"We want to have everybody come out and have an opportunity to do a tailgate again, have another pre-game party, after-game party, and just watch some good football," Bruce said. "There's gonna be tons of autographs, people with opportunities to come on the field. I'm sure they'll have their camera phones out and taking pictures. So it'll be a special moment."

The event is taking place amid some local skepticism that it will draw much of a crowd given the bitter relocation process that resulted in owner Stan Kroenke moving the team to Los Angeles.

Costs associated with opening the dome for business and staffing it for an event are not insignificant. But after weeks of negotiation with the Convention and Visitors Commission, an agreement was struck, a date was set, and the game is on.

"It's part of getting everything business-wise done, and then we can go and have some fun," Bruce said. "So I understand where (the CVC) was coming from. They had to make sure that everything was right. And if something bigger or better was coming in – why not take it? I'm glad we got an opportunity to do this though."