Not all 49ers are looking forward to what could be a schedule with two international games on separate continents, which hasn't happened in NFL history. The 49ers are expected to host a December game in Mexico City, and although the NFL has yet to announce that, 49ers officials have indicated that is the plan. That's not fair. Then the NFL, I feel, is doing us a disservice, fullback Kyle Juszczyk said in an exclusive interview at Monday's Pro Bowl practice in San Francisco.
"As we make history with the NFL and bring the first regular season game to Australia, we are pleased to take our annual matchup against our NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers to the MCG," said Rams president Kevin Demoff in a statement. "Since we first secured marketing rights to the country in 2021 and more recently since the announcement of this game last year, we have seen tremendous excitement for our team from fans both in Australia and also across the world.
Of course, Brady is the executive producer of this series (via his Religion of Sports production company), and it's well-known he grew up as a die-hard 49ers fan. At a red carpet event ahead of the San Francisco premiere last week, Brady's production partner Gotham Chopra said this specific project has been a long time coming from the seven-time Super Bowl champion. "Tom is football, through and through - it's the love of his life. And I think that love was born and conceived with the 49ers," Chopra said. "... I think this is a story he's always wanted to tell, and it started to come together three or four years ago."
Not so tasty was tight end George Kittle sustaining an Achilles tear in the second quarter. That prompted Lynch, the Niners' ninth-year general manager, to visit the 49ers' fallen captain in the locker room, along with owner Jed York and Kittle's adoring wife, Claire. Rather than wait to hit the 49ers' sideline for the game's final minutes like usual, Lynch made his way there for the entire fourth-quarter fireworks, disguised by a ski cap.