The San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver Mike Evans says he is surprised by the Los Angeles Rams’ travel decision to fly to Australia shortly before their season opener, which the 49ers win 27-7. Multiple reports describe Evans as reacting with disbelief after learning the Rams arrived in Australia just one day before kickoff.
After the game, Evans’ comments focus on what he portrays as a preparation gap created by the Rams’ schedule. The reports say Evans watched the 49ers dominate the matchup and viewed the different travel approach as a noticeable factor. Yahoo and Newsweek frame Evans’ reaction as stunned or “disbelief,” while Yahoo also includes a characterization of his response as brief and blunt. Other outlets emphasize that Evans only learned the details once the game was over, and that his remarks came in the context of a lopsided result in a historic overseas matchup.
