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NFL Announces 2016 Preseason Dates and Times
The NFL announced the dates and kickoff times for all 65 NFL preseason games, beginning with the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts in Canton, Ohio, which will air live on ESPN at 8 PM ET on Sunday, August 7.
The NFL/Hall of Fame Game is the first of eight national preseason telecasts that will be carried live by NFL broadcast partners CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC and will feature five 2015 playoff teams.
NFL Network will also provide extensive coverage of the NFL preseason, including live game broadcasts in all four weeks of the preseason. NFL Network’s preseason broadcast schedule will be announced in July.
Here is the complete 2016 NFL preseason schedule:
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HALL OF FAME WEEKEND – AUGUST 6-7 |
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Local Time |
Eastern |
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Sunday, August 7 (NFL/Hall of Fame Game) |
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Green Bay vs. Indianapolis (Canton, OH) |
ESPN |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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WEEK 1 - AUGUST 11-14 |
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Thursday, August 11 |
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Washington at Atlanta |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Tampa Bay at Philadelphia |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Carolina at Baltimore |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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New Orleans at New England |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Jacksonville at New York Jets |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Denver at Chicago |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Friday, August 12 |
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Miami at New York Giants |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Detroit at Pittsburgh |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Minnesota at Cincinnati |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Cleveland at Green Bay |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Oakland at Arizona |
7:00p (MST) |
10:00p |
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Saturday, August 13 |
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Seattle at Kansas City |
3:30p (CT) |
4:30p |
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Indianapolis at Buffalo |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Dallas at Los Angeles |
ESPN |
5:00p (PT) |
8:00p |
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San Diego at Tennessee |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Sunday, August 14 |
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Houston at San Francisco |
4:00p (PT) |
7:00p |
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WEEK 2 - AUGUST 18-20 |
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Thursday, August 18 |
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Philadelphia at Pittsburgh |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Cincinnati at Detroit |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Atlanta at Cleveland |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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Oakland at Green Bay |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Chicago at New England |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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Minnesota at Seattle |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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Friday, August 19 |
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New York Jets at Washington |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Miami at Dallas |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Arizona at San Diego |
6:00p (PT) |
9:00p |
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Saturday, August 20 |
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Carolina at Tennessee |
2:00p (CT) |
3:00p |
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New York Giants at Buffalo |
4:00p (ET) |
4:00p |
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Baltimore at Indianapolis |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Tampa Bay at Jacksonville |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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New Orleans at Houston |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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San Francisco at Denver |
7:00p (MT) |
9:00p |
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Kansas City at Los Angeles |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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WEEK 3 - AUGUST 25-28 |
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Thursday, August 25 |
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Atlanta at Miami (Orlando, FL) |
NBC |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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Dallas at Seattle |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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Friday, August 26 |
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New England at Carolina |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Buffalo at Washington |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Pittsburgh at New Orleans |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Cleveland at Tampa Bay |
CBS |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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Green Bay at San Francisco |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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Saturday, August 27 |
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Kansas City at Chicago |
12:00p (CT) |
1:00p |
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Detroit at Baltimore |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Philadelphia at Indianapolis |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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New York Giants at New York Jets |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Tennessee at Oakland |
CBS |
5:00p (PT) |
8:00p |
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Los Angeles at Denver |
7:00p (MT) |
9:00p |
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Sunday, August 28 |
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San Diego at Minnesota |
FOX |
12:00p (CT) |
1:00p |
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Arizona at Houston |
FOX |
3:00p (CT) |
4:00p |
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Cincinnati at Jacksonville |
NBC |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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WEEK 4 - SEPTEMBER 1 |
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Thursday, September 1 |
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Jacksonville at Atlanta |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Tennessee at Miami |
7:00 (ET) |
7:00p |
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New England at New York Giants |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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New York Jets at Philadelphia |
7:00p (ET) |
7:00p |
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Pittsburgh at Carolina |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Indianapolis at Cincinnati |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Buffalo at Detroit |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Washington at Tampa Bay |
7:30p (ET) |
7:30p |
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Chicago at Cleveland |
8:00p (ET) |
8:00p |
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Houston at Dallas |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Green Bay at Kansas City |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Los Angeles at Minnesota |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Baltimore at New Orleans |
7:00p (CT) |
8:00p |
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Denver at Arizona |
6:30p (MST) |
9:30p |
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Seattle at Oakland |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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San Francisco at San Diego |
7:00p (PT) |
10:00p |
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