2016 NFL Preseason Schedule Announced
The National Football League as announced the 2016 preseason schedule. The schedule will include eight nationally-television games. One of those exhibition games will be feature the Rams' return to the L.A. region, hosting the Dallas Cowboys.
It all begins in Canton, Ohio, when the Green Bay Packers take on the Indianapolis Colts in the Hall of Fame Game on August 7th. The game will air on NBC at 5 pm PST. Week 1 games will take place from August 11-15th, while week 2 will be from August 18-22nd. Week 3 will go from August 25-28th and week 4 is September 1-2nd.
For the local teams, the Oakland Raiders will travel to face off against the Arizona Cardinals for week 1 and continue to hit the road the following week when they play the Green Bay Packers. The silver & black stay home for the rest of the preseason, week 3 vs the Tennessee Titans and week 4 vs the Seattle Seahawks.
As for the San Francisco 49ers, they spend the start of preseason at home against the Houston Texans. They will travel to Denver to face the defending Super Bowl champs for week 2. Week 3 will see the niners return home hosting the Green Bay Packers. The team's preseason will end with them in San Diego.
See the full schedule below:
Hall of Fame Game - Aug. 7
Green Bay vs. Indianapolis (ESPN)
Week 1 - Aug. 11-15
Dallas at Los Angeles (ESPN, Aug. 13)
Carolina at Baltimore
Cleveland at Green Bay
Denver at Chicago
Detroit at Pittsburgh
Houston at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Buffalo
Jacksonville at NY Jets
Miami at NY Giants
Minnesota at Cincinnati
New Orleans at New England
Oakland at Arizona
San Diego at Tennessee
Seattle at Kansas City
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Washington at Atlanta
Week 2 - Aug. 18-22
Arizona at San Diego
Atlanta at Cleveland
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Carolina at Tennessee
Chicago at New England
Cincinnati at Detroit
Kansas City at Los Angeles
Miami at Dallas
Minnesota at Seattle
New Orleans at Houston
NY Giants at Buffalo
NY Jets at Washington
Oakland at Green Bay
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
San Francisco at Denver
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville
Week 3 - Aug. 25-28
Atlanta at Miami (NBC, Aug. 25)
Cleveland at Tampa Bay (CBS, Aug. 26)
Tennessee at Oakland (CBS, Aug. 27)
San Diego at Minnesota (FOX, Aug. 28)
Arizona at Houston (FOX, Aug. 28)
Cincinnati at Jacksonville (NBC, Aug. 28)
Buffalo at Washington
Dallas at Seattle
Detroit at Baltimore
Green Bay at San Francisco
Kansas City at Chicago
Los Angeles at Denver
New England at Carolina
NY Giants at NY Jets
Philadelphia at Indianapolis
Pittsburgh at New Orleans
Week 4 - Sept. 1-2
Baltimore at New Orleans
Buffalo at Detroit
Chicago at Cleveland
Denver at Arizona
Green Bay at Kansas City
Houston at Dallas
Indianapolis at Cincinnati
Jacksonville at Atlanta
Los Angeles at Minnesota
New England at NY Giants
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Carolina
San Francisco at San Diego
Seattle at Oakland
Tennessee at Miami
Washington at Tampa Bay