In the opening weekend of the NFL season, two native Australian-born players made their league debuts on opposite ends of the country. Today, they face off head to head as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the San Francisco 49ers.
Not to oversell it for American viewers, but it’s a pretty big deal, if the play-by-play provided by an Australian paper of the 49ers’ opening game was any indication, so it certainly matters quite a bit to viewers down under. Top stuff.
While the Steelers debuted their latest in a carousel of punters last Thursday with Jordan Berry, the former Parramatta Eel Jarryd Hayne got his first taste of the regular season in the NFL as a returner and running back, though it turned out to be an easier day for the punter.