NFL Preseason Dates announced

[MadCardDisease]

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 the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tokyo, Japan on August 2.

The Tokyo game – televised live at 5:00 AM ET on ESPN2 and re-aired at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN – is the first of 11 national preseason telecasts. It will be followed two nights later by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Monday night, August 4 featuring the Green Bay Packers versus the Kansas City Chiefs in Canton, Ohio (ABC, 8:00 PM ET).

The 2003 preseason schedule was announced in February, without dates and times, which now have been determined.

The complete 2003 NFL preseason schedule:

2003 NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND – AUGUST 2-4

Saturday, August 2 (American Bowl)

Local Eastern
1. NY Jets vs. Tampa Bay (Tokyo) ESPN2 6:00p 5:00a
ESPN (Re-air) 8:00p

Monday, August 4 (Hall of Fame Game)

2. Green Bay vs. Kansas City (Canton, OH) ABC 7:00p (CT) 8:00p


WEEK 1 – AUGUST 7-11

Thursday, August 7

3. NY Giants at New England ESPN 8:00p (ET) 8:00p

Friday, August 8

4. Tampa Bay at Miami 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
5. St. Louis at Oakland 6:00p (PT) 9:00p

Saturday, August 9

6. Pittsburgh at Detroit 12:30p (ET) 12:30p
7. Green Bay at Atlanta 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
8. Buffalo at Baltimore 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
9. Washington at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
10. Jacksonville at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
11. Cleveland at Tennessee 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
12. Indianapolis at Chicago 7:05p (CT) 8:05p
13. Denver at Houston 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
14. San Francisco at Kansas City 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
15. Dallas at Arizona 7:00p (MST) 10:00p
16. San Diego at Seattle 7:00p (PT) 10:00p

Sunday, August 10

17. Cincinnati at NY Jets 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

Monday, August 11

18. Philadelphia at New Orleans ESPN 7:00p (CT) 8:00p


WEEK 2 – AUGUST 14-18

Thursday, August 14

19. Oakland at San Francisco FOX 5:00p (PT) 8:00p

Friday, August 15

20. Green Bay at Cleveland CBS 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
21. Miami at Jacksonville 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
22. Houston at Dallas 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
23. Seattle at Indianapolis 7:00p (EST) 8:00p
24. Carolina at NY Giants 8:00p (ET) 8:00p

Saturday, August 16

25. Buffalo at Tennessee ESPN 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
26. Detroit at Cincinnati 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
27. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
28. Baltimore at Atlanta 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
29. New Orleans at NY Jets 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
30. New England at Washington 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
31. Denver at Chicago 7:05p (CT) 8:05p
32. Minnesota at Kansas City 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
33. Arizona at San Diego 7:00p (PT) 10:00p

Monday, August 18

34. Tampa Bay at St. Louis ABC 7:00p (CT) 8:00p


WEEK 3 – AUGUST 21-25

Thursday, August 21

35. Dallas at Pittsburgh FOX 8:00p (ET) 8:00p

Friday, August 22

36. Atlanta at Miami CBS 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
37. New England at Philadelphia 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
38. Minnesota at Oakland 6:00p (PT) 9:00p
39. Chicago at Arizona 7:30p (MST) 10:30p

Saturday, August 23

40. St. Louis at Buffalo 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
41. Tennessee at Cincinnati 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
42. Cleveland at Detroit 7:30p (ET) 7:30p
43. Carolina at Green Bay 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
44. NY Jets at N.Y. Giants 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
45. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
46. Baltimore at Washington 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
47. San Diego at Houston 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
48. New Orleans at San Francisco 6:00p (PT) 9:00p
49. Kansas City at Seattle 7:00p (PT) 10:00p

Monday, August 25

50. Indianapolis at Denver ABC 6:00p (MT) 8:00p


WEEK 4 – AUGUST 27-AUGUST 31

Wednesday, August 27

51. Chicago at New England 8:00p (ET) 8:00p

Thursday, August 28

52. Detroit at Buffalo 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
53. NY Jets at Philadelphia 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
54. NY Giants at Baltimore 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
55. Atlanta at Cleveland 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
56. Oakland at Dallas 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
57. Tennessee at Green Bay 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
58. Washington at Jacksonville 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
59. Arizona at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
60. Miami at New Orleans 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
61. Kansas City at St. Louis 7:00p (CT) 8:00p
62. Houston at Tampa Bay 8:00p (ET) 8:00p

Friday, August 29

63. Pittsburgh at Carolina 8:00p (ET) 8:00p
64. Cincinnati at Indianapolis 7:00p (EST) 8:00p
65. Seattle at Denver 8:00p (MT) 10:00p
66. San Francisco at San Diego 7:00p (PT) 10:00p

 

[JeffGollin]

It's never to early to start lobbying the Cardinals (Jim O - you here?), FoxSportsAZ, DirecTV and the NFL to convince them not to enter into any stupid arrangements that black out preseason games on FoxSportsAZ.

You can tell from this board that a lot of us invest a lot of time and energy in the offseason following the prospects & scoping out the draft picks and UDFA's. The real enjoyment comes when you get to see these dudes competing in real time under game conditions.

To then dial up FoxSportsAZ from a distant locale, only to discover they blacked out the game on DirecTV makes no sense - airing the game nationwide via satellite doesn't erode local ratings. And what better way to build a broader national fan base THAN TO LET PEOPLE ACTUALLY SEE THE CARDINALS PLAY! (Lord knows - they're not going to get the opportunity during the regular season unless they subscribe to Sunday Ticket).

Meanwhile, some of us (BRS included) will continue to post updates as to possible air-dates of the preseason games (including the Charger game - that often is aired on the DirecTV west coast feed on channel 381).

I just hope this coming year, we don't run into the same old same old.

Jim O - NOW is the time to have the Cardinal staff go over the TV contracts to avoid any misunderstandings or poor decisions that result in blackouts inadvertently occurring. (Note - Often when you contact Fox or DirecTV to complain about a blackout, they claim it wasn't their intention to do that - it was just some quirky contractual arrangement between the team, the cable-channel and DirecTV that gunked up the works).

One possible solution would be to make preseason games part of the Sunday Ticket package (either for an extra $10 bucks/year or for free).

 

[WizardOfAz]

Originally posted by MadCardDisease
59. Arizona at Minnesota 7:00p (CT) 8:00p

What's the penalty if we pull a St. Bonaventure for this game?

 

[jw7]

Re: Re: NFL Preseason Dates announced

Originally posted by WizardOfAz
What's the penalty if we pull a St. Bonaventure for this game?

I know - and worst of all its the last game, after several cuts have been made! And you need to play the starters to tune them up for the regular season.

 

[JeffGollin]

I know - and worst of all its the last game, after several cuts have been made! And you need to play the starters to tune them up for the regular season.
We should be OK.

Usually, it's the 3rd game where you play your starters for a half to three quarters.

The 4th game is before the final major cut, and teams tend to play their starters for one or two series and then let the battles for roster spots take over - usually among the bottom 20 guys on the roster.

Still - I think they should fire the guy who agreed to play Minnesota on their turf ever again - plain and simple a case of terminal dummass.

 

[dylanbw]

Agree with Jeff Gollin on both counts

...definitely need to have all 4 pre-season games available on FoxSportsAZ for us out-of-towners; checking out the teh draft picks, UFA, and other new arrivals is the sole joy of these pre-season games.

Even more so regarding the @ Minnesota pre-season game. I refuse to believe for one second that the NFL demanded we play this game....there must have been some opportunity for input, at which time Mr. Bidwill (or whichever ******* he put in charge of team operations) offered none. What a joke. We already paid the ultimate price for playing a PS game there, the NFL should be sharing that wonderful gift.

I'm all for pulling a St. Bonaventure on that game.