49ers Master Jet Lag to Clip Rams in Melbourne
TL;DR
The 49ers defeated the Rams 27-7 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Melbourne, Australia, after a meticulously planned travel-and-rest strategy that used circadian-shift sleep schedules, melatonin, and caffeine; the approach helped players like Kyle Juszczyk perform despite long travel, while Brock Purdy and the defense contributed to a dominant performance, and the league plans to debrief for future international trips.
- Inside the 49ers’ Trip to Australia and How They Defeated Jet Lag and the Rams Sports Illustrated
- The 49ers’ Australia trip tested their bodies. Here’s how they’re feeling entering Week 2 - The Athletic The New York Times
- 49ers’ turn flight home into a dreamliner, now wide-eyed for home opener The Mercury News
- 49ers news: Kyle Shanahan's 'crap' admission about Australia trip Yahoo Sports
- How 49ers got ‘back to normal' after long flight home from Australia for Week 1 NBC Sports Bay Area & California
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