dwight clark.i used to recreate the catch, you know, in home. the only sad thing is, i never got to be dwight clark. so this painting let me cast a gi girl, a young girl, as the hero of the play. >> and obviously, it meant something to you personally as much as it meant what would go on to me to this franchise. i am no expert. it is gorgeous. we do have a local art critic of some renown. >> okay. >> so if he could now join us, get a real sense of what -- >> of this painting. >> how are you? >> it's dwight clark. >> oh, wow. >> it's very nice to meet you. >> my goodness. >> i love your painting. i think it's beautiful. >> did i do justice? >> you did. you did. you did an outstanding job. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: this is the moment. and i know you get this a lot. but what is it to know how much it meant to her? >> well, it's just an honor. i mean, it's a big play in my life. but it's an honor. i loved hearing her story, and it's an honor that it meant that much to her that she would draw this and

the opening festivities also included appearances by some 49ers legends, dwight clark, jerry rice, joeontana all in attendance. niner royalty. the pregame show featured a message from a long-time 49ers fan who also happens to be a hollywood star. >> it's our new home. it's where the faith never ends. >> academy award nominee jeremy renner was featured in a special kickoff video, with you ical. and then at halftime, snoop dog. he performed a couple of touchdowns as well. the bears scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to edge out the 49ers in what proved to be a crushing loss. >> and the fans did get kpem ra tiff tickets to mark the first regular season game. 501 of those tickets were golden. they got a $50 gift certificate to the levi store. >> we have more coverage on the team's home opener on our web site. click on the photo box in the left-hand corner and you'll be directed to full. >> the time is faux 5:27 now. and ray rice is ready tock it could mean the end of and companies are climb being. >> reporter: and the nimitz freeway is still closed right now. we'll give you the latest

included pyrotechnics, the gold rush cheerleader, and a moment to honor 49er legends including dwight clarkie lott, joe montana and jerry rice. >> i have to pinch myself. it's unreal. and i think it's just about giving love to these fans. we have very loyal fans. and i think it's well -- well-deserved that we have a new stadium now. they can come here. they can feel real good about the new stadium, support the san francisco 49ers. >> reporter: when the 49er current stars came out, the fans went wild, cheering them on to. and the halftime show featured another surprise. snoop dogg performs a few songs. an exciting day, but too bad the ending didn't end a different way. reporting live from levi's stadium, janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> it was fun to see snoop dogg. usually a raiders fan at the 49ers game tonight. just like candlestick, 49ers fans treating tailgating very seriously. terry mcsweeney is also with us tonight to talk about decades of tailgates, terry, that we've seen at candlestick. how did it compare tonight? >> reporter: it was sld out here today. before the game, it was --