NFL Releases 2018 Preseason Schedule
The NFL has finalized its 65-game 2018 preseason schedule, which includes a slate of eight nationally-televised games, the league announced today.
The 2018 preseason will kick off on Thursday, August 2 (NBC, 8:00 PM ET) in Canton, Ohio when the Chicago Bears face the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game.
NFL Network will also provide extensive coverage of the NFL preseason, including live or re-aired broadcasts of all 65 games.
The following is the complete 2018 NFL preseason national television, week-by-week, and team-by-team schedule:
2018 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(All times Eastern)
DATE | GAME | NETWORK (TIME) |
Thursday, August 2 | NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH: Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Ravens | NBC (8:00 PM) |
Preseason Week 2 (August 16-20) | ||
Thursday, August 16 | New York Jets at Washington Redskins | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
Monday, August 20 | Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
Preseason Week 3 (August 23-26) | ||
Thursday, August 23 | Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns | FOX (8:00 PM) |
Friday, August 24 | Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | CBS (8:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 25 | New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers | CBS (8:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 26 | Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills | FOX (4:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 26 | Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys | NBC (8:00 PM) |
2018 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 2
Chicago vs. Baltimore (NBC)
WEEK 1 – AUGUST 9-13
LA Chargers at Arizona
LA Rams at Baltimore
Carolina at Buffalo
Chicago at Cincinnati
Minnesota at Denver
Tennessee at Green Bay
New Orleans at Jacksonville
Houston at Kansas City
Tampa Bay at Miami
Washington at New England
Cleveland at NY Giants
Atlanta at NY Jets
Detroit at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Dallas at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Seattle
WEEK 2 – AUGUST 16-20
Kansas City at Atlanta
Miami at Carolina
Buffalo at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Dallas
Chicago at Denver
NY Giants at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Green Bay
San Francisco at Houston
Baltimore at Indianapolis (ESPN, 8/20)
Seattle at LA Chargers
Oakland at LA Rams
Jacksonville at Minnesota
Philadelphia at New England
Arizona at New Orleans
Tampa Bay at Tennessee
NY Jets at Washington (ESPN, 8/16)
WEEK 3 – AUGUST 23-26
Cincinnati at Buffalo (FOX, 8/26)
New England at Carolina
Kansas City at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cleveland (FOX, 8/23)
Arizona at Dallas (NBC, 8/26)
San Francisco at Indianapolis
Atlanta at Jacksonville
New Orleans at LA Chargers (CBS, 8/25)
Houston at LA Rams
Baltimore at Miami
Seattle at Minnesota
NY Giants at NY Jets
Green Bay at Oakland
Tennessee at Pittsburgh
Detroit at Tampa Bay (CBS, 8/24)
Denver at Washington
WEEK 4 – AUGUST 30-31
Denver at Arizona
Miami at Atlanta
Washington at Baltimore
Buffalo at Chicago
Indianapolis at Cincinnati
Cleveland at Detroit
Dallas at Houston
Green Bay at Kansas City
LA Rams at New Orleans
New England at NY Giants
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Carolina at Pittsburgh
LA Chargers at San Francisco
Oakland at Seattle
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Tennessee
2018 PRESEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULE
AFC | |||
Buffalo | Miami | New England | NY Jets |
Carolina | Tampa Bay | Washington | Atlanta |
at Cleveland | at Carolina | Philadelphia | at Washington (ESPN) |
Cincinnati (FOX) | Baltimore | at Carolina | NY Giants |
at Chicago | at Atlanta | at NY Giants | at Philadelphia |
Baltimore | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Pittsburgh |
vs. Chicago* (NBC) | Chicago | at NY Giants | at Philadelphia |
LA Rams | at Dallas | Buffalo | at Green Bay |
at Indianapolis (ESPN) | at Buffalo (FOX) | Philadelphia (FOX) | Tennessee |
at Miami | Indianapolis | at Detroit | Carolina |
Washington | |||
Houston | Indianapolis | Jacksonville | Tennessee |
at Kansas City | at Seattle | New Orleans | at Green Bay |
San Francisco | Baltimore (ESPN) | at Minnesota | Tampa Bay |
at LA Rams | San Francisco | Atlanta | at Pittsburgh |
Dallas | at Cincinnati | at Tampa Bay | Minnesota |
Denver | Kansas City | LA Chargers | Oakland |
Minnesota | Houston | at Arizona | Detroit |
Chicago | at Atlanta | Seattle | at LA Rams |
at Washington | at Chicago | New Orleans (CBS) | Green Bay |
at Arizona | Green Bay | at San Francisco | at Seattle |
NFC | |||
Dallas | NY Giants | Philadelphia | Washington |
at San Francisco | Cleveland | Pittsburgh | at New England |
Cincinnati | at Detroit | at New England | NY Jets (ESPN) |
Arizona (NBC) | at NY Jets | at Cleveland (FOX) | Denver |
at Houston | New England | NY Jets | at Baltimore |
Chicago | Detroit | Green Bay | Minnesota |
vs. Baltimore* (NBC) | at Oakland | Tennessee | at Denver |
at Cincinnati | NY Giants | Pittsburgh | Jacksonville |
at Denver | at Tampa Bay (CBS) | at Oakland | Seattle |
Kansas City | Cleveland | at Kansas City | at Tennessee |
Buffalo | |||
Atlanta | Carolina | New Orleans | Tampa Bay |
at NY Jets | at Buffalo | at Jacksonville | at Miami |
Kansas City | Miami | Arizona | at Tennessee |
at Jacksonville | New England | at LA Chargers (CBS) | Detroit (CBS) |
Miami | at Pittsburgh | LA Rams | Jacksonville |
Arizona | LA Rams | San Francisco | Seattle |
LA Chargers | at Baltimore | Dallas | Indianapolis |
at New Orleans | Oakland | at Houston | at LA Chargers |
at Dallas (NBC) | Houston | at Indianapolis | at Minnesota |
Denver | at New Orleans | LA Chargers | Oakland |
*NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH |