NFL football games on a Saturday are rare outside of the playoffs and preseason, and this week we have a full slate of 10 matchups. Let’s take a look at which games are on Saturday and what else we can look forward to on Saturdays during the season.
Are there NFL preseason games on Saturday?
The NFL is warming us up for the first Sunday of the season with 10 football games on the opening Saturday of the preseason. However, the games are staggered differently from what we will see on a Sunday.
Instead of having eight or more games kicking off at 1 PM ET, we will only have the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears matchup in that time slot. That game will kick off 12 straight hours of NFL Network coverage, covering four games back-to-back.
At 4 PM, we will also see just one game, as the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings go head to head, also on NFL Network. At 7 PM ET, the football games kick into gear on this first Saturday of the NFL preseason. The NFL Network contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns and the locally televised game between the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints get us started.
There are then games beginning every half an hour until 9 PM ET. These games will feature the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and Las Vegas Raiders take the field for the first time in the 2021 season.
The football action ends at 10 PM ET Saturday with our final NFL game of the day. The Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams will finally play in front of their fans in SoFi Stadium.
Preseason Saturday games
What football games are there in the NFL preseason on Saturdays this year?
All times listed are Eastern.
Preseason Week 1 | August 14
Dolphins at Bears | 1 PM | NFL Network
Broncos at Vikings | 4 PM | NFL Network
Saints at Ravens | 7 PM | Local
Browns at Jaguars | 7 PM | NFL Network
Bengals at Buccaneers | 7:30 PM | Local
Jets at Giants | 7:30 PM | Local
Texans at Packers| 8 PM | Local
Chiefs at 49ers | 8:30 PM | Local
Seahawks at Raiders | 9 PM | Local
Chargers at Rams | 10 PM | NFL Network
Preseason Week 2 | August 21
Bills at Bears | 1 PM | NFL Network
Jets at Packers | 4:25 PM | NFL Network
Falcons at Dolphins | 7 PM | Local
Ravens at Packers | 7 PM | Local
Lions at Steelers | 7:30 PM | NFL Network
Titans at Buccaneers | 7:30 PM | Local
Texans at Cowboys | 8 PM | Local
Colts at Vikings | 8 PM | Local
Broncos at Steelers | 10 PM | Local
Giants at Browns | 10 PM | NFL Network
Preseason Week 3 | August 28
Packers at Bills | 1 PM | NFL Network
Ravens at Washington | 6 PM | Local
Bears at Titans | 7 PM | NFL Network
Cardinals at Saints | 8 PM | Local
Buccaneers at Texans | 8 PM | Local
Rams at Broncos | 9:05 PM | Local
Chargers at Seahawks | 10 PM | NFL Network
Preseason Week 1 results
Heading into Saturday’s football games, what are the results from Week 1 of the NFL preseason so far?
- New England Patriots 22-13 Washington Football Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers 24-16 Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Rolfe is a Senior Managing Editor at Pro Football Network and is also a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA). You can find him on Twitter @BenRolfePFN.