"Wouldn't miss it:" Fans excited to see Packers play in first preseason game

GREEN BAY -- Let there be football -- take two! The Green Bay Packers are getting set for their first preseason game of the season.

As you can imagine, the fans are fired up to see the green and gold take the field.

This is a Gold Package game so FOX6 found plenty of people who drove up from southeast Wisconsin Friday afternoon.

They're excited for a new season, but with a line of metal detectors, there's also a new procedure for getting into Lambeau.

Some Green Bay traditions remain unchanged -- like saving a few bucks by parking on someone's front lawn.

This is a new experience for Gretchen Leanna.

"I'm just excited to do it period because I've never been here, and it's also kind of exciting because we've got a little one on the way and so it's kind of his first game and my first game," said Leanna.

Even for those who've been coming for 40 years, tailgating at Lambeau is still a thrill.

"This is great. We wouldn't miss it, we just like to come up to see the game, the stadium, and the people around us," said Elfers Marzahl, Packers fan from Burlington.

The Marzahls from Burlington, made friends with the Shahs from Milwaukee. That happens when you're sharing a prime lawn spot. They'll also share the first experience of going through metal detectors at Lambeau Field.

New in 2016, the detectors will be at every game -- but with an express lane for fans without bags or stadium seats. The couples say they aren't worried.

"I'm not really concerned. If we need to, we'll just go in earlier," said Sally Marzahl.

Sally Marzahl

The metal detectors were in place for Family Night but of course, this is the first time they're be used for a game. It is NFL policy this year for every stadium to have metal detectors at every gate.

The best advice, as you might guess, travel light and line up early.