Raiders-Eagles kick off 2006 preseason
NEW YORK (March 29, 2006) -- It will be the introduction to a new season. And it will feature a bevy of introductions and 2005 playoff teams.
The 15-game 2006 NFL preseason national television schedule announced -- along with each team's preseason matchups -- is highlighted by the debut of new national-TV partners, new announcing teams, and star players on new teams.
It starts with the NFL's newest network partner -- NBC -- on Sunday, Aug. 6 when the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is played in Canton, Ohio at 8 p.m. (ET) between the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.
Calling the game will be NBC's "new/old" announcing team of Al Michaels and John Madden, who partnered for the past four years on Monday Night Football (2002-05).
2006 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE (All times Eastern)
DATE GAME NETWORK (TIME)
Sun., Aug. 6 Hall of Fame Game -- Canton, Ohio
Oakland vs. Philadelphia NBC (8 p.m.)
Preseason Week 1 (Aug. 10-14)
Thu., Aug. 10 Indianapolis at St. Louis FOX (8 p.m.)
Fri., Aug. 11 New England at Atlanta CBS (8 p.m.)
Sun., Aug. 13 Washington at Cincinnati NBC (8 p.m.)
Mon., Aug. 14 Oakland at Minnesota ESPN (8 p.m.)
Preseason Week 2 (Aug. 17-21)
Thu., Aug. 17 Kansas City at New York Giants FOX (8 p.m.)
Fri., Aug. 18 San Diego at Chicago CBS (8 p.m.)
Sat., Aug. 19 Arizona at New England NFLN (8 p.m.)
Sun., Aug. 20 Seattle at Indianapolis NBC (8 p.m.)
Mon., Aug. 21 Dallas at New Orleans, Shreveport, La. ESPN (8 p.m.)
Preseason Week 3 (Aug. 24-28)
Thu., Aug. 24 Miami at Carolina FOX (8 p.m.)
Fri., Aug. 25 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia ESPN (8 p.m.)
Sat., Aug. 26 Tampa Bay at Jacksonville CBS (8 p.m.)
Sun., Aug. 27 Houston at Denver NFLN (8 p.m.)
Mon., Aug. 28 Green Bay at Cincinnati ESPN (8 p.m.)
2006 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME - Aug. 6
Oakland vs. Philadelphia (NBC)
WEEK 1 - Aug. 10-14
Indianapolis at St. Louis (FOX, 8/10)
New England at Atlanta (CBS, 8/11)
Washington at Cincinnati (NBC, 8/13)
Oakland at Minnesota (ESPN, 8/14)
Buffalo at Carolina
Chicago at San Francisco
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Dallas at Seattle
Denver at Detroit
Green Bay at San Diego
Jacksonville at Miami
Kansas City at Houston
New Orleans at Tennessee
New York Giants at Baltimore
New York Jets at Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh at Arizona
WEEK 2 - Aug. 17-21
Kansas City at New York Giants (FOX, 8/17)
San Diego at Chicago (CBS, 8/18)
Arizona at New England (NFLN, 8/19)
Seattle at Indianapolis (NBC, 8/20)
Dallas at New Orleans -- Shreveport, La. (ESPN, 8/21)
Atlanta at Green Bay
Carolina at Jacksonville
Cincinnati at Buffalo
Detroit at Cleveland
Houston at St. Louis
Miami at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
New York Jets at Washington
Philadelphia at Baltimore
San Francisco at Oakland
Tennessee at Denver
WEEK 3 - Aug. 24-28
Miami at Carolina (FOX, 8/24)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (ESPN, 8/25)
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville (CBS, 8/26)
Houston at Denver (NFLN, 8/27)
Green Bay at Cincinnati (ESPN, 8/28)
Arizona at Chicago
Atlanta at Tennessee
Baltimore at Minnesota
Cleveland at Buffalo
Detroit at Oakland
Indianapolis at New Orleans -- Jackson, Miss.
New York Giants at New York Jets
San Francisco at Dallas
Seattle at San Diego
St. Louis at Kansas City
Washington at New England
WEEK 4 - Aug. 31-Sept. 2
Baltimore at Washington
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Chicago at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Denver at Arizona
Jacksonville at Atlanta
Minnesota at Dallas
New England at New York Giants
New Orleans at Kansas City
Oakland at Seattle
Philadelphia at New York Jets
San Diego at San Francisco
St. Louis at Miami
Tampa Bay at Houston
Tennessee at Green Bay
2006 PRESEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM SCHEDULE
AFC
Buffalo Miami New England NY Jets
at Carolina Jacksonville at Atlanta (CBS) at Tampa Bay
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay Arizona (NFLN) at Washington
Cleveland at Carolina (FOX) Washington NY Giants
at Detroit St. Louis at NY Giants Philadelphia
Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh
NY Giants Washington (NBC) at Philadelphia at Arizona
Philadelphia at Buffalo Detroit Minnesota
at Minnesota Green Bay (ESPN) at Buffalo at Philadelphia (ESPN)
at Washington at Indianapolis Chicago Carolina
Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee
Kansas City at St. Louis (FOX) at Miami New Orleans
at St. Louis Seattle (NBC) Carolina at Denver
at Denver (NFLN) at New Orleans ** Tampa Bay (CBS) Atlanta
Tampa Bay Cincinnati at Atlanta at Green Bay
Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego
at Detroit at Houston vs Philadelphia (HOF) Green Bay
Tennessee at NY Giants (FOX) at Minnesota (ESPN) at Chicago (CBS)
Houston (NFLN) St. Louis San Francisco Seattle
at Arizona New Orleans Detroit at San Francisco
at Seattle
NFC
Dallas NY Giants Philadelphia Washington
at Seattle at Baltimore vs Oakland (HOF) at Cincinnati (NBC)
at New Orleans (ESPN) * Kansas City (FOX) Cleveland NY Jets
San Francisco at NY Jets at Baltimore at New England
Minnesota New England Pittsburgh (ESPN) Baltimore
at NY Jets
Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota
at San Francisco Denver at San Diego Oakland (ESPN)
San Diego (CBS) at Cleveland Atlanta at Pittsburgh
Arizona at Oakland at Cincinnati (ESPN) Baltimore
at Cleveland Buffalo Tennessee at Dallas
Atlanta Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay
New England (CBS) Buffalo at Tennessee NY Jets
at Green Bay at Jacksonville Dallas (ESPN) * Miami
at Tennessee Miami (FOX) Indianapolis ** at Jacksonville (CBS)
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh at Kansas City at Houston
Arizona St. Louis San Francisco Seattle
Pittsburgh Indianapolis (FOX) Chicago Dallas
at New England (NFLN) Houston at Oakland at Indianapolis (NBC)
at Chicago at Kansas City at Dallas at San Diego
Denver at Miami San Diego Oakland
* At Shreveport, La.
** At Jackson, Miss.
