>> THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER. FANS ARE HEADING TO FORT FEEL RIGHT NOW. READY CHEER ON OUR LIONS AT THEIR REGULAR SEASON OPENER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR 7 NEWS. DETROIT AT 6. I'M DARREN CUNNINGHAM. KICKOFF IS ABOUT 2 HOURS. IT TAKES OFF, KICKS OFF ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER LAST SEASON'S HISTORIC RUN AND MOMENTUM FROM THE NFL DRAFT. ALL EYES ARE ON DETROIT TONIGHT. ALSO BRINGS THE RETURN OF MATTHEW STAFFORD AND THE LA RAMS. THIS IS A BIG GAME THAT HAS FANS FIRED UP TONIGHT. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF ALL THE EXCITEMENT SPORTS DIRECTOR BRAD GALLI STANDING BY. LET'S BEGIN WITH SARAH MICHAEL'S. SHE'S TAILGATING WITH SUPER FANS WHO ARE READY TO ROAR THERE. >> WE ARE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT. WE ARE SURROUNDED BY TAILGATERS WHO ARE JUST SO PUMPED UP FOR THIS SEASON. WE JUST RAN INTO THE KARAOKE. >> IT'S SUPER BOWL BOUND. SUPER BOWL FILED BY >> AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE JARED GOFF CHANCE GOING OUT THROUGHOUT THE TAILGATES. HOW HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN HAVING YOUR TAILGATE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 34 YEARS AND NOW MY SONS HAVE TAKEN IT OVER FOR ME OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS OF DOING AMAZING I THINK DETROIT IS JUST FULL OF STORIES LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW. SO THIS YEAR, THIS SEASON IS A BIT DIFFERENT SEASONS PAST. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ENERGY AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FORWARD WHAT I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 2 TONIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE GOING TO THERE AND ONCE WE DO THAT, I JUST THINK I LOVE THE SCHEDULE. I LOVE THE WAY IT'S LAID I JUST LOVE THE WAY THE CITY AS FRANKLY THE AS WE GO INTO EXCITING, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS HERE AND IT'S RIGHT BEFORE I SEND IT BACK TO SOME PARTING WORDS THAT I PROMISE SOMEONE THEY COULD GET UP TO >> THAT'S WE'VE GOT TO GO JARED GOFF. TO NOT GET AHEAD OF LET'S GO >> WE HAD TO GET THAT OUT VERY NICE NIGHT. EYES OF FILLING THE EXCITEMENT ALL THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THERE