The 2021 Hall of Fame Game marked the return of preseason football after a COVID-related hiatus in 2020. Now, it will continue intoWeek 1 of the preseason,and NFL fans will be focused on the league's talented, young quarterbacks.
Week 1 of the preseason is always about the rookies, and 2021 is no exception. There were five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, including three that went consecutively to begin the draft. All five rookies will make their preseason debuts and each fan base with a first-round quarterback— the Jaguars, Jets, 49ers, Bears and Patriots — will be watching theirdebuts closely.
Mac Jones will get the first crack at impressing, as the Patriots will be in action on Thursday night against Washington.Meanwhile, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance will all play on Saturday. Of those contests, the Bears vs. Dolphins game —featuring Fields and Tua Tagovailoa — and the Jaguars vs. Browns game — featuring the Lawrence, Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow triumvirate —will be the "marquee matchups" ofpreseason Week 1 (if such a thing exists).
Additionally, Packers fans will have a keen eye on Jordan Love in his Saturday afternoon matchup with the Texans. Love was a first-round pick in 2020 but the Green Bay faithful have yet to see him in action. The 2020 preseason was canceled and Tim Boyle played all 22 snaps that Aaron Rodgers didn't play during the 2020 season. Love's debut will give fans an idea of what the Packers have at quarterback behind Rodgers, asthe two sides head for an inevitable 2022 offseason split.
Below is the full schedule forall the games in Week 1of the NFL preseason, plus live scores, streaming and TV information.
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Here's the full schedule forSunday's NFL preseason games and how to watch them live.
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Colts vs. Panthers | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, WXIN, WSOC |
How to watch NFL preseason games
NFL Network will broadcast23 of the NFL's preseason games live in 2021. That's nearly half of the 49 games, and the station will air the remaining 26 as replaysthroughout the preseason. Meanwhile, ESPN will broadcast two prime-time preseason games while CBS and NBC will each get one. Fox also showed one preseason contest, the 2021 Hall of Fame Game.
Games will also be broadcast locally, so fans will be able to regionally view their favorite teams.Additionally,NFL Game Pass — available for $99.99 — provides live access to every preseason game, as well as replays of every contest.
The 27 games onNBC, CBS and NFL Network can also be streamed live using fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.
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NFL preseason schedule 2021
Note: Nationally televised broadcasts are in bold.
Thursday, Aug. 12
| Patriots 22, Washington 13 |
| Steelers 24, Eagles 16 |
Friday, Aug. 13
| Titans 23, Falcons 3 |
| Bills 16, Lions 15 |
| Cardinals 19, Cowboys 16 |
Saturday, Aug. 14
| Bears 20, Dolphins 13 |
| Broncos 33, Vikings 6 |
| Ravens 17, Saints 14 |
| Browns 23, Jaguars 13 |
| Jets 12, Giants 7 |
| Bengals 19, Buccaneers 14 |
| Texans 26, Packers 7 |
| Chiefs 19, 49ers 16 |
| Raiders 20, Seahawks 7 |
| Chargers 13, Rams 6 |
Sunday, Aug. 15
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Colts vs. Panthers | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, WXIN, WSOC |
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Thursday, Aug. 19
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Eagles vs. Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | NFL Network, WCAU, WBZ |
Friday, Aug. 20
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Cardinals vs. Chiefs | 8 p.m. | ESPN, KPNX, KCTV,fuboTV |
| Washington vs. Bengals | 8 p.m. | NFL Network, WRC, WKRC |
Saturday, Aug. 21
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Bears vs. Bills | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, WFLD, WKBW |
| Packers vs. Jets | 4:25 p.m. | NFL Network, WTMJ, WNBC |
| Panthers vs. Ravens | 7 p.m. | WSOC, WBAL |
| Dolphins vs. Falcons | 7 p.m. | WFOR, WUPA |
| Steelers vs. Lions | 7:30 p.m. | NFL Network, KDKA, WJBK |
| Buccaneers vs. Titans | 7:30 p.m. | WTSP, WFTV, WKRN |
| Cowboys vs. Texans | 8 p.m. | KTVT, KTRK |
| Vikings vs. Colts | 8 p.m. | KMSP, WXIN |
| Rams vs. Raiders | 10 p.m. | NFL Network, KCBS, KTVU |
| Seahawks vs. Broncos | 10 p.m. | KING, KTVD |
Sunday, Aug. 22
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Browns vs. Giants | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, KTVD, WNBC |
| Chargers vs. 49ers | 7:30 p.m. | NFL Network, KABC, KPIX |
Monday, Aug. 23
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Saints vs. Jaguars | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WVUE, WJAX,fuboTV |
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Friday, Aug. 27
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Lions vs. Colts | 7 p.m. | WJBK, WXIN |
| Panthers vs. Steelers | 7:30 p.m. | WSOC, KDKA |
| Jets vs. Eagles | 7:30 p.m. | WCAU, WNBC |
| Chiefs vs. Vikings | 8 p.m. | NFL Network, KCTV, KMSP |
Saturday, Aug. 28
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Bills vs. Packers | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, WKBW, WTMJ |
| Washington vs. Ravens | 6 p.m. | WRC, WBAL |
| Titans vs. Bears | 7 p.m. | NFL Network, WKRN, WFLD |
| Texans vs. Buccaneers | 8 p.m. | KTRK, WRSP, WFTV |
| Saints vs. Cardinals | 8 p.m. | WVUE, KPNX |
| Broncos vs. Rams | 9:05 p.m. | KTVD, KCBS |
| Seahawks vs. Chargers | 10 p.m. | NFL Network, KING, KABC |
Sunday, Aug. 29
| Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Cowboys vs. Jaguars | 1 p.m. | NFL Network, KTVT, WJAX |
| Bengals vs. Dolphins | 4 p.m. | CBS, WKRC, WFOR,fuboTV |
| 49ers vs. Raiders | 4 p.m. | NFL Network, KPIX, KTVU |
| Giants vs. Patriots | 6 p.m. | NFL Network, WNBC, WBZ |
| Falcons vs. Browns | 8 p.m. | NBC, WUPA, WEWS, fuboTV |
