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MELBOURNE, Australia — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the league’s first regular-season game in Australia exceeded its expectations, with roughly 100,000 fans expected at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for a Friday morning kickoff local time. Goodell said on Netflix’s broadcast of the season opener between the San Francisco...

MELBOURNE, Australia — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the league’s work is to reach an 18-game regular season before it looks for its next stage of growth. A permanent team based outside the United States is probably still several years away, Goodell said during Netflix’s broadcast from the...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Los Angeles Rams receiver Davante Adams said Thursday that other NFL teams probably should adopt the Rams’ late-arrival approach to international travel. Adams made the comments in Melbourne, where the Rams landed just before dawn Thursday for Friday’s season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Los Angeles Rams touched down in Melbourne just before dawn Thursday, about 28 hours before kickoff of their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. They plan to fly home before sunset Friday. That leaves about 36 hours on the ground between two flights of about...