With the other NFL TV partners finished with their preseason schedules, it’s up to NFL Network to take care of your football jones this week. NFL Network will have three live games, a Thursday night doubleheader and then a live game on Friday night and that will be it until the following Thursday when the regular season begins in Green Bay, WI.
NFL Network will carry Indianapolis at Cincinnati and Denver at Arizona on Thursday. This will be followed by Oakland at Seattle on Friday. The network will also carry a bunch of taped games in addition to the live contests.
Here’s the press release from the NFL.
Preseason Concludes With Three National TV Games and Final Roster Cuts
Colts at Bengals, Broncos at Cardinals and Raiders at Seahawks will air live on NFL Network
It’s the final week of the preseason and young players around the league know this is their time to shine.
With final NFL roster cuts to 53 players this Saturday, this week’s games are a last chance for many players to make their team’s roster. The starters are basically set throughout the league as are the key backup positions. It’s the “bubble” players who are out to impress.
“The young guys in the NFL, they know this is their game,” says ESPN analyst and former NFL head coach HERM EDWARDS. “It’s real important for a young player and a rookie trying to make a team.”
For many of these young players, they know this is their last opportunity to make the final 53.
The final week of the preseason features three games on national TV as NFL Network delivers all the action.
Thursday night, September 1, will showcase a doubleheader. The Indianapolis Colts will visit the Cincinnati Bengals in the early matchup (7:00 PM ET) and the Arizona Cardinals will host the Denver Broncos in the nightcap (10:00 PM ET). On Friday, NFL Network will bring fans live coverage when the Seattle Seahawks welcome the Oakland Raiders to town (10:30 PM ET).
DATE
GAME
TIME (ET)
NETWORK
Thursday, September 1
Indianapolis at Cincinnati
7:00 PM
NFLN
Denver at Arizona
10:00 PM
NFLN
Friday, September 2
Oakland at Seattle
10:30 PM
NFLN
And we’re done.
