{"id":8157,"date":"2026-08-10T15:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antennasdirect.com\/blog\/?p=8157"},"modified":"2026-08-10T15:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:47:39","slug":"the-2026-nfl-preseason-schedule-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antennasdirect.com\/blog\/the-2026-nfl-preseason-schedule-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 NFL Preseason Schedule Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Football is back! Before the regular season kicks off, NFL teams will hit the field for preseason games to test new plays and prepare for another exciting season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For fans, it\u2019s a chance to get an early look at our favorite teams. The question is, how can you watch the game? The answer depends on who you want to watch, where you live, and how the game is being broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Many preseason games are broadcast locally in the team\u2019s local market. If the game airs on one of the local ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC affiliates, you can watch the preseason game with a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.antennasdirect.com\/HD-TV-antennas.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mohu or ClearStream TV antenna<\/a> without paying for a monthly subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">However, if you want to watch a team outside your local market, you will need an expensive subscription package to access the game from streaming services like NFL+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve put together an NFL preseason schedule, including matchups, game times and where you can watch each game over-the-air or through a streaming service. All times are EST.&nbsp;<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEEK 1<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 13th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm: Detroit Lions\u202fat\u202fCincinnati Bengals,&nbsp;<em>FOX (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm: Green Bay Packers\u202fat\u202fPittsburgh Steelers,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Green Bay),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>CBS&nbsp;(Pittsburgh)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7:30pm:&nbsp;Indianapolis Colts\u202fat\u202fNew England Patriots,&nbsp;<em>FOX&nbsp;(Indianapolis), CBS (New England)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Los Angeles Chargers\u202fat\u202fHouston Texans,&nbsp;<em>CBS (LA), ABC (Houston)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Arizona Cardinals\u202fat\u202fLas Vegas Raiders,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Arizona),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>FOX&nbsp;(Las Vegas)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">9pm:&nbsp;Tennessee Titans\u202fat\u202fSan Francisco 49ers,&nbsp;<em>ABC (Tennessee),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>CBS&nbsp;(San Francisco)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 14th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Denver Broncos\u202fat\u202fAtlanta Falcons,&nbsp;<em>NBC&nbsp;(Denver),&nbsp;<\/em><em>TBD (Atlanta)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u202fat\u202fNew York Jets,\u00a0<em>NBC (Tampa Bay), CBS (NY)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Miami Dolphins\u202fat\u202fWashington Commanders,&nbsp;<em>CBS&nbsp;(Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Philadelphia Eagles\u202fat\u202fBaltimore Ravens,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Dallas Cowboys\u202fat\u202fSeattle Seahawks,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Dallas), NBC (Seattle)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEEK 2<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 20th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u202fat\u202fHouston Texans,\u00a0<em>ESPN (Both)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">10pm:&nbsp;San Francisco 49ers\u202fat\u202fLos Angeles Chargers,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 21st<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;New York Jets\u202fat\u202fPittsburgh Steelers,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7:30pm:&nbsp;Carolina Panthers\u202fat\u202fJacksonville Jaguars,&nbsp;<em>ABC (Carolina),&nbsp;CBS (Jacksonville)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Green Bay Packers\u202fat\u202fDenver Broncos,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 22nd<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">12pm:&nbsp;Washington Commanders\u202fat\u202fDetroit Lions,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Washington), FOX (Detroit)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1pm:&nbsp;Buffalo Bills\u202fat\u202fCleveland Browns,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Buffalo), ABC (Cleveland)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1pm:&nbsp;Atlanta Falcons\u202fat\u202fIndianapolis Colts,&nbsp;<em>TBD (Atlanta),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>CBS&nbsp;(Indianapolis)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1pm:&nbsp;Baltimore Ravens\u202fat\u202fMinnesota Vikings,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Baltimore), FOX (Minnesota)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">4pm:&nbsp;New Orleans Saints\u202fat\u202fLos Angeles Rams,&nbsp;<em>FOX (New Orleans), CBS (LA)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">4pm:&nbsp;New York Giants\u202fat\u202fMiami Dolphins,&nbsp;<em>NBC (NY),&nbsp;CBS (Miami)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Chicago Bears\u202fat\u202fCincinnati Bengals,&nbsp;<em>FOX (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Philadelphia Eagles\u202fat\u202fNew England Patriots,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Philadelphia), CBS (New England)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7:30pm:&nbsp;Kansas City Chiefs\u202fat\u202fTampa Bay Buccaneers,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">10pm:&nbsp;Dallas Cowboys\u202fat\u202fArizona Cardinals,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 23rd<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Seattle Seahawks\u202fat\u202fTennessee Titans,&nbsp;<em>FOX (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEEK 3<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 27th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Pittsburgh Steelers\u202fat\u202fBuffalo Bills,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;New England Patriots\u202fat\u202fCleveland Browns,&nbsp;<em>Amazon Prime Video<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;San Francisco 49ers\u202fat\u202fLas Vegas Raiders,&nbsp;<em>CBS (San Francisco), FOX (Las Vegas)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">10pm:&nbsp;Los Angeles Rams\u202fat\u202fLos Angeles Chargers,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 28th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">6pm:&nbsp;Washington Commanders\u202fat\u202fBaltimore Ravens,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Washington), NBC (Baltimore)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Houston Texans&nbsp;at&nbsp;Carolina Panthers,&nbsp;<em>ABC (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7pm:&nbsp;Atlanta Falcons\u202fat\u202fMiami Dolphins,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Miami)&nbsp;TBD (Atlanta)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7:30pm:&nbsp;Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u202fat\u202fJacksonville Jaguars,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Tampa Bay), FOX (Jacksonville)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7:30pm:&nbsp;New York Giants\u202fat\u202fNew York Jets,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Giants), CBS (Jets)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;New Orleans Saints\u202fat\u202fDallas Cowboys,&nbsp;<em>FOX (New Orleans), CBS (Dallas)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Seattle Seahawks\u202fat\u202fKansas City Chiefs,&nbsp;<em>NBC (Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Cincinnati Bengals\u202fat\u202fPhiladelphia Eagles,&nbsp;<em>CBS&nbsp;(Both)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8pm:&nbsp;Arizona Cardinals\u202fat\u202fGreen Bay Packers,&nbsp;<em>CBS (Arizona), NBC (Green&nbsp;Bay)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">9pm:&nbsp;Minnesota Vikings\u202fat\u202fDenver Broncos,&nbsp;<em>FOX (Minnesota), NBC (Denver)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><u>August 29th<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1pm:&nbsp;Detroit Lions\u202fat\u202fIndianapolis Colts,&nbsp;<em>FOX (Detroit),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>CBS (Indianapolis)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">6pm:\u00a0Chicago Bears\u202fat\u202fTennessee Titans,\u00a0<em>ABC (Tennessee), FOX (Chicago)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football is back! Before the regular season kicks off, NFL teams will hit the field for preseason games to test new plays and prepare for another exciting season. For fans, it\u2019s a chance to get an early look at our favorite teams. The question is, how can you watch the game? 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