Debut: TUESDAY, AUG. 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO play dates: Aug. 14 (6:15 p.m., 11:00 p.m.), 15 (3:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 16 (8:45 a.m., midnight), 17 (9:45 a.m., 12:30 a.m.), 18 (7:45 a.m.) and 19 (11:45 p.m., 5:10 a.m.)
HBO2 play dates: Aug. 19 (4:30 p.m.) and 22 (12:30 a.m.)
NFL Films cameras travel with the Cincinnati Bengals to Atlanta, where the team participates in practices with the reigning NFC South champion Falcons. This week’s episode features full sound and film coverage of the Cincinnati-Atlanta preseason encounter Aug. 8 at the Georgia Dome.
Other hour-long episodes debut subsequent Tuesdays at the same time, with a Wednesday night replay at 11:00 p.m., culminating in the Sept. 3 season finale.
A 30-person NFL Films crew is shooting up to 1,500 hours of video over the course of the series. Camera and sound crews are given unrestricted access to the players’ and coaches’ meeting rooms, training facilities, living quarters and practice fields.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #HardKnocks and follow @HBO and @Bengals for updates. For more Hard Knocks video and coverage, go to HBO.com/HardKnocks.
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