WITNESSES THAT HE HAD ENGINE
TROUBLE.
AMY: WELL, IT IS THE FINAL
COUNTDOWN BEFORE THE L.A. RAMS
TAKE ON THE ARIZONA CARDINALS
FOR THEIR HOME OPENER.
CHRIS: EXCITING DAY.
KCAL9'S JOY BENEDICT IS LIVE
WITH WHAT FANS NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE HEADING OVER TO THE
COLISEUM.
GOOD MORNING, JOY.
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING, GUYS.
YEAH, THEY NEED TO KNOW A LOT
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
REALLY NEW THINGS, REALLY
EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE TAKING
PLACE HERE AT THE L.A. COLISEUM
FOR THE OFFICIAL START OF THE
RAMS' SEASON IS RIGHT HERE AT
HOME.
WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW, THIS IS
THE SOUTH LAWN.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS A
TAILGATING SPOT ONCE IT OPENS IN
THE NEXT HOUR.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION
GOING ON, SO IF YOU LOOK OVER TO
THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THE LOTS
THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY USED
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
THEY'RE JUST NOT HERE BECAUSE
THEY ARE BUILDING STUFF.
THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE OPENED UP
SOME OF THE LAWN ARES HERE, AND
THERE'S OTHER PARKING LOTS FOR
FOLKS WHO DO WANT TO TAILGATE.
EVERYONE WANTS
TEAM.
INSIDE THE 10 AND SCORES THE
TOUCHDOWN, TODD GURLEY!
REPORTER.
IT SURE WAS AN AMAZING START TO
THE SEASON ON MONDAY AGAINST THE
RAIDERS AS THE RAMS WON THEIR
VERY FIRST HOME -- THEIR VERY
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.
AND, OF COURSE, TODAY IS THE
VERY FIRST HOME GAME.
FOR MANY MANS, IT REALLY IS --
FANS, IT REALLY IS THE OFFICIAL
KICKOFF BECAUSE THEY GET TO
WATCH THE RAMS AT HOME, AT THE
L.A. COLISEUM AS THEY'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR NOW FOR QUITE SOME
MONTHS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAVE CHANGED AND SOME THINGS
THAT HAVE STAYED THE SAME.
DON'T FORGET, YOU CAN ONLY BRING
CLEAR BAGS INTO THE STADIUM,
THAT'S AN NFL POLICY THAT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR A FEW SEASONS NOW,
ANY HANDBALL TO BAGS -- HANDBAGS
HAVE TO BE AS SMALL AS YOUR
HAND.
OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NEW AT THE
STADIUM THIS YEAR IS, OF COURSE,
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE NEW, DIFFERENT
MENU OF FOODS, SPICY CHICKEN
SANDWICHES, A LOT OF NEW EATS
FOR FOLKS TO TRY INCLUDING SOME
CRAFT COCKTAILS FROM SOME
LOCALLY-KNOWN DISTILLERIES THAT
ARE HERE.
A LOT OF NEW THINGS TO GET YOUR
HANDS ON AND TRY.
AND ALSO NEW THIS YEAR ALL
ACROSS THE NFL, AND THAT IS YOUR
TICKETS THEMSELVES.
YOU CAN NO LONGER PRINT OFF
THOSE PDF TICKETS AT HOME.
YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE THE
ORIGINALS.
MOBILE TICKETS OR PHYSICAL
HARD-STOCK TICKETS ARE REQUIRED
FOR THIS SEASON, AND WE REALLY,
REALLY STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO DOWNLOAD THEIR
TICKETS AND SAVE THEM TO THEIR
APPLE WALLET BEFORE THEY COME TO
THE COLISEUM.
REPORTER: THAT'S, OF COURSE,
BECAUSE CELL SERVICE CAN BE
SPOTTY AROUND HERE ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU PUT TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME AREA.
YOU DO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DO
THAT, YOU DOWNLOAD THAT TICKET
TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE BEFORE YOU
HEAD DOWN HERE AND TRY AND FIND
Wi-Fi, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT
ALWAYS EASY.
THE LOTS OPEN ABOUT 8 A.M. FOR
TAILGATING.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE RAMS FAN FEST
TAKING PLACE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE STADIUM.
THAT'S AT ABOUT TEN.
AND A GOOD REMINDER FOR FOLKS,
THEY WANT YOU IN YOUR SEATS
EARLY.
THE REASON?
THEY'VE GOT A LIVE CONCERT RIGHT
BEFORE THE GAME, THEY'RE ASKING
EVERYONE TO BE IN THEIR SEATS AT
12:45 BEFORE THE 1:00 KICKOFF
AGAINST ARIZONA.
AND, GUYS, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS CONSTRUCTION
AND THE LACK OF PARKING, IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT THAT MAYBE IF YOU
DON'T ALREADY HAVE A
PRE-ASSIGNED PARKING PLACE, YOU
MAY WANT TO TRY PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
I LOOKED IT UP, YOU CAN PARK AT
DOWNTOWN THERE AT THE TERMINAL
FOR $15, $8-16 FOR A 24-HOUR
PERIOD, HOP ON THE EXPO LINE AND
COME RIGHT HERE.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD ALTERNATIVE
VERSUS TRYING TO PARK AROUND
HERE FOR $50-$100.
TRUST ME, WE'LL SAVE YOU CASH.
AMY: SO YOU CAN SPEND IT ON THAT
SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH.
