NFL releases preseason schedule

Submitted by sly on March 30, 2009 - 1:10pm

NFL.com is reporting that that league has announced its 2009 NFL preseason schedule. Though it is only preseason, fans know that is the opportunity to figure out their teams strategy, how new players fit in and their chances for the upcoming season.

For the preseason, the NFL has 11 games that will be televised nationally. The games will have all 12 playoff teams from the 2008 postseason.

Among those 11 game to be televised nationally is the game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Super Bowl champions the Pittsburgh Steelers; a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. The game will be on ESPN on Aug. 3 at Raymond James Stadium. This would be six months after the Super Bowl.

The game is an obvious choice even for a preseason game, because Super Bowl XLIII was one of the most exciting of all time, going down to pretty much the last play as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s pass into the endzone was caught by his wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

The NFL this upcoming season will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the American Football League. The Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans – formerly Houston Oilers - were two teams that played in the inaugural AFL season in 1960.

This preseason, the NFL has scheduled for both teams to play each other as they kick off the preseason in Canton, Ohio in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. That game will be on NBC on Aug. 9. The weekend will also include the induction of Bills founder and owner Ralph Wilson into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Some might think preseason in the NFL is another opportunity for a major player to get hurt. We’ve seen players miss an entire season due to an injury from preseason, but it still is a good time for some football as fans will still throng to the stadiums.

Also the NFL will keep fans waiting a little bit longer for the regular season schedule as fans wait to plan their schedule around it.

Below is the complete 2009 NFL preseason schedule (on national television)

2009 NFL preseason national television schedule

Hall of Fame Game

Sunday, Aug. 9 Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans, at Canton, Ohio, NBC (8 p.m. ET)

Week 1 (Aug. 13-17)

Thursday, Aug. 13 Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN (8 p.m. ET)

Monday, Aug. 17 Carolina Panthers at New York Giants, ESPN (8 p.m. ET) Week 2 (Aug. 20-24)

Thursday, Aug. 20 Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts, FOX (8 p.m. ET)

Friday, Aug. 21 Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys, FOX (8 p.m. ET)

Monday, Aug. 24 New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens, ESPN (8 p.m. ET)

Week 3 (Aug. 27-31)

Thursday, Aug. 27 Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, FOX (8 p.m. ET)

Friday, Aug. 28 New England Patriots at Washington Redskins, CBS (8 p.m. ET)

Saturday, Aug. 29 San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons, CBS (8 p.m. ET)

Sunday, Aug. 30 Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos, NBC (8 p.m. ET)

Monday, Aug. 31 Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans, ESPN (8 p.m. ET)

2009 NFL preseason schedule Week 1 (Aug. 13-17)

Aug. 13 Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers,(ESPN)

Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens

Aug. 17 Carolina Panthers at New York Giants (ESPN)

TBD games

Atlanta falcons at Detroit Lions

Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills

Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints

Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers

Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers

Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs

Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts

New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles

St. Louis Rams at New York Jets

Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans

Week 2 (Aug. 20-24)

Aug. 20 Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts (FOX)

Aug. 21 Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys (FOX)

Aug. 24 New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens (ESPN)

TBD games

Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams

Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers

Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins

Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots

Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks

Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns

Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings

New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans

New York Giants at Chicago Bears

Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers

Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 3 (Aug. 27-31)

Aug. 27 Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (FOX)

Aug. 27 Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles

Aug. 28 New England Patriots at Washington Redskins (CBS)

Aug. 29 San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons (CBS)

Aug. 30 Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos (NBC)

Aug. 31 Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans (ESPN)

TBD games

Baltimore Ravens at Carolina Panthers

Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers

Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals

Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions

New Orleans Saints at Oakland Raiders

New York Jets at New York Giants

St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys

Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs

Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns

Week 4 (Sept. 3-4)

Sept. 3 Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos

Sept. 3 Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

Sept. 3 Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets

Sept. 4 Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TBD games

Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears

Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills

Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans

Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals

Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams

Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints

New York Giants at New England Patriots

Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks

Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers

San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers

Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars

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