Catching up on yesterday’s announcement that of the NFL preseason schedules. We’ll begin with the National Football League’s official announcement, then go to the network’s press releases of their preseason schedules.
For the national TV partners, ESPN will air 4 preseason games, Fox 3, CBS and NBC 2 each. NFL Network will air all preseason games, but most on tape delay.
As it did four years ago when NBC was in Olympics coverage, NFL Network will air the Hall of Fame game in Canton, OH. The same is true for this year.
It’s nice to have the preseason schedule because it means the release of the actual 2012 regular season schedules won’t be very far behind.
2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED;
NATIONAL TV GAMES FEATURE 2011 PLAYOFF FIELDThe NFL’s slate of 12 nationally televised preseason games will feature the entire 2011 playoff field, one of the highlights of the 65-game 2012 NFL preseason schedule announced today.
The 2012 preseason will kick off on Sunday, August 5 (NFL Network, 8:00 PM ET) in Canton, Ohio when the Arizona Cardinals face the New Orleans Saints in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
The Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants will be showcased on national TV when the club faces the Chicago Bears on Friday, August 24 (CBS, 8:00 PM ET) at MetLife Stadium.
Following is the complete 2012 NFL preseason national TV schedule:
2012 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(All times Eastern)
DATE GAME NETWORK (TIME) Sunday, August 5 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH:
Arizona vs. New OrleansNFLN (8:00 PM) Preseason Week 1 (August 9-13) Thursday, August 9 Green Bay at San Diego ESPN (8:00 PM) Monday, August 13 Dallas at Oakland ESPN (8:00 PM) Preseason Week 2 (August 16-20) Thursday, August 16 Cincinnati at Atlanta FOX (8:00 PM) Friday, August 17 Detroit at Baltimore FOX (8:00 PM) Sunday, August 19 Indianapolis at Pittsburgh NBC (8:00 PM) Monday, August 20 Philadelphia at New England ESPN (8:00 PM) Preseason Week 3 (August 23-26) Thursday, August 23 Arizona at Tennessee ESPN (8:00 PM) Friday, August 24 Chicago at NY Giants CBS (8:00 PM) Saturday, August 25 Houston at New Orleans CBS (8:00 PM) Sunday, August 26 San Francisco at Denver FOX (4:00 PM) Sunday, August 26 Carolina at NY Jets NBC (8:00 PM) 2012 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 5
Arizona vs. New Orleans (NFLN)WEEK 1 – AUGUST 9-13
Green Bay at San Diego (ESPN, 8/9)
Dallas at Oakland (ESPN, 8/13)
Arizona at Kansas City
Baltimore at Atlanta
Cleveland at Detroit
Denver at Chicago
Houston at Carolina
Minnesota at San Francisco
New Orleans at New England
NY Giants at Jacksonville
NY Jets at Cincinnati
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Indianapolis
Tampa Bay at Miami
Tennessee at Seattle
Washington at BuffaloWEEK 2 – AUGUST 16-20
Cincinnati at Atlanta (FOX, 8/16)
Detroit at Baltimore (FOX, 8/17)
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh (NBC, 8/19)
Philadelphia at New England (ESPN, 8/20)
Buffalo at Minnesota
Cleveland at Green Bay
Dallas at San Diego
Jacksonville at New Orleans
Kansas City at St. Louis
Miami at Carolina
NY Giants at NY Jets
Oakland at Arizona
San Francisco at Houston
Seattle at Denver
Tennessee at Tampa Bay
Washington at ChicagoWEEK 3 – AUGUST 23-26
Arizona at Tennessee (ESPN, 8/23)
Chicago at NY Giants (CBS, 8/24)
Houston at New Orleans (CBS, 8/25)
San Francisco at Denver (FOX, 8/26)
Carolina at NY Jets (NBC, 8/26)
Atlanta at Miami
Detroit at Oakland
Green Bay at Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Washington
Jacksonville at Baltimore
New England at Tampa Bay
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
San Diego at Minnesota
Seattle at Kansas City
St. Louis at DallasWEEK 4 – AUGUST 29-30
Atlanta at Jacksonville
Baltimore at St. Louis
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Chicago at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Denver at Arizona
Kansas City at Green Bay
Miami at Dallas
Minnesota at Houston
New England at NY Giants
New Orleans at Tennessee
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Oakland at Seattle
San Diego at San Francisco
Tampa Bay at Washington
That will do it.
