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Packed MCG crowd watching a pre-game NFL ceremony, with US and Australian flags on the field and a jet flyover.

Touchdown Down Under for historic NFL match

History was made this morning as 100,021 fans packed the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the first NFL game for points in Australia.

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