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August 6–29, 2026

NFL Preseason Schedule 2026

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Preseason games49
Opening gameAug 6
Final gamesAug 29
NFL teams32
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August 6 · 1 game

Hall of Fame Game

Panthers vs. Cardinals · NBC August 13–15 · 16 games

NFL Preseason Week 1

First full week of team matchups August 20–23 · 16 games

NFL Preseason Week 2

Includes ESPN and FOX games August 27–29 · 16 games

NFL Preseason Week 3

Final tune-up before Week 1
49 games

Complete 2026 NFL Preseason Schedule, Times and TV

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PRESEASON

Hall of Fame Game

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DateMatchupTimeTV / StreamVenueStatus
Thu, Aug 6Hall of Fame Game Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals 8:00 PM ET NBC Tom Benson Hall of Fame StadiumCanton Thu, August 6th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
PRESEASON

Preseason Week 1

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DateMatchupTimeTV / StreamVenueStatus
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 PM ET TBD Paycor StadiumCincinnati Thu, August 13th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers 7:00 PM ET TBD Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh Thu, August 13th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots 7:30 PM ET TBD Gillette StadiumFoxborough Thu, August 13th at 7:30 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans 8:00 PM ET TBD NRG StadiumHouston Thu, August 13th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders 8:00 PM ET TBD Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas Thu, August 13th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 13Preseason Week 1 Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers 9:00 PM ET TBD Levi's StadiumSanta Clara Thu, August 13th at 9:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 14Preseason Week 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets 7:00 PM ET TBD MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford Fri, August 14th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 14Preseason Week 1 Miami Dolphins at Washington Commanders 7:00 PM ET TBD Northwest StadiumLandover Fri, August 14th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 14Preseason Week 1 Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons 7:00 PM ET TBD Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta Fri, August 14th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants 1:00 PM ET TBD MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford Sat, August 15th at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM ET TBD Highmark StadiumOrchard Park Sat, August 15th at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears 1:00 PM ET TBD Soldier FieldChicago Sat, August 15th at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints 4:00 PM ET TBD Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans Sat, August 15th at 4:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs 4:00 PM ET TBD GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City Sat, August 15th at 4:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens 7:00 PM ET TBD M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore Sat, August 15th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 15Preseason Week 1 Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks 8:00 PM ET TBD Lumen FieldSeattle Sat, August 15th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
PRESEASON

Preseason Week 2

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DateMatchupTimeTV / StreamVenueStatus
Thu, Aug 20Preseason Week 2 Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans 8:00 PM ET ESPN NRG StadiumHouston Thu, August 20th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 20Preseason Week 2 San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers 10:00 PM ET TBD SoFi StadiumInglewood Thu, August 20th at 10:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 21Preseason Week 2 New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers 7:00 PM ET TBD Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh Fri, August 21st at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 21Preseason Week 2 Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars 7:30 PM ET TBD EverBank StadiumJacksonville Fri, August 21st at 7:30 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 21Preseason Week 2 Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos 9:00 PM ET TBD Empower Field at Mile HighDenver Fri, August 21st at 9:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions 12:00 PM ET TBD Ford FieldDetroit Sat, August 22nd at 12:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 PM ET TBD U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis Sat, August 22nd at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM ET TBD Huntington Bank FieldCleveland Sat, August 22nd at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 PM ET TBD Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis Sat, August 22nd at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams 4:00 PM ET TBD SoFi StadiumInglewood Sat, August 22nd at 4:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 New York Giants at Miami Dolphins 4:00 PM ET TBD Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens Sat, August 22nd at 4:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 PM ET TBD Paycor StadiumCincinnati Sat, August 22nd at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots 7:00 PM ET TBD Gillette StadiumFoxborough Sat, August 22nd at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7:30 PM ET TBD Raymond James StadiumTampa Sat, August 22nd at 7:30 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 22Preseason Week 2 Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals 10:00 PM ET TBD State Farm StadiumGlendale Sat, August 22nd at 10:00 PM EDTDetails
Sun, Aug 23Preseason Week 2 Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans 8:00 PM ET FOX Nissan StadiumNashville Sun, August 23rd at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
PRESEASON

Preseason Week 3

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DateMatchupTimeTV / StreamVenueStatus
Thu, Aug 27Preseason Week 3 Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills 7:00 PM ET TBD Highmark StadiumOrchard Park Thu, August 27th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 27Preseason Week 3 New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns 8:00 PM ET Prime Video Huntington Bank FieldCleveland Thu, August 27th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 27Preseason Week 3 San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders 8:00 PM ET TBD Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas Thu, August 27th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Thu, Aug 27Preseason Week 3 Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers 10:00 PM ET TBD SoFi StadiumInglewood Thu, August 27th at 10:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Washington Commanders at Baltimore Ravens 6:00 PM ET TBD M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore Fri, August 28th at 6:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins 7:00 PM ET TBD Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens Fri, August 28th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers 7:00 PM ET TBD Bank of America StadiumCharlotte Fri, August 28th at 7:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 New York Giants at New York Jets 7:30 PM ET TBD MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford Fri, August 28th at 7:30 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars 7:30 PM ET TBD EverBank StadiumJacksonville Fri, August 28th at 7:30 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles 8:00 PM ET CBS Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia Fri, August 28th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs 8:00 PM ET TBD GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City Fri, August 28th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys 8:00 PM ET TBD AT&T StadiumArlington Fri, August 28th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers 8:00 PM ET TBD Lambeau FieldGreen Bay Fri, August 28th at 8:00 PM EDTDetails
Fri, Aug 28Preseason Week 3 Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos 9:00 PM ET TBD Empower Field at Mile HighDenver Fri, August 28th at 9:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 29Preseason Week 3 Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 PM ET TBD Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis Sat, August 29th at 1:00 PM EDTDetails
Sat, Aug 29Preseason Week 3 Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans 6:00 PM ET TBD Nissan StadiumNashville Sat, August 29th at 6:00 PM EDTDetails
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Quick guide

What to Know About the 2026 NFL Preseason

The practical details customers need before choosing a game or TV listing.

When does the 2026 NFL preseason start and end?

The Hall of Fame Game opens the preseason on Thursday, August 6. The final Week 3 games are Saturday, August 29.

How many NFL preseason games are there in 2026?

There are 49 games. Thirty teams play three games; Arizona and Carolina play four because they also meet in Canton.

Do NFL preseason games count in the standings?

No. These are exhibition games used to evaluate players and prepare rosters. Regular-season records begin with Week 1 in September.

TV and streaming

How to Watch the 2026 NFL Preseason

National assignments are listed below. Most other games use local team television affiliates.

Nationally televised 2026 preseason games

  • Panthers vs. CardinalsNBC
  • Raiders at TexansESPN
  • Seahawks at TitansFOX
  • Patriots at BrownsPrime Video
  • Bengals at EaglesCBS

Local broadcasts and NFL+

Games without a national assignment generally air through the participating teams' local affiliates. NFL+ offers live out-of-market preseason access, subject to location and blackout rules.

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Quick answers

2026 NFL Preseason Schedule FAQ

Who plays in the 2026 Hall of Fame Game?

The Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals meet Thursday, August 6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Kickoff is 8:00 PM ET on NBC.

How many weeks are in the 2026 NFL preseason?

The standard schedule has Preseason Weeks 1, 2 and 3. The Hall of Fame Game is listed separately before Week 1.

Are all preseason games on national TV?

No. Five games have national assignments. Most of the remaining games are shown by local team affiliates, so availability varies by market.

Are the times on this page Eastern Time?

ET is retained under each confirmed game, while the main time can switch automatically to your selected US timezone.

Can I print the full NFL preseason schedule?

Yes. The preseason PDF contains the Hall of Fame Game and all three weeks in one printable file.

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When does the 2026 NFL regular season begin?

The regular season begins Wednesday, September 9, after the preseason and final roster preparation period.

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