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 | at | Chicago Bears | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | Houston Texans | at | Los Angeles Rams | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | Tennessee Titans | at | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | San Francisco 49ers | at | Indianapolis Colts | 4:30 PM | 4:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | Atlanta Falcons | at | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | Baltimore Ravens | at | Miami Dolphins | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Aug. 25 | New Orleans Saints | at | Los Angeles Chargers | 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM | CBS | |||||||||
| Sunday | Aug. 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | at | Buffalo Bills | 4:00 PM | 4:00 PM | FOX | |||||||||
| Sunday | Aug. 26 | Arizona Cardinals | at | Dallas Cowboys | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | NBC | |||||||||
Week 4 – August 30
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| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Miami Dolphins | at | Atlanta Falcons | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Indianapolis Colts | at | Cincinnati Bengals | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Cleveland Browns | at | Detroit Lions | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | New England Patriots | at | New York Giants | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | New York Jets | at | Philadelphia Eagles | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Washington Redskins | at | Baltimore Ravens | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Carolina Panthers | at | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | at | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Buffalo Bills | at | Chicago Bears | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Dallas Cowboys | at | Houston Texans | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Los Angeles Rams | at | New Orleans Saints | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Minnesota Vikings | at | Tennessee Titans | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Green Bay Packers | at | Kansas City Chiefs | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Denver Broncos | at | Arizona Cardinals | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Los Angeles Chargers | at | San Francisco 49ers | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Thursday | Aug. 30 | Oakland Raiders | at | Seattle Seahawks | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||||
| 2018 AFC EAST TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| BUFFALO BILLS | ET | NAT. TV | MIAMI DOLPHINS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | Carolina Panthers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 17 | at Cleveland Browns | 7:30 PM | Aug. 17 | at Carolina Panthers | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4:00 PM | FOX | Aug. 25 | Baltimore Ravens | 7:00 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | at Chicago Bears | 8:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Atlanta Falcons | 7:00 PM | |||
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | ET | NAT. TV | NEW YORK JETS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | Washington Redskins | 7:30 PM | Aug. 10 | Atlanta Falcons | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7:30 PM | Aug. 16 | at Washington Redskins | 8:00 PM | ESPN | ||
| Aug. 24 | at Carolina Panthers | 7:30 PM | Aug. 24 | New York Giants | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | at New York Giants | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 7:00 PM | |||
| 2018 AFC NORTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| BALTIMORE RAVENS | ET | NAT. TV | CINCINNATI BENGALS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 2 | Chicago Bears (NFL/Hall of Fame Game) | 8:00 PM | NBC | Aug. 9 | Chicago Bears | 7:00 PM | ||
| Aug. 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 7:30 PM | Aug. 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 20 | at Indianapolis Colts | 8:00 PM | ESPN | Aug. 26 | at Buffalo Bills | 4:00 PM | FOX | |
| Aug. 25 | at Miami Dolphins | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | Washington Redskins | 7:30 PM | ||||||
| CLEVELAND BROWNS | ET | NAT. TV | PITTSBURGH STEELERS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | at New York Giants | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 17 | Buffalo Bills | 7:30 PM | Aug. 16 | at Green Bay Packers | 8:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8:00 PM | FOX | Aug. 25 | Tennessee Titans | 4:00 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | at Detroit Lions | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Carolina Panthers | 7:30 PM | |||
| 2018 AFC SOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| HOUSTON TEXANS | CT | NAT. TV | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | at Kansas City Chiefs | 7:30 PM | Aug. 9 | at Seattle Seahawks | 10:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 20 | Baltimore Ravens | 8:00 PM | ESPN | ||
| Aug. 25 | at Los Angeles Rams | 3:00 PM | Aug. 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 4:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | Dallas Cowboys | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 7:00 PM | |||
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | ET | NAT. TV | TENNESSEE TITANS | CT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | New Orleans Saints | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | at Green Bay Packers | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | 1:00 PM | Aug. 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 7:00 PM | Aug. 25 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 3:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:30 PM | Aug. 30 | Minnesota Vikings | 7:00 PM | |||
| 2018 AFC WEST TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| DENVER BRONCOS | MT | NAT. TV | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | CT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 11 | Minnesota Vikings | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | Houston Texans | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | Chicago Bears | 7:05 PM | Aug. 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | 6:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 24 | at Washington Redskins | 5:30 PM | Aug. 25 | at Chicago Bears | 12:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | at Arizona Cardinals | 8:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Green Bay Packers | 7:30 PM | |||
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | PT | NAT. TV | OAKLAND RAIDERS | PT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 11 | at Arizona Cardinals | 6:00 PM | Aug. 10 | Detroit Lions | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | Seattle Seahawks | 7:00 PM | Aug. 18 | at Los Angeles Rams | 1:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 25 | New Orleans Saints | 5:00 PM | CBS | Aug. 24 | Green Bay Packers | 7:30 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | at San Francisco 49ers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Seattle Seahawks | 7:00 PM | |||
| 2018 NFC EAST TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| DALLAS COWBOYS | CT | NAT. TV | NEW YORK GIANTS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | 9:00 PM | Aug. 9 | Cleveland Browns | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6:00 PM | Aug. 17 | at Detroit Lions | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 26 | Arizona Cardinals | 7:00 PM | NBC | Aug. 24 | at New York Jets | 7:30 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | at Houston Texans | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | New England Patriots | 7:00 PM | |||
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | ET | NAT. TV | WASHINGTON REDSKINS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | at New England Patriots | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 16 | at New England Patriots | 7:30 PM | Aug. 16 | New York Jets | 8:00 PM | ESPN | ||
| Aug. 23 | at Cleveland Browns | 8:00 PM | FOX | Aug. 24 | Denver Broncos | 7:30 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | New York Jets | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Baltimore Ravens | 7:30 PM | |||
| 2018 NFC NORTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| CHICAGO BEARS | CT | NAT. TV | DETROIT LIONS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 2 | Baltimore Ravens (NFL/Hall of Fame Game) | 7:00 PM | NBC | Aug. 10 | at Oakland Raiders | 10:30 PM | ||
| Aug. 9 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 6:00 PM | Aug. 17 | New York Giants | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | at Denver Broncos | 8:05 PM | Aug. 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8:00 PM | CBS | ||
| Aug. 25 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Cleveland Browns | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | Buffalo Bills | 7:00 PM | ||||||
| GREEN BAY PACKERS | CT | NAT. TV | MINNESOTA VIKINGS | CT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | Tennessee Titans | 7:00 PM | Aug. 11 | at Denver Broncos | 8:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 24 | at Oakland Raiders | 9:30 PM | Aug. 24 | Seattle Seahawks | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | at Kansas City Chiefs | 7:30 PM | Aug. 30 | at Tennessee Titans | 7:00 PM | |||
| 2018 NFC SOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| ATLANTA FALCONS | ET | NAT. TV | CAROLINA PANTHERS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 10 | at New York Jets | 7:30 PM | Aug. 9 | at Buffalo Bills | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7:00 PM | Aug. 17 | Miami Dolphins | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 25 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:00 PM | Aug. 24 | New England Patriots | 7:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | Miami Dolphins | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 7:30 PM | |||
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | CT | NAT. TV | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | ET | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | at Miami Dolphins | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 17 | Arizona Cardinals | 7:00 PM | Aug. 18 | at Tennessee Titans | 8:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 25 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 7:00 PM | CBS | Aug. 24 | Detroit Lions | 8:00 PM | CBS | |
| Aug. 30 | Los Angeles Rams | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:30 PM | |||
| 2 018 NFC WEST TEAM SCHEDULES (All times local by market of team, ex. BAL, ET; DEN, MT) |
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| ARIZONA CARDINALS | MST | NAT. TV | LOS ANGELES RAMS | PT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | at Baltimore Ravens | 4:30 PM | |||
| Aug. 17 | at New Orleans Saints | 5:00 PM | Aug. 18 | Oakland Raiders | 1:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | 5:00 PM | NBC | Aug. 25 | Houston Texans | 1:00 PM | ||
| Aug. 30 | Denver Broncos | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | at New Orleans Saints | 5:00 PM | |||
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | PT | NAT. TV | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | PT | NAT. TV | |||
| Aug. 9 | Dallas Cowboys | 7:00 PM | Aug. 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 18 | at Houston Texans | 5:00 PM | Aug. 18 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 7:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | 1:30 PM | Aug. 24 | at Minnesota Vikings | 5:00 PM | |||
| Aug. 30 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:00 PM | Aug. 30 | Oakland Raiders | 7:00 PM | |||
