CLEVELAND -- It may only be a preseason game, but Browns fans are getting pumped for Thursday night's exhibition game against the New York Jets.

Although kickoff isn't until 7:30 p.m., that didn't stop dozens of fans from showing up outside Cleveland Browns Stadium about 14 hours early.

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The first game of the season means new gear, old friends, and with no record yet, high hopes, reported NewsChannel5's Joy Benedict.

Long-time fan Scott Nunnari was one of those who loaded up his "Dawg Bus" early and headed out for some tailgating.

"There's two choices for today: You gotta get here really early before the crowd gets here for work, or get here really late when they leave," he said.

Nunnari's Dawg Bus rolled in at 6 a.m., but they weren't the first: Brown and orange started appearing at the muni lot at 2 a.m.

Some fans needed a wake-up call and plan to wait it out all day for the game to begin: a small sacrifice to help get the season off to a good start.