Week 1 of the 2026 NFL preseason kicks off Thursday night with six matchups, including six live games on NFL Network (NFLN) and five available nationwide via the ESPN app.
Thursday, August 13 opens with a pair of NFLN broadcasts: Green Bay at Pittsburgh at 7:00pm ET, followed by Tennessee at San Francisco at 9:00pm ET. Arizona at Las Vegas, beginning at 8:00pm ET, will stream exclusively on the ESPN app and is available to viewers with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.
Friday, August 14 features two nationally available games — Denver at Atlanta at 7:00pm ET on the ESPN app, and Tampa Bay at the New York Jets at 7:00pm ET on NFL Network.
Week 1 action continues on Saturday, August 15, with seven total matchups, six of which are distributed nationally. The day begins at 1:00pm ET with Cleveland at Chicago (NFLN) and Minnesota at the NY Giants (ESPN app). At 4:00pm ET, Jacksonville visits New Orleans (ESPN app) while the LA Rams travel to Kansas City (NFLN).
Saturday’s slate concludes in primetime with Baltimore hosting Philadelphia at 7:00pm ET (ESPN app) and Dallas visiting Seattle at 8:00pm ET (NFLN).
Live preseason games on NFL Network and the ESPN app are subject to local market blackouts. When blacked out, fans can typically watch their team’s game on a local television broadcast. Re‑airs of all preseason games are available to stream at NFL.com/watch or via the NFL app.
NFL Preseason Schedule | Week 1
*All times Eastern.
Thursday, August 13
Detroit at Cincinnati – 7pm, Local
Green Bay at Pittsburgh – 7pm, NFLN/Local
Indianapolis at New England – 7:30pm, Local
Arizona at Las Vegas – 8pm, ESPN App
LA Chargers at Houston – 8pm, Local
Tennessee at San Francisco – 9pm, NFLN/Local
Friday, August 14
Denver at Atlanta – 7pm, ESPN App
Miami at Washington – 7pm, Local
Tampa Bay at NY Jets – 7pm, NFLN/Local
Saturday, August 15
Carolina at Buffalo – 1pm, Local
Cleveland at Chicago – 1pm, NFLN/Local
Minnesota at NY Giants – 1pm, ESPN App
Jacksonville at New Orleans – 4pm, ESPN App
LA Rams at Kansas City – 4pm, NFLN/Local
Philadelphia at Baltimore – 7pm, ESPN App
Dallas at Seattle – 8pm, NFLN/Local
NFL Schedules
- NFL Preseason Schedule
- NFL Schedule (Composite)
- NFL Schedules (Team-by-team)
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