The dates and kickoff times of the 65-game NFL preseason schedule were announced today, beginning with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys in Canton, Ohio on Sunday night, August 8.
Televised live at 8:00 PM ET by NBC, the Hall of Fame Game is the first of 11 national preseason telecasts carried by NFL broadcast partners CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC that will feature the entire 2009 playoff field.
The 2010 preseason schedule was announced on March 31, without dates and times, which now have been confirmed.
The complete 2010 NFL preseason schedule:
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND - AUGUST 7-8
Sunday, August 8 (Hall of Fame Game)
Local Eastern
Cincinnati vs. Dallas (Canton, OH) NBC 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
WEEK 1 - AUGUST 12 - 16
Thursday, August 12
Carolina at Baltimore ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
New Orleans at New England 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Oakland at Dallas 8:00p (CT) 9:00p
Friday, August 13
Buffalo at Washington 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Jacksonville at Philadelphia 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Kansas City at Atlanta 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Saturday, August 14
Tampa Bay at Miami 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Detroit at Pittsburgh 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Cleveland at Green Bay 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Houston at Arizona 5:00p (MST) 8:00p
Minnesota at St. Louis 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Chicago at San Diego 6:00p (PT) 9:00p
Tennessee at Seattle 7:00p (PT) 10:00p
Sunday, August 15
San Francisco at Indianapolis 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
Denver at Cincinnati 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Monday, August 16
NY Giants at NY Jets ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
WEEK 2 - AUGUST 19-23
Thursday, August 19
Local Eastern
New England at Atlanta FOX 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Indianapolis at Buffalo (Toronto) 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Friday, August 20
Philadelphia at Cincinnati FOX 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Saturday, August 21
Baltimore at Washington 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Pittsburgh at NY Giants 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Kansas City at Tampa Bay 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Miami at Jacksonville 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
St. Louis at Cleveland 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Houston at New Orleans 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
NY Jets at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Oakland at Chicago 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
Dallas at San Diego 6:00p (PT) 9:00p
Detroit at Denver 7:00p (MT) 9:00p
Green Bay at Seattle 7:00p (PT) 10:00p
Sunday, August 22
Minnesota at San Francisco NBC 5:00p (PT) 8:00p
Monday, August 23
Arizona at Tennessee ESPN 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
WEEK 3 - AUGUST 26-29
Thursday, August 26
Indianapolis at Green Bay ESPN 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
St. Louis at New England 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Friday, August 27
San Diego at New Orleans CBS 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Atlanta at Miami 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Washington at NY Jets 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Philadelphia at Kansas City 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Saturday, August 28
Local Eastern
Dallas at Houston CBS 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Cleveland at Detroit 5:30p (ET) 5:30p
Cincinnati at Buffalo 6:30p (ET) 6:30p
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
NY Giants at Baltimore 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Seattle at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Tennessee at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Arizona at Chicago 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
San Francisco at Oakland 6:00p (PT) 9:00p
Sunday, August 29
Pittsburgh at Denver FOX 6:00p (MT) 8:00p
WEEK 4 - SEPTEMBER 2
Thursday, September 2
Buffalo at Detroit 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
New England at NY Giants 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
Atlanta at Jacksonville 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Carolina at Pittsburgh 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
NY Jets at Philadelphia 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
Baltimore at St. Louis 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Chicago at Cleveland 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
Denver at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Green Bay at Kansas City 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Miami at Dallas 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
New Orleans at Tennessee 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
Tampa Bay at Houston 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
San Diego at San Francisco 7:00p (PT) 10:00p
Seattle at Oakland 7:00p (PT) 10:00p
Washington at Arizona 7:00p (MST) 10:00p