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NFL PRESEASON DATES & TIMES ANNOUNCED

 

The dates and kickoff times for a 66-game NFL preseason schedule were announced today, beginning with an American Bowl between San Francisco and Washington in Osaka, Japan on August 3.

 

The Osaka game -- at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN – is the first of 11 national preseason telecasts and will be followed two nights later by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Monday night, August 5 featuring the debut of the expansion Houston Texans against the New York Giants in Canton, Ohio (ABC, 8:00 PM ET).

 

The 2002 preseason schedule was announced last November, without dates and times, which have now been determined.

 

The complete 2002 NFL preseason schedule:

 

2002 NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE

(All times local)

 

HALL OF FAME WEEKEND – AUGUST 3-5

 

Saturday, August 3

San Francisco vs. Washington                                                               (ESPN)       10:00p (ET)

American Bowl, Osaka, Japan

 

Monday, August 5

Houston vs. New York Giants                                                                   (ABC)          8:00p (ET)

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio

                                   

WEEK 1 – AUGUST 8-12

 

Thursday, August 8

New York Jets at Pittsburgh                                                                    (ESPN)         8:00p (ET)

 

Friday, August 9

Cincinnati at Buffalo                                                                                                    7:30p (ET)

Detroit at Baltimore                                                                                                     8:00p (ET)

Jacksonville at Atlanta                                                                                                 7:30p (ET)

Oakland at Dallas                                                                                                       8:00p (CT)

 

Saturday, August 10

Arizona at San Diego                                                                                                  7:00p (PT)

Cleveland at Minnesota                                                                                              7:00p (CT)

Denver at Chicago (Champaign, IL)                                                                            7:00p (CT)

Green Bay at Philadelphia                                                                                          7:30p (ET)

Houston at New Orleans                                                                                             7:00p (CT)

Indianapolis at Seattle                                                                                                 7:00p (PT)

Kansas City at San Francisco                                                                                     6:00p (PT)

New England at New York Giants                                                                                8:00p (ET)

St. Louis at Tennessee                                                                                               7:00p (CT)

Washington at Carolina                                                                                               8:00p (ET)

 

Monday, August 12

Miami at Tampa Bay                                                                               (ESPN)         8:00p (ET)


WEEK 2 – AUGUST 15-19

 

Thursday, August 15

Oakland at Tennessee                                                                             (ESPN)         7:00p (CT)

New Orleans at Miami                                                                                                  7:00p (ET)

New York Jets at Baltimore                                                                                          8:00p (ET)

 

Friday, August 16

Chicago at St. Louis                                                                                 (FOX)          7:00p (CT)

Minnesota at Buffalo                                                                                                   7:30p (ET)

Seattle at San Diego                                                                                                   8:00p (PT)

 

Saturday, August 17

Philadelphia at New England                                                                    (CBS)          8:00p (ET)

Cincinnati at Indianapolis                                                                                          7:00p (EST)

Dallas at Carolina                                                                                                        8:00p (ET)

Detroit at Cleveland                                                                                                    8:00p (ET)

Green Bay at Arizona                                                                                               7:00p (MST)

Houston at Kansas City                                                                                               7:30p (CT)

New York Giants at Atlanta                                                                                          4:00p (ET)

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville                                                                                                    TBD

 

Sunday, August 18

Pittsburgh at Washington                                                                                            8:00p (ET)

 

Monday, August 19

San Francisco at Denver                                                                         (ABC)         6:00p (MT)

 

WEEK 3 – AUGUST 22-26

 

Thursday, August 22

San Diego at St. Louis                                                                             (CBS)          8:00p (CT)

 

Friday, August 23

Baltimore at Philadelphia                                                                         (FOX)          8:00p (ET)

Carolina at New England                                                                                             8:00p (ET)

Jacksonville at Chicago (Champaign, IL)                                                                    7:00p (CT)

Tennessee at Minnesota                                                                                            7:00p (CT)

 

Saturday, August 24

Atlanta at Dallas                                                                                                          7:00p (CT)

Buffalo at Indianapolis                                                                                               7:00p (EST)

Denver at Arizona                                                                                                     7:00p (MST)

Kansas City at Seattle                                                                                                 7:00p (PT)

Miami at Houston                                                                                                        7:00p (CT)

New Orleans at Cincinnati                                                                                           7:30p (ET)

New York Giants at New York Jets                                                                               8:00p (ET)

Pittsburgh at Detroit                                                                                                  12:30p (ET)

San Francisco at Oakland                                                                                           6:00p (PT)

Washington at Tampa Bay                                                                                          8:00p (ET)

 

Monday, August 26

Cleveland at Green Bay                                                                           (ABC)          7:00p (CT)

 

WEEK 4 – AUGUST 28-30

 

Wednesday, August 28

San Diego at San Francisco                                                                                       6:00p (PT)

 

Thursday, August 29

Arizona at Oakland                                                                                                      6:00p (PT)

Atlanta at Cincinnati                                                                                                    7:30p (ET)

Baltimore at New York Giants                                                                                      8:00p (ET)

Buffalo at Detroit                                                                                                         8:00p (ET)

Chicago at Miami                                                                                                         7:00p (ET)

Dallas at Jacksonville                                                                                                  8:00p (ET)

Minnesota at Pittsburgh                                                                                              7:30p (ET)

New England at Washington                                                                                       8:00p (ET)

Seattle at Denver                                                                                                        7:00p (MT)

 

Friday, August 30

Carolina at Cleveland                                                                                                  8:00p (ET)

Indianapolis at New Orleans                                                                                        6:00p (CT)

Philadelphia at New York Jets                                                                                     7:30p (ET)

St. Louis at Kansas City                                                                                              7:30p (CT)

Tampa Bay at Houston                                                                                               7:00p (CT)

Tennessee at Green Bay                                                                                            7:00p (CT)

 

The expansion Texans are the NFL’s 32nd team, thus creating the league’s first realignment since 1970:

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE – 2002

 

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

EAST

NORTH

SOUTH

WEST

Buffalo Bills

Baltimore Ravens

Houston Texans

Denver Broncos

Miami Dolphins

Cincinnati Bengals

Indianapolis Colts

Kansas City Chiefs

New England Patriots

Cleveland Browns

Jacksonville Jaguars

Oakland Raiders

New York Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tennessee Titans

San Diego Chargers

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

 

EAST

NORTH

SOUTH

WEST

Dallas Cowboys

Chicago Bears

Atlanta Falcons

Arizona Cardinals

New York Giants

Detroit Lions

Carolina Panthers

St. Louis Rams

Philadelphia Eagles

Green Bay Packers

New Orleans Saints

San Francisco 49ers

Washington Redskins

Minnesota Vikings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Seattle Seahawks