With CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC finished with their NFL exhibition game schedules, the only place to see any of this coming week’s games is on the NFL Network.
It will air three live games including the Cowboys at Minnesota on Friday, but I doubt you’ll see Brett Favre in that game. Here’s the schedule of games.
EXHIBITION SEASON WEEK 4:
QBs MICHAEL VICK, BRETT FAVRE &
MARK SANCHEZ LIVE ON NFL NEWORK – THE ONLY PLACE FOR WEEK 4 PRESEASON ACTION
Live Telecasts This Week:Eagles at Jets, Thursday at 7:00 PM ET
Raiders at Seahawks, Thursday at 10:00 PM ET
Cowboys at Vikings, Friday at 8:00 PM ET
Three quarterbacks in their final 2009 exhibition games with new clubs highlight NFL Network’s exclusive Week 4 action.
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who completed all four of his passes in his exhibition season debut last week, and recently named Jets starting quarterback Mark Sanchez are in focus in NFL Network’s first live game on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7:00 PM ET.
Later Thursday night at 10:00 PM ET, former division rivals Seattle and Oakland meet to close out the exhibition season for the fourth consecutive year.
On Friday, Sept. 4 at 8:00 PM ET, Brett Favre and the Vikings get in their final exhibition game tune-up against the Dallas Cowboys.
All of the remaining preseason Week 4 games will be encored over Labor Day weekend to give fantasy players one last look at the potential stars and sleepers of 2009.
During the 2009 NFL preseason, NFL Network will televise a record 65 games – up from the 54 shown in 2008. The exhibition game schedule, which is entirely in HD for the first time, also includes a record 12 live games and 97 encore telecasts so that no one will miss a game.
NFL NETWORK AIR TIMES FOR 2009 WEEK 4 EXHIBITION SEASON GAMES
(ALL TIMES EASTERN; ALL GAMES IN HIGH DEFINITION)
Thursday, September 3
7:00 PM – Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets – LIVE
10:00 PM – Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks – LIVE
Friday, September 4
1:00 AM – Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – encore
4:00 AM – Philadelphia Eagles at New York – encore
7:00 AM – Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – encore
10:00 AM – Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons – encore
1:00 PM – Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints – encore
4:00 PM – New York Giants at New England Patriots – encore
8:00 PM – Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – LIVE
11:30 PM – Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans – encore
Saturday, September 5
2:30 AM – Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks – encore
7:00 AM – Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints – encore
10:00 AM – Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – encore
1:00 PM – Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – encore
4:00 PM – Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears – encore
8:30 PM – Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars – encore
11:30 PM – Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – encore
Sunday, September 6
2:30 AM – San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers – encore
7:00 AM – Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills – encore
10:00 AM – Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – encore
1:00 PM – Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets – encore
4:00 PM – Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers – encore
7:00 PM – New York Giants at New England Patriots – encore
10:00 PM – Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears – encore
Monday, September 7
1:00 AM – Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – encore
4:00 AM – Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills – encore
7:00 AM – Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars – encore
10:00 AM – Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets – encore
1:00 PM – New York Giants at New England Patriots – encore
4:00 PM – Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – encore
8:30 PM – Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers – encore
So with most teams not playing their starters in the fourth exhibition game, the networks except for NFL Network have been given a pass from showing this week’s games. Good on the NFL for not subjecting fans to the network announcing crews for the final week of exhibition games.
