{"id":996475,"date":"2026-09-09T23:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/996475\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:09:20","slug":"matthew-stafford-sean-mcvay-look-annoyed-after-landing-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/996475\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay look annoyed after landing in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 most recognizable faces certainly didn\u2019t appear to be thrilled to finally be in Australia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Matthew Stafford and head coach Sean McVay were both spotted by cameras after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/06\/sports\/rams-reveal-unusual-travel-plan-for-16-hour-flight-to-australia-vs-49ers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hopping off their 15-hour flight<\/a> from Southern California to Melbourne, and neither seemed happy.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford sported a tired look as he waited for his bags while McVay had a peeved expression painted on his face as he watched for his.<\/p>\n<p>There were at least a couple of Rams who looked happy to be Down Under, with wide receiver Puka Nacua rocking an ear-to-ear grin after jumping off the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Stafford and the Rams arrive in Melbourne. X\/@NFLAUNZ<\/p>\n<p>Sean McVay after arriving in Melbourne. X\/@NFLAUNZ<\/p>\n<p>Another Ram, meanwhile, was seen yawning as he went to collect his belongings.<\/p>\n<p>The footage \u2014 shared on X by the NFL Australia &amp; NZ account \u2014 and the team\u2019s future responses to Australia <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/31\/sports\/rams-believe-same-international-game-philosophy-will-work-for-australia-trip\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be heavily scrutinized<\/a> in the next few days, considering all the dialogue that\u2019s surrounded the franchise since its Week 1 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers was first announced several months ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams never seemed in love with the idea of giving up a home game and traveling so far for the contest. And with the team only planning to spend two days on the continent before heading back to the US, fans have been convinced they\u2019d have rather played anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams have arrived from Los Angeles to Melbourne. X\/@NFLAUNZ<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the Niners have been in Australia for nearly a week, adjusting to the time change while getting involved in some of the local culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams took off at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday and landed Thursday morning local time. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/09\/sports\/rams-star-reveals-boujee-plane-setup-for-nfl-australia-flight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rams traveled in \u201cboujee\u201d fashion<\/a>, according to linebacker Byron Young.<\/p>\n<p>McVay told reporters this week the Rams\u2019 plan was all made in an effort to \u201cguys in their normal rhythm and routine.\u201d He also joked that he was sick of answering questions about their travel strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you guys ask me any more questions about it,\u201d he said, \u201cI\u2019m kind of tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only one more day to go \u2019til McVay and the Rams find out if they went with the proper blueprint; kickoff is slated for 5:35 p.m. PT on Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two of the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 most recognizable faces certainly didn\u2019t appear to be thrilled to finally be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":996476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[1443,7,1014,58,2444,2611,32,6,424,3307,9],"class_list":["post-996475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-rams","tag-california","tag-football","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesrams","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-nfl","tag-rams","tag-sean-mcvay","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117243606689886813","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=996475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/996476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=996475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=996475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=996475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}