NFL preseason schedule: Texans-Bears start season in Hall of Fame Game

The NFL released the full preseason schedule Friday, including the five games that will be televised nationally.

The preseason kicks off with a matchup between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears in the Hall of Fame Game. Both teams generated buzz this offseason after the Bears acquired Keenan Allen and drafted quarterback Caleb Williams and receiver Rome Odunze in the 2024 NFL Draft and the Texans added running back Joe Mixon and receiver Stefon Diggs after making a playoff run in 2023.

The New Orleans Saints will also have a nationally televised game this preseason when they travel to face the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2.

Matchups between the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals, the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos, and the New England Patriots and Washington Commanders will air nationally during the final week of the preseason.

Take a look at the full schedule below (all times eastern):

Hall of Fame Game

Thursday, Aug. 1

• Houston vs. Chicago (ESPN/ABC), 8 p.m.

Week 1​

Thursday, Aug. 8

Friday, Aug. 9

• Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m.
• Houston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
• Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10

• Washington at N.Y. Jets, noon
• Chicago at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
• Las Vegas at Minnesota, 4 p.m.
• Green Bay at Cleveland, 4:25 p.m.
• Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
• Kansas City at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
• San Francisco at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
• Seattle at L.A. Chargers, 7:05 p.m.
• New Orleans at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 11

• Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
• Dallas at L.A. Rams, 4:30 p.m.

Week 2

Thursday, Aug. 15

• Philadelphia at New England, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17

• Atlanta at Baltimore, noon
• Cincinnati at Chicago, 1 p.m.
• N.Y. Giants at Houston, 1 p.m.
• Detroit at Kansas City 4 p.m.
• Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:25 p.m.
• N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 7 p.m.
• Arizona at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
• Washington at Miami, 7 p.m.
• Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
• Seattle at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
• L.A. Rams at L.A. Chargers, 7:05 p.m.
• Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
• Dallas at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18

• Green Bay at Denver, 8 p.m.
• New Orleans at San Francisco (FOX), 8 p.m.

Week 3

Thursday, Aug. 22

• Indianapolis at Cincinnati (Prime Video), 8 p.m.
• Chicago at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 23

• Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
• Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
• San Francisco at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24

• Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
• Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1 p.m.
• Baltimore at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
• L.A. Rams at Houston, 1 p.m.
• Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
• L.A. Chargers at Dallas, 4 p.m.
• N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.
• Cleveland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25

• Tennessee at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
• Arizona at Denver (CBS), 4:30 p.m.
• New England at Washington (NBC), 8 p.m.

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