The NFL’s slate of 12 nationally televised preseason games will feature the entire 2011 playoff field, one of the highlights of the 65-game 2012 NFL preseason schedule announced today. The 2012 preseason will kick off on Sunday, August 5 (NFL Network, 8:00 PM ET) in Canton, Ohio when the Arizona Cardinals face the New Orleans Saints in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
The Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants will be showcased on national TV when the club faces the Chicago Bears on Friday, August 24 (CBS, 8:00 PM ET) at MetLife Stadium.
Following is the complete 2012 NFL preseason national TV schedule:
2012 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(All times Eastern)
| DATE | GAME | NETWORK (TIME) |
| Sunday, August 5 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH:
Arizona vs. New Orleans |
NFLN (8:00 PM) |
| Preseason Week 1 (August 9-13) | ||
| Thursday, August 9 | Green Bay at San Diego | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
| Monday, August 13 | Dallas at Oakland | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
| Preseason Week 2 (August 16-20) | ||
| Thursday, August 16 | Cincinnati at Atlanta | FOX (8:00 PM) |
| Friday, August 17 | Detroit at Baltimore | FOX (8:00 PM) |
| Sunday, August 19 | Indianapolis at Pittsburgh | NBC (8:00 PM) |
| Monday, August 20 | Philadelphia at New England | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
| Preseason Week 3 (August 23-26) | ||
| Thursday, August 23 | Arizona at Tennessee | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
| Friday, August 24 | Chicago at NY Giants | CBS (8:00 PM) |
| Saturday, August 25 | Houston at New Orleans | CBS (8:00 PM) |
| Sunday, August 26 | San Francisco at Denver | FOX (4:00 PM) |
| Sunday, August 26 | Carolina at NY Jets | NBC (8:00 PM) |
2012 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 5
Arizona vs. New Orleans (NFLN)
WEEK 1 – AUGUST 9-13
Green Bay at San Diego (ESPN, 8/9)
Dallas at Oakland (ESPN, 8/13)
Arizona at Kansas City
Baltimore at Atlanta
Cleveland at Detroit
Denver at Chicago
Houston at Carolina
Minnesota at San Francisco
New Orleans at New England
NY Giants at Jacksonville
NY Jets at Cincinnati
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Indianapolis
Tampa Bay at Miami
Tennessee at Seattle
Washington at Buffalo
WEEK 2 – AUGUST 16-20
Cincinnati at Atlanta (FOX, 8/16)
Detroit at Baltimore (FOX, 8/17)
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh (NBC, 8/19)
Philadelphia at New England (ESPN, 8/20)
Buffalo at Minnesota
Cleveland at Green Bay
Dallas at San Diego
Jacksonville at New Orleans
Kansas City at St. Louis
Miami at Carolina
NY Giants at NY Jets
Oakland at Arizona
San Francisco at Houston
Seattle at Denver
Tennessee at Tampa Bay
Washington at Chicago
WEEK 3 – AUGUST 23-26
Arizona at Tennessee (ESPN, 8/23)
Chicago at NY Giants (CBS, 8/24)
Houston at New Orleans (CBS, 8/25)
San Francisco at Denver (FOX, 8/26)
Carolina at NY Jets (NBC, 8/26)
Atlanta at Miami
Detroit at Oakland
Green Bay at Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Washington
Jacksonville at Baltimore
New England at Tampa Bay
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
San Diego at Minnesota
Seattle at Kansas City
St. Louis at Dallas
WEEK 4 – AUGUST 29-30
Atlanta at Jacksonville
Baltimore at St. Louis
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Chicago at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Denver at Arizona
Kansas City at Green Bay
Miami at Dallas
Minnesota at Houston
New England at NY Giants
New Orleans at Tennessee
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Oakland at Seattle
San Diego at San Francisco
Tampa Bay at Washington
2012 PRESEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULE
AFC
Buffalo Miami New England NY Jets
Washington Tampa Bay New Orleans at Cincinnati
at Minnesota at Carolina Philadelphia (ESPN) NY Giants
Pittsburgh Atlanta at Tampa Bay Carolina (NBC)
at Detroit at Dallas at NY Giants at Philadelphia
Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh
at Atlanta NY Jets at Detroit at Philadelphia
Detroit (FOX) at Atlanta (FOX) at Green Bay Indianapolis (NBC)
Jacksonville Green Bay Philadelphia at Buffalo
at St. Louis at Indianapolis Chicago Carolina
Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee
at Carolina St. Louis NY Giants at Seattle
San Francisco at Pittsburgh (NBC) at New Orleans at Tampa Bay
at New Orleans (CBS) at Washington at Baltimore Arizona (ESPN)
Minnesota Cincinnati Atlanta New Orleans
Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego
at Chicago Arizona Dallas (ESPN) Green Bay (ESPN)
Seattle at St. Louis at Arizona Dallas
San Francisco (FOX) Seattle Detroit at Minnesota
at Arizona at Green Bay at Seattle at San Francisco
NFC
Dallas NY Giants Philadelphia Washington
at Oakland (ESPN) at Jacksonville Pittsburgh at Buffalo
at San Diego at NY Jets at New England (ESPN) at Chicago
St. Louis Chicago (CBS) at Cleveland Indianapolis
Miami New England NY Jets Tampa Bay
Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota
Denver Cleveland at San Diego (ESPN) at San Francisco
Washington at Baltimore (FOX) Cleveland Buffalo
at NY Giants (CBS) at Oakland at Cincinnati San Diego
at Cleveland Buffalo Kansas City at Houston
Atlanta Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay
Baltimore Houston vs. Arizona* (NFLN) at Miami
Cincinnati (FOX) Miami at New England Tennessee
at Miami at NY Jets (NBC) Jacksonville New England
at Jacksonville at Pittsburgh Houston (CBS) at Washington
at Tennessee
Arizona St. Louis San Francisco Seattle
vs. New Orleans* (NFLN) at Indianapolis Minnesota Tennessee
at Kansas City Kansas City at Houston at Denver
Oakland at Dallas at Denver (FOX) at Kansas City
at Tennessee (ESPN) Baltimore San Diego Oakland
Denver
*Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH
