This week, the National Football League released the 2018 NFL preseason schedule, giving fans something to look forward to as we anxiously await the return of football to our televisions. The preseason will officially kickoff on Thursday, Aug. 2 when the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens face off in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.
The 2018 preseason will feature 65 games, including eight that will be nationally televised.
Among the teams that will be featured on national TV are the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Redskins.
The full 2018 NFL preseason schedule can be seen below, with the nationally televised games in bold:
Hall of Fame Game (Canton, OH.)
- Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Ravens (NBC, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 2
WEEK 1: August 9-13
- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens
- Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills
- Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- Minnesota Vikings vs. Denver Broncos
- Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers
- New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Miami Dolphins
- Washington Redskins vs. New England Patriots
- Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants
- Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Jets
- Detroit Lions vs. Oakland Raiders
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Indianapolis Colts vs. Seattle Seahawks
WEEK 2: August 16-20
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Atlanta Falcons
- Miami Dolphins vs. Carolina Panthers
- Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys
- Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos
- New York Giants vs.Detroit Lions
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
- San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts (ESPN, Aug. 20)
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- Oakland Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Minnesota Vikings
- Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
- Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Tennessee Titans
- New York Jets vs. Washington Redskins (ESPN, Aug. 16)
WEEK 3: August 23-26
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills (FOX, Aug. 26)
- New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears
- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns (FOX, Aug. 23)
- Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys (NBC, Aug. 26)
- San Francisco 49ers vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Atlanta Falcons vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers (CBS, Aug. 25)
- Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings
- New York Giants vs. New York Jets
- Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders
- Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS, Aug. 24)
- Denver Broncos vs. Washington Redskins
WEEK 4: August 30-31
- Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals
- Miami Dolphins vs. Atlanta Falcons
- Washington Redskins vs. Baltimore Ravens
- Buffalo Bills vs. Chicago Bears
- Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions
- Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans
- Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints
- New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
- New York Jets vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Carolina Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Oakland Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Minnesota Vikings vs. Tennessee Titans