The dates and kickoff times of the 65-game NFL preseason schedule were announced today, beginning with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans in Canton, Ohio on Sunday night, August 9. The Hall of Fame Game, featuring two franchises that began playing in the inaugural 1960 American Football League season, will kickoff the celebration of the 50th season of the AFL.
Televised live at 8:00 PM ET by NBC, the Hall of Fame Game is the first of 11 national preseason telecasts carried by NFL broadcast partners CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC that will feature all 12 playoff teams from 2008.
The 2009 preseason schedule was announced on March 30, without dates and times, which now have been determined.
The complete 2009 NFL preseason schedule:
| 2009 NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE |
| (All Game Times Subject to Change) |
| HALL OF FAME WEEKEND – AUGUST 8-9 |
| Sunday, August 9 (Hall of Fame Game) |
| Local Eastern |
| Buffalo vs. Tennessee (Canton, OH) NBC 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| WEEK 1 – AUGUST 13 – 17 |
| Thursday, August 13 |
| Arizona at Pittsburgh ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| New England at Philadelphia 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Washington at Baltimore 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Dallas at Oakland 7:00p (PT) 10:00p |
| Friday, August 14 |
| St. Louis at NY Jets 7:00p (ET) 7:00p |
| Minnesota at Indianapolis 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Cincinnati at New Orleans 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Denver at San Francisco 7:00p (PT) 10:00p |
| Saturday, August 15 |
| Atlanta at Detroit 4:00p (ET) 4:00p |
| Chicago at Buffalo 7:00p (ET) 7:00p |
| Cleveland at Green Bay 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Houston at Kansas City 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Tampa Bay at Tennessee 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Seattle at San Diego 7:00p (PT) 10:00p |
| Monday, August 17 |
| Carolina at NY Giants ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Jacksonville at Miami 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| WEEK 2 – AUGUST 20-24 |
| Thursday, August 20 |
| Local Eastern |
| Philadelphia at Indianapolis FOX 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Cincinnati at New England 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Friday, August 21 |
| Tennessee at Dallas FOX 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Atlanta at St. Louis 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Kansas City at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Saturday, August 22 |
| Carolina at Miami 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Detroit at Cleveland 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Pittsburgh at Washington 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Tampa Bay at Jacksonville 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Buffalo at Green Bay 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| New Orleans at Houston 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| NY Giants at Chicago 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Oakland at San Francisco 5:15p (PT) 8:15p |
| San Diego at Arizona 7:00p (MST) 10:00p |
| Denver at Seattle 7:30p (PT) 10:30p |
| Monday, August 24 |
| NY Jets at Baltimore ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| WEEK 3 – AUGUST 27-31 |
| Thursday, August 27 |
| Miami at Tampa Bay FOX 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Jacksonville at Philadelphia 7:00p (ET) 7:00p |
| St. Louis at Cincinnati 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Friday, August 28 |
| New England at Washington CBS 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Green Bay at Arizona 7:00p (MST) 10:00p |
| Saturday, August 29 |
| Local Eastern |
| San Diego at Atlanta CBS 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Indianapolis at Detroit 1:00p (ET) 1:00p |
| New Orleans at Oakland 1:00p (PT) 4:00p |
| Buffalo at Pittsburgh 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Tennessee at Cleveland 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Baltimore at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| NY Jets at NY Giants 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| San Francisco at Dallas 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Seattle at Kansas City 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Sunday, August 30 |
| Chicago at Denver NBC 6:00p (MT) 8:00p |
| Monday, August 31 |
| Minnesota at Houston ESPN 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| WEEK 4 – SEPTEMBER 3-4 |
| Thursday, September 3 |
| Detroit at Buffalo 6:30p (ET) 6:30p |
| Philadelphia at NY Jets 7:00p (ET) 7:00p |
| Baltimore at Atlanta 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Indianapolis at Cincinnati 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| NY Giants at New England 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Washington at Jacksonville 7:30p (ET) 7:30p |
| Cleveland at Chicago 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Green Bay at Tennessee 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Kansas City at St. Louis 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Miami at New Orleans 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| Pittsburgh at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p |
| Arizona at Denver 7:00p (MT) 9:00p |
| Oakland at Seattle 7:00p (PT) 10:00p |
| Friday, September 4 |
| Houston at Tampa Bay 7:00p (ET) 7:00p |
| Dallas at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p |
| San Francisco at San Diego 7:00p (PT) 10:00p |
