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- New York Times
NFL announces 2025 preseason schedule
Kickoff for the 2025 NFL season is less than 100 days away, and the preseason is even closer. On Thursday, the league announced game times and dates for the three weeks of preseason play, which begins with the July 31 Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.
The Detroit Lions are the designated home team in the Hall of Fame Game and will play the Los Angeles Chargers. The game begins at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on NBC. Neither the Lions nor the Chargers have appeared in the Hall of Fame Game since 1994.
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The remaining 30 NFL teams will play three preseason games across three weeks in August.
Other nationally televised preseason games include the Buffalo Bills at the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Aug. 17 (8 p.m. on Fox). On Monday, Aug. 18, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals visit Washington for the first time since 2020 to play Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. That game will be broadcast on ESPN at 8 p.m.
Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime begins in Week 3 of the preseason, with the New England Patriots at the New York Giants at 8 p.m. on Aug. 21. On Friday, Aug. 22, the Minnesota Vikings will face the Tennessee Titans at 8 p.m. on CBS.
The preseason wraps up with a slate of games on Saturday, Aug. 23. The regular season starts on Thursday, Sept. 4, with a matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys.
Full schedules for preseason Weeks 1, 2 and 3 are below. All times in ET.
