2023 NFL Preseason Games, TV Coverage & August Schedules

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Ready for some preseason football?

Watch for the NFL teams returning to the field at the 2023 NFL Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 3, 2023 airing at 8PM ET on NBC.

Following the Hall of Fame Game, look forward to major preseason football games playing throughout the month of August airing on ESPN, CBS, FOX, and Amazon Prime.

Plus keep it here as the full schedule is announced over the summer:

also see -> 2023 NFL TV schedule

NFL Preseason Schedule: WEEK 1

Friday, August 11
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens	7 p.m.	TBD
Saturday, August 12
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills	1 p.m.	TBD
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Los Angeles Rams	9 p.m.	TBD
August 10-14
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals	TBD	TBD
New York Jets vs. Carolina Panthers	TBD	TBD
Tennessee Titans vs. Chicago Bears	TBD	TBD
Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals	TBD	TBD
Washington Commanders vs. Cleveland Browns	TBD	TBD
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Dallas Cowboys	TBD	TBD
New York Giants vs. Detroit Lions	TBD	TBD
San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders	TBD	TBD
Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins	TBD	TBD
Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots	TBD	TBD
Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints	TBD	TBD
Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks	TBD	TBD
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TBD	TBD

NFL Preseason Schedule: WEEK 2

Thursday, August 17
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles	7:30 p.m.	TBD
Saturday, August 19
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	6:30 p.m.	TBD
Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts	7 p.m.	TBD
Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans	8 p.m.	TBD
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams	9 p.m.	TBD
Sunday, August 20
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers	7:05 p.m.	TBD
Monday, August 21
Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Commanders	8 p.m.	ESPN
August 17-21
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Arizona Cardinals	TBD	TBD
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons	TBD	TBD
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions	TBD	TBD
New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers	TBD	TBD
Tennessee Titans vs. Minnesota Vikings	TBD	TBD
Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Jets	TBD	TBD
Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers	TBD	TBD
Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks	TBD	TBD

NFL Preseason Schedule: WEEK 3

Thursday, August 24
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles	8 p.m.	Amazon Prime
Friday, August 25
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Detroit Lions vs. Carolina Panthers	8 p.m.	CBS
Saturday, August 26
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7 p.m.	TBD
Los Angeles Rams vs. Denver Broncos	9 p.m.	TBD
Sunday, August 27
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints	8 p.m.	Fox
August 24-27
Game	Time (ET)	TV Channel
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons	TBD	TBD
Buffalo Bills vs. Chicago Bears	TBD	TBD
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys	TBD	TBD
Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers	TBD	TBD
Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	TBD	TBD
Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs	TBD	TBD
Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings	TBD	TBD
New York Jets vs. New York Giants	TBD	TBD
Los Angeles Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers	TBD	TBD
New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans	TBD	TBD
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Commanders	TBD	TBD

DID YOU KNOW? NFL preseason trivia & fun facts

'Paper Lion' in the preseason:
writer George Plimpton .

• Famous journalist George Plimpton was on assignment for Sports Illustrated when he sported #0 for the Detroit Lions during a preseason game in 1963. Although Plimpton badly wanted to enter the game, the move was banned at the last minute by NFL officials. He later wrote of his experiences in the bestseller, "Paper Lion".

• An NFL strike left the Denver Broncos with a team made up entirely of rookies in a preseason game with the New York Jets in 1974. Final score: New York Jets 41, Denver Broncos 19.

• The shortest NFL game ever recorded happened during the preseason between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears in 1996. The game lasted 40 minutes, 40 seconds, and was called on account of thunder and lightning.

• In 1999, the first Hall of Fame game to go into overtime was played by the new Cleveland Browns, who debuted at their first Hall of Fame game with a 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

More about the 2023 NFL preseason around the web:

2023 NFL Preseason - Check out the official site for the full schedule and related headlines.

2023 NFL Season - Wikipedia - Get the full rundown of rule changes, broadcast rights, and full schedule for the upcoming playoffs, Super Bowl, and Pro Bowl games.