The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is holding more than 100,000 fans for the historic Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers matchup today. The stadium has an official capacity of 100,024, made up of about 95,000 seats and 5,000 standing spaces, according to the MCG.
The game marks the first-ever NFL regular-season game in Australia, giving the famous Melbourne venue a different kind of sporting event. The MCG is larger by its official capacity than SoFi Stadium’s normal seating capacity. That makes the Rams vs 49ers game an unusual NFL event. The Los Angeles Rams are playing outside their usual home venue, while the San Francisco 49ers are also appearing at the MCG for the first regular-season NFL game in Australia. LG: Carver Willis, Connor Colby C: Jake Brendel, Jarrett Patterson RG: Dominick Puni RT: Colton McKivitz, Vederian Lowe Defense LDE: Keion White, Khalid Kareem LDT: Osa Odighizuwa, C.J. West RDT: C.J. West / Gracen Halton (Alfred Collins out; James Thompson Jr. also in mix) RDE: Nick Bosa, Romello Height WLB: Dre Greenlaw, Garret Wallow MLB: Fred Warner, Tatum Bethune SLB: Jaden Dugger / Luke Gifford LCB: Renardo Green, Jack Jones RCB: Deommodore Lenoir, Ephesians Prysock NB: Upton Stout SS: Malik Mustapha, Marques Sigle, Ashtyn Davis FS: Ji’Ayir Brown, Siran Neal Special Teams K: Eddy Piñeiro P: Corliss Waitman LS: Jon Weeks PR/KR: Jacob Cowing / Deebo Samuel Sr. (and others) Offense QB: Matthew Stafford, Stetson Bennett, Ty Simpson RB: Kyren Williams, Blake Corum, Ronnie Rivers WR (L/X): Davante Adams, Konata Mumpfield WR (R/Z): Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell, CJ Daniels WR (S/slot): Jordan Whittington, Xavier Smith TE: Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee, Terrance Ferguson, Davis Allen, Max Klare LT: Alaric Jackson, David Quessenberry LG: Steve Avila, Bill Murray / Beaux Limmer C: Coleman Shelton, Dylan McMahon RG: Kevin Dotson, Beaux Limmer RT: Warren McClendon Jr. Defense (note: Aaron Donald out) DE: Braden Fiske (starting in place of Aaron Donald), Tyler Davis NT: Poona Ford, Ty Hamilton DT: Kobie Turner, Ty Hamilton / others LOLB: Byron Young, Josaiah Stewart LILB: Nate Landman, Shaun Dolac / Grant Stuard RILB: Omar Speights, Grant Stuard ROLB: Myles Garrett, Desjuan Johnson LCB: Jaylen Watson, Emmanuel Forbes Jr. RCB: Trent McDuffie NB: Quentin Lake, Josh Wallace SS: Kam Curl, Jaylen McCollough FS: Kamren Kinchens, Tanner Ingle Special Teams K: Harrison Mevis P: Ethan Evans LS: Joe Cardona PR/KR: Xavier Smith / Jordan Whittington (and others)
The Week 1 matchup is being played on Friday, September 11, local time, with kickoff set for 10:35 am AEST. The Melbourne venue can hold 100,024 people, while SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams, seats about 70,000 for regular events. SoFi Stadium can be expanded to hold up to 100,000 people for special events, putting its maximum capacity close to that of the MCG. Here’s the projected depth charts for the San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams Week 1 matchup: Offense QB: Brock Purdy, Mac Jones, Kurtis Rourke RB: Christian McCaffrey, Kaelon Black, Jordan James FB: Kyle Juszczyk WR (L/X): Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson WR (R/Z): Deebo Samuel Sr., Jordan Watkins WR (S/slot): De’Zhaun Stribling, Jacob Cowing TE: George Kittle, Jake Tonges, Luke Farrell LT: Trent Williams, Enrique Cruz Jr.
