NFL 2009 Preseason Schedule
March 30, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under NFL - NFL
It’s preseason but it’ll have the look of the playoffs. The NFL’s slate of 11 nationally televised preseason games will feature all 12 of the 2008 playoff teams, one of the highlights of the 2009 NFL Preseason schedule announced today. Among those games is a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII with the world champion Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, August 13 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET). The contest will take place six months after Pittsburgh defeated Arizona 27-23 at Raymond James Stadium in one of the most exciting Super Bowls of all time.
One of the themes of the 2009 season will be the celebration of the 50th anniversary season of the American Football League. Two franchises that began playing in the inaugural 1960 AFL season — the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) — will kick off the preseason in Canton, OH, site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Sunday night, August 9 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET), the Bills will take on the Titans in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. That weekend will include the induction of the Buffalo Bills founder and owner Ralph Wilson into the Hall of Fame.
2009 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE
HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 9
Buffalo vs. Tennessee (NBC)
WEEK 1 – AUGUST 13 – 17
Arizona at Pittsburgh (ESPN, 8/13)
Carolina at NY Giants (ESPN, 8/17)
Atlanta at Detroit
Chicago at Buffalo
Cincinnati at New Orleans
Cleveland at Green Bay
Dallas at Oakland
Denver at San Francisco
Houston at Kansas City
Jacksonville at Miami
Minnesota at Indianapolis
New England at Philadelphia
St. Louis at NY Jets
Seattle at San Diego
Tampa Bay at Tennessee
Washington at Baltimore
WEEK 2 – AUGUST 20-24
Philadelphia at Indianapolis (FOX, 8/20)
Tennessee at Dallas (FOX, 8/21)
NY Jets at Baltimore (ESPN, 8/24)
Atlanta at St. Louis
Buffalo at Green Bay
Carolina at Miami
Cincinnati at New England
Denver at Seattle
Detroit at Cleveland
Kansas City at Minnesota
New Orleans at Houston
NY Giants at Chicago
Oakland at San Francisco
Pittsburgh at Washington
San Diego at Arizona
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville
WEEK 3 – AUGUST 27-31
Miami at Tampa Bay (FOX, 8/27)
New England at Washington (CBS, 8/28)
San Diego at Atlanta (CBS, 8/29)
Chicago at Denver (NBC, 8/30)
Minnesota at Houston (ESPN, 8/31)
Baltimore at Carolina
Buffalo at Pittsburgh
Green Bay at Arizona
Indianapolis at Detroit
Jacksonville at Philadelphia
New Orleans at Oakland
NY Jets at NY Giants
St. Louis at Cincinnati
San Francisco at Dallas
Seattle at Kansas City
Tennessee at Cleveland
WEEK 4 – SEPTEMBER 3-4
Arizona at Denver
Baltimore at Atlanta
Cleveland at Chicago
Dallas at Minnesota
Detroit at Buffalo
Green Bay at Tennessee
Houston at Tampa Bay
Indianapolis at Cincinnati
Kansas City at St. Louis
Miami at New Orleans
NY Giants at New England
Oakland at Seattle
Philadelphia at NY Jets
Pittsburgh at Carolina
San Francisco at San Diego
Washington at Jacksonville
