NFL Rolls Out 2014 Preseason Schedule

 

The NFL’s preseason schedule was released Wednesday and right away we were reminded of the riveting plots that may unfold following the very first kickoff.

The first — and most important — item on the preseason agenda will actually surround NFL kickers.

The opening preseason matchup between the Bills and Giants at the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio Aug. 3 will be the first to test the new, longer extra-point rule. The new rule is an effort to make extra points more difficult (kickers made PATs at a 99 percent clip last year) by placing the ball on the 20-yard line, essentially making extra points 38-yard field goals. The proposed change was unanimously accepted amongst the league.

The rest of the schedule is below, but a few notable games include:

Week 1 – Seahawks at Broncos: Rematch of Super Bowl XLVIII.

Week 1 – 49ers at Ravens: Steve Smith’s first game with Joe Flacco and a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII.

Week 3 – Giants at Jets: The battle of NYC will feature questions surrounding the starting QB situation with the Jets — Geno Smith or Michael Vick?

2014 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE

NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME (Aug. 3)

N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo (NBC)

WEEK 1 (Aug. 7-10)

Buffalo at Carolina

Cincinnati at Kansas City

Cleveland at Detroit

Dallas at San Diego

Green Bay at Tennessee

Houston at Arizona

Indianapolis at NY Jets

Miami at Atlanta

New England at Washington

New Orleans at St. Louis

Oakland at Minnesota

Philadelphia at Chicago

Pittsburgh at NY Giants

San Francisco at Baltimore

Seattle at Denver

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville

WEEK 2 (Aug. 14-18)

Jacksonville at Chicago (ESPN, Aug. 14)

Kansas City at Carolina (Fox, Aug. 17)

Cleveland at Washington (ESPN, Aug. 18)

Arizona at Minnesota

Atlanta at Houston

Baltimore at Dallas

Buffalo at Pittsburgh

Denver at San Francisco

Detroit at Oakland

Green Bay at St. Louis

Miami at Tampa Bay

NY Giants at Indianapolis

NY Jets at Cincinnati

Philadelphia at New England

San Diego at Seattle

Tennessee at New Orleans

WEEK 3 (Aug. 21-24)

Oakland at Green Bay (CBS, Aug. 22)

New Orleans at Indianapolis (CBS, Aug. 23)

San Diego at San Francisco (Fox, Aug. 24)

Cincinnati at Arizona (NBC, Aug. 24)

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

Jacksonville at Detroit

Tennessee at Atlanta

Chicago at Seattle

Tampa Bay at Buffalo

Dallas at Miami

Carolina at New England

NY Giants at NY Jets

Washington at Baltimore

St. Louis at Cleveland

Houston at Denver

Minnesota at Kansas City

WEEK 4 (Aug. 28)

Arizona at San Diego

Atlanta at Jacksonville

Baltimore at New Orleans

Carolina at Pittsburgh

Chicago at Cleveland

Denver at Dallas

Detroit at Buffalo

Indianapolis at Cincinnati

Kansas City at Green Bay

Minnesota at Tennessee

New England at NY Giants

NY Jets at Philadelphia

San Francisco at Houston

Seattle at Oakland

St. Louis at Miami

Washington at Tampa Bay

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports – @JHelmuth – ‘Like’ on Facebook.

Photo Credit: Getty

 

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