The dates and kickoff times of the 65-game NFL preseason schedule were announced today, beginning with the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game between the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens in Canton, Ohio on Thursday night, August 2.
Televised live at 8:00 PM ET on NBC, the NFL/Hall of Fame Game is the first of eight national preseason telecasts carried by NFL broadcast partners CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC.
NFL Network will also provide extensive coverage of the NFL preseason, including live or re-aired broadcasts of all 65 games.
The 2018 preseason schedule was announced on April 11 without dates and times, which now have been confirmed.
The complete 2018 NFL preseason schedule is listed below:
2018 NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
(Games grouped by start times and listed alphabetically by home team)
NFL/Hall of Fame Game – August 2
| DAY | DATE | VISITOR | HOME | LOCAL | ET | NAT. TV | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 2 | Chicago Bears | vs | Baltimore Ravens | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | NBC | |||||||||
Week 1 – August 9-11
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| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Carolina Panthers | at | Buffalo Bills | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Chicago Bears | at | Cincinnati Bengals | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | New Orleans Saints | at | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | at | Miami Dolphins | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Cleveland Browns | at | New York Giants | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | at | Philadelphia Eagles | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Los Angeles Rams | at | Baltimore Ravens | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Washington Redskins | at | New England Patriots | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Tennessee Titans | at | Green Bay Packers | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Houston Texans | at | Kansas City Chiefs | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Dallas Cowboys | at | San Francisco 49ers | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 9 | Indianapolis Colts | at | Seattle Seahawks | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 10 | Atlanta Falcons | at | New York Jets | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 10 | Detroit Lions | at | Oakland Raiders | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | at | Arizona Cardinals | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 11 | Minnesota Vikings | at | Denver Broncos | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ||||||||||
Week 2 – August 16-20
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| Thursday | Aug. 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | at | New England Patriots | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | at | Green Bay Packers | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 16 | New York Jets | at | Washington Redskins | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN | |||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | at | Atlanta Falcons | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 17 | New York Giants | at | Detroit Lions | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 17 | Miami Dolphins | at | Carolina Panthers | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 17 | Buffalo Bills | at | Cleveland Browns | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 17 | Arizona Cardinals | at | New Orleans Saints | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | at | Minnesota Vikings | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Oakland Raiders | at | Los Angeles Rams | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | at | Dallas Cowboys | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | San Francisco 49ers | at | Houston Texans | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | at | Tennessee Titans | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Chicago Bears | at | Denver Broncos | 7:05 PM | 9:05 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 18 | Seattle Seahawks | at | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Monday | Aug. 20 | Baltimore Ravens | at | Indianapolis Colts | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ESPN | |||||||||
Week 3 – August 23-26
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| Thursday | Aug. 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | at | Cleveland Browns | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | FOX | |||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | New England Patriots | at | Carolina Panthers | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | New York Giants | at | New York Jets | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | Denver Broncos | at | Washington Redskins | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | Seattle Seahawks | at | Minnesota Vikings | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | Detroit Lions | at | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | CBS | |||||||||
| Friday | Aug. 24 | Green Bay Packers | at | Oakland Raiders | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||||||||||
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