The streaming platform will air the Week 1 game between the 49ers and Rams on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35pm ET from Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Netflix “will air the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game from Australia” during the 2026 season’s opening week, according to sources cited by THE ATHLETIC. The streaming platform will air the Week 1 game between the 49ers and Rams on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35pm ET from Melbourne Cricket Ground. The early-season deal “bookends Netflix’s current broadcast relationship with the NFL,” which has included two games on Christmas Day the past two seasons and will continue in December 2026. Netflix’s live sports portfolio also includes a three-event deal with MLB, the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031, as well as combat sports like boxing and MMA (THE ATHLETIC, 5/7). The Australia game is part of a deal with the NFL “that looks likely” to also include the Thanksgiving Eve game and the Christmas games (X, 5/7).