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NFL Preseason Week 1 Schedule: 11 games on Thursday night highlight opening week

It’s time for (preseason) football!

New England Patriots v Detroit Lions Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

It’s here. It’s finally here!

“It” in this case is preseason football, as the NFL gets the exhibition season truly underway starting tonight. Yes, the Hall of Fame Game was a week ago, but tonight there are 11 games across the NFL, with 20 teams making their preseason debuts.

Here’s the full schedule for this week’s games leading through Saturday.

Thursday, August 8th

Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills

New Era Field
Buffalo, NY
7:00 PM ET

New York Jets vs. New York Giants

MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ
7:00 PM ET
NFL Network national broadcast

Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens

M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD
7:30 PM ET

Washington at Cleveland Browns

FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland, OH
7:30 PM ET

New England Patriots at Detroit Lions

Ford Field
Detroit, MI
7:30 PM ET

Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins

SunLife Stadium
Miami, FL
7:30 PM ET

Tennessee Titans at Philadelphia Eagles

Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
7:30 PM ET

Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears

Soldier Field
Chicago, IL
7:00 PM CT (8:00 ET)

Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers

Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
7:00 PM CT (8:00 ET)

Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona Cardinals

University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
7:00 PM PT (10:00 ET)
NFL Network national broadcast

Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks

CenturyLink Field
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM PT (10:00 ET)

Friday, August 9th

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
7:30 PM ET
NFL Network national broadcast

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA
7:00 PM CT (8:00 ET)

Saturday, August 10th

Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs

Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, MO
7:00 PM CT (8:00 ET)

Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders

Oakland County Coliseum
Oakland, CA
5:00 PM PT (8:00 ET)

Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers

Levi’s Stadium
Santa Clara, CA
6:00 PM PT (9:00 ET)
NFL Network national broadcast