Editor's note: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced July 21 that the Hall of Fame Game has been canceled.
The NFL on Tuesday announced its schedule of nationally televised 2011 preseason games, starting with the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 7 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) in Canton, Ohio.
Two emerging teams -- the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- will be showcased in prime time Friday, Aug. 12 (FOX, 8 p.m. ET).
The Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers will travel to Indianapolis on Friday, Aug. 26 (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) for their first nationally televised game since defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
Exact dates and times for games not shown on national TV will be announced later.
| 2011 NFL preseason national television schedule | ||
| Date | Matchup | TV (time) |
|---|---|---|
| Hall of Fame Game | ||
| Sunday, Aug. 7 | Chicago vs. St. Louis in Canton, Ohio | NBC (8 p.m. ET) |
| Week 1 (Aug. 11-15) | ||
| Thursday, Aug. 11 | Seattle at San Diego | ESPN (8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 12 | Tampa Bay at Kansas City | FOX (8 p.m. ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 15 | N.Y. Jets at Houston | ESPN (8 p.m. ET) |
| Week 2 (Aug. 18-22) | ||
| Thursday, Aug. 18 | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh | FOX (8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 19 | Atlanta at Jacksonville | FOX (8 p.m. ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 22 | Chicago at N.Y. Giants | ESPN (8 p.m. ET) |
| Week 3 (Aug. 25-28) | ||
| Thursday, Aug. 25 | Washington at Baltimore | ESPN (8 p.m. ET) |
| Friday, Aug. 26 | Green Bay at Indianapolis | CBS (8 p.m. ET) |
| Saturday, Aug. 27 | New England at Detroit | CBS (8 p.m. ET) |
| Sunday, Aug. 28 | New Orleans at Oakland | NBC (8 p.m. ET) |
| 2011 NFL preseason schedule (All times ET) | ||
| Hall of Fame Game | ||
| Date | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 7 | Chicago vs. St. Louis in Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NBC) | |
| Week 1 (Aug. 11-15) | ||
| Aug. 11 | Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m. (ESPN) | |
| Aug. 12 | Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m. (FOX) | |
| TBA | Arizona at Oakland | |
| TBA | Baltimore at Philadelphia | |
| TBA | Buffalo at Chicago | |
| TBA | Cincinnati at Detroit | |
| TBA | Denver at Dallas | |
| TBA | Green Bay at Cleveland | |
| TBA | Indianapolis at St. Louis | |
| TBA | Jacksonville at New England | |
| TBA | Miami at Atlanta | |
| TBA | Minnesota at Tennessee | |
| TBA | N.Y. Giants at Carolina | |
| TBA | Pittsburgh at Washington | |
| TBA | San Francisco at New Orleans | |
| Aug. 15 | N.Y. Jets at Houston, 8 p.m. (ESPN) | |
| Week 2 (Aug. 18-22) | ||
| Date | Matchup | |
| Aug. 18 | Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (FOX) | |
| Aug. 19 | Atlanta at Jacksonville, 8 p.m. (FOX) | |
| TBA | Arizona at Green Bay | |
| TBA | Buffalo at Denver | |
| TBA | Carolina at Miami | |
| TBA | Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets | |
| TBA | Detroit at Cleveland | |
| TBA | Kansas City at Baltimore | |
| TBA | Minnesota at Seattle | |
| TBA | New England at Tampa Bay | |
| TBA | New Orleans at Houston | |
| TBA | Oakland at San Francisco | |
| TBA | San Diego at Dallas | |
| TBA | Tennessee at St. Louis | |
| TBA | Washington at Indianapolis | |
| Aug. 22 | Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m. (ESPN) | |
| Week 3 (Aug. 25-28) | ||
| Date | Matchup | |
| Aug. 25 | Washington at Baltimore, 8 p.m. (ESPN) | |
| Aug. 26 | Green Bay at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. (CBS) | |
| TBA | Atlanta at Pittsburgh | |
| TBA | Carolina at Cincinnati | |
| TBA | Chicago at Tennessee | |
| TBA | Cleveland at Philadelphia | |
| TBA | Dallas at Minnesota | |
| TBA | Houston at San Francisco | |
| TBA | Jacksonville at Buffalo | |
| TBA | Miami at Tampa Bay | |
| TBA | N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants | |
| TBA | San Diego at Arizona | |
| TBA | Seattle at Denver | |
| TBA | St. Louis at Kansas City | |
| Aug. 27 | New England at Detroit, 8 p.m. (CBS) | |
| Aug. 28 | New Orleans at Oakland, 8 p.m. (NBC) | |
| Week 4 (Sept. 1-2) | ||
| Date | Matchup | |
| TBA | Baltimore at Atlanta | |
| TBA | Cleveland at Chicago | |
| TBA | Dallas at Miami | |
| TBA | Denver at Arizona | |
| TBA | Detroit at Buffalo | |
| TBA | Houston at Minnesota | |
| TBA | Indianapolis at Cincinnati | |
| TBA | Kansas City at Green Bay | |
| TBA | N.Y. Giants at New England | |
| TBA | Oakland at Seattle | |
| TBA | Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets | |
| TBA | Pittsburgh at Carolina | |
| TBA | San Francisco at San Diego | |
| TBA | St. Louis at Jacksonville | |
| TBA | Tampa Bay at Washington | |
| TBA | Tennessee at New Orleans | |
