2024 NFL Preseason Schedule: When does it start? How many games are there?

Modified May 16, 2024 10:50 GMT

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The 2024 NFL preseason was unveiled on Wednesday, along with the regular season schedule. The preseason will kick off with the customary Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.

This year's Hall of Fame game between the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears will take place on Aug.1 in Canton, Ohio, marking the start of the preseason.

How many games are there in the 2024 NFL preseason?

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The 2024 NFL preseason will feature 49 games in total, including the Hall of Fame game. Apart from the Bears and the Texans, the 30 other teams will play three games each in the preseason.

Since Chicago and Houston are playing the exhibition game, both teams will have four games each in the preseason.

The preseason allows teams to fine-tune their squads and tactics before the regular season. Here's a look at this year's NFL preseason schedule for each team:

Buffalo Bills

Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. ET
Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. ET

Miami Dolphins

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons, TBD
Week 2: vs. Washington Commanders, TBD
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD

New England Patriots

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers, TBD
Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, TBD
Week 3: at Washington Commanders, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. ET

New York Jets

Week 1: vs. Washington Commanders, TBD
Week 2: at Carolina Panthers, TBD
Week 3: vs. New York Giants, TBD

Baltimore Ravens

Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, TBD
Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons, TBD
Week 3: at Green Bay Packers, TBD

Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD
Week 2: at Chicago Bears, TBD
Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. ET

Cleveland Browns

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers, Aug. 10 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Aug. 17 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET

Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans, TBD
Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Detroit Lions, TBD

Houston Texans

Hall of Fame Game: vs. Chicago Bears, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers, TBD
Week 2: vs. New York Giants, TBD
Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. ET

Indianapolis Colts

Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals, TBD
Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. ET

Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBD
Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons, TBD

Tennessee Titans

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers, TBD
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks, TBD
Week 3: at New Orleans Saints, TBD

Denver Broncos

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. ET

Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions, Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears, Aug. 22 at 8:20 p.m. ET

Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings, TBD
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys, Aug. 17 at 10 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers, TBD

Los Angeles Chargers

Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks, TBD
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams, Aug. 17 at 7:05 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. ET

Dallas Cowboys

Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams, Aug. 11 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 2: at Las Vegas Raiders, Aug. 17 at 10 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. ET

New York Giants

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions, TBD
Week 2: at Houston Texans, TBD
Week 3: at New York Jets, TBD

Philadelphia Eagles

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Week 2: at New England Patriots, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. ET

Washington Commanders

Week 1: at New York Jets, TBD
Week 2: at Miami Dolphins, TBD
Week 3: vs. New England Patriots, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. ET

Chicago Bears

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: vs. Houston Texans, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. ET
Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, TBD
Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs, Aug. 22 at 8:20 p.m. ET

Detroit Lions

Week 1: at New York Giants, TBD
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs, Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, TBD

Green Bay Packers

Week 1: at Cleveland Browns, Aug. 10 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 2: at Denver Broncos, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens, TBD

Minnesota Vikings

Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, TBD
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns, Aug. 17 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles, TBD

Atlanta Falcons

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins, TBD
Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens, TBD
Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, TBD

Carolina Panthers

Week 1: at New England Patriots, TBD
Week 2: vs. New York Jets, TBD
Week 3: at Buffalo Bills, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. ET

New Orleans Saints

Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals, TBD
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans, TBD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals, TBD
Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars, TBD
Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins, TBD

Arizona Cardinals

Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints, TBD
Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts, TBD
Week 3: at Denver Broncos, Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. ET

Los Angeles Rams

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys, Aug. 11 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers, Aug. 17 at 7:05 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Houston Texans, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. ET

San Francisco 49ers

Week 1: at Tennessee Titans, TBD
Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Week 3: at Las Vegas Raiders, TBD

Seattle Seahawks

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers, TBD
Week 2: at Tennessee Titans, TBD
Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET

Following the culmination of the preseason, the regular season will begin from Sept. 5.

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Edited by Bhargav