When six quarterbacks were selected with the first 12 picks of the NFL Draft, it made the league’s decisions on preseason programming pretty easy.
The NFL Network announced its 21 preseason games that will be televised live this August, and it’s heavy on rookie quarterbacks. In particular, the league is obviously excited to promote Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick of the draft.
Among the 21 games to be shown on NFL Network, three Bears preseason games will be broadcast nationally. The league likes its star quarterbacks, and it’s hoping this rookie class adds to the depth at the position around the league.
We’ll get our first look in the preseason.
NFL Network’s live preseason schedule
Here is the NFL Network’s schedule for live televised games this preseason (all times Eastern):
Week 1
Thursday August 8: Carolina Panthers vs. New England Patriots (7 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 9: Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (7 p.m.)
Saturday Aug. 10: Chicago Bears vs. Buffalo Bills (1 p.m.), Las Vegas Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings (4 p.m.), Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (7 p.m.)
Sunday Aug. 11: Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts (1 p.m.), Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams (4:30 p.m.)
Week 2
Thursday Aug. 15: Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots (7 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 17: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Chicago Bears (1 p.m.), Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs (4 p.m.), Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers (7 p.m.), Dallas Cowboys vs. Las Vegas Raiders (10 p.m.)
Sunday Aug. 18: Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos (8 p.m.)
Week 3
Thursday Aug. 22: Chicago Bears vs. Kansas City Chiefs (8:15 p.m.)
Friday Aug. 23: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons (7 p.m.), San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders (10 p.m.)
Saturday Aug. 24: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Detroit Lions (1 p.m.), Los Angeles Chargers vs. Dallas Cowboys (4 p.m.), New York Giants vs. New York Jets (7:30 p.m.), Cleveland Browns vs. Seattle Seahawks (10 p.m.)
Sunday Aug. 25:…
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Publish date : 2024-06-11 15:10:38
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