The NFL released the full 2018 preseason schedule on Wednesday, featuring eight nationally televised games and a Super Bowl LII “rematch.”
The league announced in February that the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens would kick off the preseason in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 2 in Canton, Ohio, the day after linebackers Brian Urlacher and Ray Lewis don their gold jackets. The Ravens will be on national TV a second time, on “Monday Night Football” against the Indianapolis Colts on Aug. 20.
Among other highlights, the top two picks of the 2018 NFL Draft could meet in the first week of the preseason when the New York Giants host the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are widely expected to take a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick, while the Giants are rumored to be considering several options for the second selection, including trading down.
The Browns will face another team, the Buffalo Bills, that could feature a rookie quarterback in the second week of the preseason. With a stocked supply of draft capital, including two first-round picks, the Bills are expected to try to trade up for a signal-caller, with the No. 2 overall pick being a possible target.
Old-and-new Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden will make his long-anticipated “debut” in his return to the team at home against the Detroit Lions and their new head coach, Matt Patricia.
The preseason will also feature the first meeting between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots since Super Bowl LII, taking place in the second week of exhibition play at Foxborough, Mass. The two teams will not face each other in the regular season until 2019.
The full preseason schedule is below, with national TV broadcasts noted in parenthesis:
Hall of Fame Game, Aug. 2
Chicago vs. Baltimore (NBC)
Week 1, Aug. 9-13
LA Chargers at Arizona
LA Rams at Baltimore
Carolina at Buffalo
Chicago at Cincinnati
Minnesota at Denver
Tennessee at Green Bay
New Orleans at Jacksonville
Houston at Kansas City
Tampa Bay at Miami
Washington at New England
Cleveland at NY Giants
Atlanta at NY Jets
Detroit at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Dallas at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Seattle
Week 2, Aug.16-20
Kansas City at Atlanta
Miami at Carolina
Buffalo at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Dallas
Chicago at Denver
NY Giants at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Green Bay
San Francisco at Houston
Baltimore at Indianapolis (ESPN, Aug. 20)
Seattle at LA Chargers
Oakland at LA Rams
Jacksonville at Minnesota
Philadelphia at New England
Arizona at New Orleans
Tampa Bay at Tennessee
NY Jets at Washington (ESPN, Aug. 16)
Week 3, Aug. 23-26
Cincinnati at Buffalo (FOX, Aug. 26)
New England at Carolina
Kansas City at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cleveland (FOX, Aug. 23)
Arizona at Dallas (NBC, Aug. 26)
San Francisco at Indianapolis
Atlanta at Jacksonville
New Orleans at LA Chargers (CBS, Aug. 25)
Houston at LA Rams
Baltimore at Miami
Seattle at Minnesota
NY Giants at NY Jets
Green Bay at Oakland
Tennessee at Pittsburgh
Detroit at Tampa Bay (CBS, Aug. 24)
Denver at Washington
Week 4, Aug. 30-31
Denver at Arizona
Miami at Atlanta
Washington at Baltimore
Buffalo at Chicago
Indianapolis at Cincinnati
Cleveland at Detroit
Dallas at Houston
Green Bay at Kansas City
LA Rams at New Orleans
New England at NY Giants
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Carolina at Pittsburgh
LA Chargers at San Francisco
Oakland at Seattle
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Tennessee
–Field Level Media
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