Preview: NFC West Rivals Make History in Australia The NFL season is heading Down Under. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will open their 2026 seasons with a historic NFC West showdown at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.

The 49ers are the most popular NFL team in Australia, with many fans watching since the Joe Montana-Jerry Rice days.

The Seattle Seahawks are advancing to the NFC Championship Game after handling the San Francisco 49ers, 41-6, on Saturday night.

Another day and another serious injury for the San Francisco 49ers as Alfred Collins will now miss the 2026 season. The defensive tackle tore his patellar tendon during the Niners’ training session in Melbourne,

San Francisco acclimatized in Australia, but circadian rhythms won’t matter if the Niners’ defensive line is pushed around.

Isaac Guerendo to the reserve/PUP list. Guerendo, still recovering from a pec injury, will miss at least the first four weeks of the regular season. This helps to clarify the Niners backfield situation headed into the season.

Though many Niners players applauded the team's decision to travel to Melbourne a week in advance, Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay both said they didn't think the Niners' and Rams' different arrival times factored into San Francisco's 27-7 win.

NFL.com's Grant Gordon breaks down the top takeaways from the San Francisco 49ers' 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Australia.

According to an NBC4 article, York was arrested in East Palestine, Ohio, and found guilty of both charges after pleading no contest. NBC’s Matt Maiocco later reported that Ohio

Survivor split: Niners have many later home spots incl Arizona/Washington/Vegas; Chargers rebound case tied to saving them for Raiders week.