Yup, NFL Network will be all over the beginning of the Preseason with a live doubleheader on Thursday and single games Friday and Saturday. It begins on Thursday with San Francisco at Baltimore, a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII, live from the Charm City at 7:30 p.m. ET. NFL Network’s Ari Wolfe and Kurt Warner will call the game off a monitor from the NFL Media headquarters in Culver City, CA.
That will be followed by Dallas at San Diego joined in progress at 10:30 p.m.
NFL Network will also air a preseason edition of RedZone live on Friday at 7:30 p.m. hosted by Scott Hanson leading into New Orleans at St. Louis at 8 p.m.
And on Saturday, it’s Cleveland at Detroit and America’s first glimpse of Johnny Manziel as a Browns quarterback.
Here’s NFL Network’s announcement.
PRESEASON WEEK 1:
HARBAUGH BROTHERS MATCHUP & JOHNNY MANZIEL’S DEBUT HIGHLIGHT NFL NETWORK’S WEEK 1 LIVE PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Four Live Week 1 Preseason Games on NFL Network:
San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens – August 7 at 7:30 PM ET
Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – August 7 at 10:30 PM ET
New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – August 8 at 8:00 PM ET
Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions – August 9 at 7:30 PM ET
Special Preseason ‘NFL RedZone’ Friday, August 8 at 7:30 PM ETIt’s time to get ‘Back to Football’ and NFL Network remains the go-to destination to do so, with four live games and re-airs of every Week 1 preseason game.
On Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 PM ET, NFL Network provides a special presentation of the San Francisco 49ers-Baltimore Ravens game – the teams’ first meeting since Super Bowl XLVII. NFL Network’s Ari Wolfe and Kurt Warner will call the action from NFL Network’s studios, while NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala will provide pre-game and post-game reports from Baltimore.
NFL Network’s live coverage of preseason games on Thursday continues at 10:30 PM ET when wide receiver Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys face quarterback Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers (joined in progress).
Editions of NFL Total Access on Thursday will air at 7:00 PM ET, during halftime of 49ers-Ravens and during halftime of Cowboys-Chargers, with hosts Dan Hellie and Amber Theoharis, and analysts Steve Mariucci and LaDainian Tomlinson.
On Friday, August 8 at 8:00 PM ET, quarterback Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams host quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. NFL Network’s live coverage of Week 1 preseason games concludes on Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 PM ET when rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel makes his Cleveland Browns debut against wide receiver Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions.
NFL Total Access will air Friday at 7:00 PM ET, during halftime of Saints-Rams and following the conclusion of the game, and Saturday at 7:00 PM ET, during halftime of Browns-Lions and following the conclusion of the game.
Additionally, NFL Network provides complete game re-airs of every Week 1 preseason game.
***Please note that all live games on NFL Network are subject to local blackouts***
On Friday, August 8 at 7:30 PM ET, a special preseason edition of NFL RedZone will provide live highlights and coverage of Dolphins-Falcons, Buccaneers-Jaguars, Bills-Panthers, Eagles-Bears, Raiders-Vikings and Saints-Rams, hosted by Scott Hanson. Throughout the preseason, there will be four preseason editions of NFL RedZone (August 8, 16, 23 & 28).
Below is NFL Network’s Week 1 broadcast schedule.
NFL NETWORK 2014 WEEK 1 PRESEASON GAMES SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES EASTERN; LIVE GAMES IN BOLD; ALL GAMES IN HIGH DEFINITION)Thursday, August 7
7:30 PM ET – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – LIVE
10:30 PM ET – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers– LIVE(joined live in progress)
1:00 AM ET – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver BroncosFriday, August 8
10:00 AM ET – Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs
1:00 PM ET – Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets
4:00 PM ET – New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins
8:00 PM ET– New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams – LIVE
12 Midnight ET – Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings
3:00 AM ET – Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina PanthersSaturday, August 9
7:00 AM ET – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
10:00 AM ET – Miami Dolphins vs. Atlanta Falcons
1:00 PM ET – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
4:00 PM ET – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
7:30 PM ET – Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions – LIVE
12 Midnight ET – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants
3:00 AM ET – Indianapolis Colts vs. New York JetsSunday, August 10
6:00 AM ET – Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers
9:00 AM ET – Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee Titans
12 Noon ET – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants
3:00 PM ET – New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins
6:00 PM ET – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens
9:00 PM ET – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
12 Midnight ET – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers
3:00 AM ET – Houston Texans vs. Arizona CardinalsMonday, August 11
10:00 AM ET – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
1:00 PM ET – Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs
4:00 PM ET – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants
8:00 PM ET – New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins
12 Midnight ET – Houston Texans vs. Arizona Cardinals
3:00 AM ET – New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis RamsTuesday, August 12
10:00 AM ET – Miami Dolphins vs. Atlanta Falcons
1:00 PM ET – New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams
4:00 PM ET – Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets
8:00 PM ET – Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions
12 Midnight ET – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers
3:00 AM ET – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York GiantsWednesday, August 13
10:00 AM ET – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
1:00 PM ET – Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee Titans
4:00 PM ET – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers
8:00 PM ET – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens
12 Midnight ET – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
3:00 AM ET – Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit LionsThursday, August 14
10:00 AM ET – New England Patriots vs. Washington Redskins
1:00 PM ET – Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers
4:00 PM ET – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
12 Midnight ET – Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings
3:00 AM ET – Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee TitansFriday, August 15
10:00 AM ET – Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets
1:00 PM ET – Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions
4:00 PM ET – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos***Please note that all live games on NFL Network are subject to local blackouts***
The following broadcast teams will be calling each Week 1 matchup on NFL Network:
Game Play-by-Play Analyst Sideline Colts at Jets Ian Eagle Greg Buttle Otis Livingston 49ers at Ravens* Ari Wolfe Kurt Warner N/A Patriots at Redskins Kenny Albert Joe Theismann Ken Harvey Bengals at Chiefs Paul Burmeister Trent Green BJ Kissel & Rachel Santschi Seahawks at Broncos Ron Zappolo John Lynch Rod Mackey Cowboys at Chargers Dan Fouts Billy Ray Smith N/A Dolphins at Falcons Randy Waters Dave Archer Laura Okmin Buccaneers at Jaguars Sam Kouvaris Mark Brunell Nikki Kimbleton Bills at Panthers Mick Mixon Mike Rucker Kelli Bartik Eagles at Bears Sam Rosen Jim Miller Lou Canellis Raiders at Vikings Paul Allen Pete Bercich Greg Coleman & Ben Leber Saints at Rams Andrew Siciliano Marshall Faulk & Torry Holt Casey Phillips & Martin Kilcoyne Browns at Lions Jim Donovan Solomon Wilcots Dave Chudowsky Steelers at Giants Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross & Bruce Beck Packers at Titans Cory Curtis Eddie George Audra Martin Texans at Cardinals Dave Pasch Ron Wolfley Jody Jackson * – Special NFL Network presentation
That is all.
