NFL Denies 49ers' Week 2 Monday Game Request After 8,000-Mile Australia Trip
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Updated · NBC Sports Bay Area · Sep 9
NFL Denies 49ers' Week 2 Monday Game Request After 8,000-Mile Australia Trip
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports Bay Area · Sep 9
Summary
Kyle Shanahan said the NFL rejected San Francisco's request to move its Week 2 home game against Miami to Monday night, leaving the 49ers on a Sunday turnaround after opening in Melbourne.
Thursday's Rams game in Australia creates the squeeze: Shanahan said it took him five days to adjust to the time change, though players will not practice again until Wednesday after returning Friday.
The scheduling contrast stung further because the Rams — the 49ers' Week 1 opponent in Melbourne — were picked for Week 2 Monday Night Football against the Giants.
San Francisco still gets some relief later in the stretch, with three straight games in Santa Clara after Australia and a Week 5 trip that stays on the West Coast against defending champion Seattle.