By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Rams are banking on their body clocks to cope with a 13,000-km journey to Melbourne, the first stop on a long road they hope will end with Super Bowl triumph in their backyard at SoFi Stadium.

The 49ers have some supporters in Week 1 as they face their division rival Rams in Melbourne.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford can continue moving up the all-time ranks as soon as Week 1. The 38-year-old currently has 423 career touchdown passes, which puts him in seventh place all time and only two touchdown passes behind Philip Rivers, who threw for 425 touchdowns in his career.

When the Los Angeles Rams announced that they wouldn’t be arriving in Australia until a day before the game against the San Francisco 49e

Even when the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl in 2021, they didn't enter the season with the same amount of hype as they've generated this year. Thanks to the additions of Myles Garrett, Trent McDuffie, Aaron Donald and others, the Rams are the favorites to win it all this season.

Stephen A. Smith advised NFL fans to not forget about the Los Angeles Rams' elite offense following their defensive additions.

The Rams landed in Melbourne at 7 a.m. local time ahead of their season opener against the 49ers.

Los Angeles Rams Week 1 practice report for Wednesday