While the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots won't face each other in the preseason, the LA Chargers and LA Rams will. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Eight nationally televised matchups, including a game between the Chargers and Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 26, highlight the NFL's 65-game preseason slate released Monday.
"Our entire organization couldn't be happier to open the preseason with our fans at the Coliseum," Rams coach Sean McVay said. "We play four quality opponents that will help us prepare for the regular season and this announcement is another reminder that we are one step closer to returning to football."
The Dallas Cowboys will face the Arizona Cardinals in the annual Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 3 (NBC, 8 p.m., ET) in Canton, Ohio.
The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots open the preseason by hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars.The runner-up Atlanta Falcons visit the Miami Dolphins. The dates and times of those games will be mutually decided upon between the teams and announced at a later date.
The NFL schedule for the 2017 regular season will be announced by the league later this spring.
Week 3 of the preseason, which runs Aug. 24-27, has five national broadcast games and is the point of the exhibition schedule when most teams allow their starting personnel to play into the second half.
The Kansas City Chiefs visit the Seattle Seahawks (Aug. 25, CBS). The Chargers and Rams will square off the following night on the same network. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned CBS broadcaster Tony Romo could be in line to debut as an analyst for either game.
The Chicago Bears will travel to face the Tennessee Titans (Aug. 27, FOX), the Cincinnati Bengals will visit the Washington Redskins (FOX) and the Minnesota Vikings will host the San Francisco 49ers (NBC) to complete the day's action.
The full schedule as released by the NFL:
Preseason schedule
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME -- AUG. 3
Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals (NBC, 8 p.m.),
WEEK 1: AUG. 10-14
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams
Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns
Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Chargers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
Tennessee Titans at New York Jets
Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens
WEEK 2: AUG. 17-21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars (ESPN, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 17
New York Giants at Cleveland Browns (ESPN, 8 p.m.), Monday, Aug. 21
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans
Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins
Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
New England Patriots at Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers
New York Jets at Detroit Lions
WEEK 3: AUG. 24-27
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks (CBS, 8 p.m.) Friday, Aug. 25
Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams (CBS, 8 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 26
Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans (FOX, 1 p.m.) Sunday, Aug. 27
Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins (FOX, 4:30 p.m.) Sunday, Aug. 27
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings (NBC, 8 p.m.) Sunday, Aug. 27
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos
Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles
New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
New York Jets at New York Giants
Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys
WEEK 4: AUG. 31-SEPT. 1
Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts
Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants at New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers
Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
