Victory Monday! Rams Review and Dolphins Preview

The 49ers flew nearly 8,000 miles to Australia, walked into the supposed coronation of the Los Angeles Rams — and ruined the party.

It’s Victory Monday on Niners Talk, and John, Tim and Brian are celebrating San Francisco’s huge Week 1 win over the Rams in Melbourne.

After an offseason spent hearing about Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, Myles Garrett, the return of Aaron Donald and a Rams roster seemingly destined for the Super Bowl, reality finally arrived. 

The 49ers showed up ready to play — and the Rams didn’t.

The guys break down what went right for San Francisco, what went wrong for Los Angeles, and whether the Rams made a massive mistake by arriving in Australia just 28 hours before kickoff. 

Did jet lag actually become a factor? Did the Rams believe too much of their own hype? And did the 49ers’ decision to arrive 10 days early give them an advantage that went far beyond simply adjusting their body clocks?

There’s also a bigger win off the field. While the Rams treated Melbourne like a business trip, the 49ers embraced Australia — and Australia appears to have embraced the Niners right back.

It’s only Week 1, and nobody is burying the Rams just yet. But after months of predictions, projections and talking heads telling us how this season was supposed to go, the games finally count.

And the San Francisco 49ers are 1-0.