The Los Angeles Rams' travel strategy for their opening game may draw additional scrutiny in the wake of Myles Garrett's knee injury.

The NFL's Rams and 49ers season opener in Australia has drawn thousands of American fans. Richard Trang is thrilled to see the 49ers play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and appreciates the camaraderie between Niners fans and Australians.

Last year’s Vikings-Lions Christmas Day matchup on Netflix set a streaming record with 27.5 million viewers. However, that record was broken a few weeks later when the NFL placed the Bears-Packers wild-card matchup on Amazon Prime Video, which drew more than 30 million viewers.

With Myles Garrett's trip to the injured reserve, the Rams season hangs in the balance. Now the fleece—once golden, once gleaming, once the envy of the league—must survive its shearing. The wooly hides of the preseason paper champs must prove it's made of something stronger––resilience.

From Montana to Melbourne, a look inside my journey to Australia to cover my first Los Angeles Rams game as credentialed NFL media.