49ers win big in first Australian NFL match
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy throws three touchdown passes as his team beat the highly-fancied Los Angeles Rams in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy throws three touchdown passes as his team beat the highly-fancied Los Angeles Rams in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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