The 2026 NFL preseason has already provided plenty of excitement, and the Saturday, Aug. 15, action will add another layer of intrigue to the fold.
\nA total of seven games are set to be played on Saturday. None will captivate NFL fans quite as much as the Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears matchup, during which viewers will get a first glimpse at the quarterback battle between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders in new coach Todd Monken's offense.
\nAnother quarterback battle will be on display simultaneously. While Kyler Murray has already been named the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback, J.J. McCarthy will look to prove he deserves another chance and play well enough to put heat on the veteran in the early stages of the 2026 NFL season.
\nElsewhere, Ty Simpson is set to make his debut for the Los Angeles Rams. The 13th overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft will play behind Stetson Bennett IV but will nonetheless get a chance to show what he can do and compare his first outing to his fellow first-round rookie quarterback, Fernando Mendoza.
\nHere's what to know about the slate of games on Saturday as the first full week of NFL preseason action comes to a close.
\nWhat NFL games are on today?
\nA total of seven preseason games will be played throughout the day on Saturday. Here's the full slate:
\n- Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET
- Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET
- New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4 p.m. ET
- New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4 p.m. ET
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. ET
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m. ET
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\nNFL preseason Week 1: TV channels for Saturday games
\nThree of Saturday's seven NFL games will air nationally on NFL Network, while three more will air on ESPN Unlimited. All seven contests will be available to watch on NFL+ and locally in each team's market.
\nBelow is a full look at the TV channels for each matchup:
\n- Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns
- Local: Fox32 Chicago (Chicago) | WEWS News 5 (Cleveland)
- National: NFL Network
- Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers
- Local: WIVB (Buffalo) | WSOC (Carolina)
- New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings
- Local: KMSP (Minneapolis) | WNBC (New York)
- National: ESPN Unlimited
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Local: CBS LA (Los Angeles) | KSHB 41 (Kansas City)
- National: NFL Network
- New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- Local: WVUE (New Orleans) | WFOX and WJAX (Jacksonville)
- National: ESPN Unlimited
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Local: WBAL (Baltimore) | WCAU (Philadelphia)
- National: ESPN Unlimited
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys
- Local: King 5 (Seattle) | CBS Texas (Dallas)
- National: NFL Network
Odds for every NFL preseason game today
\nOdds from BetMGM as of Friday.
\n- Bears (+155) vs. Browns (-190)
- CLE (-3); O/U 40.5
- Bills (-160) vs. Panthers (+135)
- BUF (-3); O/U 38.5
- Giants (+115) vs. Vikings (-135)
- MIN (-2.5); O/U 42.5
- Chiefs (-135) vs. Rams (+110)
- KC (-1.5); O/U 35.5
- Saints (-145) vs. Jaguars (+120)
- NO (-2.5); O/U 36
- Ravens (+165) vs. Eagles (-200)
- PHI (-3.5); O/U 36.5
- Seahawks (-160) vs. Cowboys (+130)
- SEA (-3); O/U 38
NFL preseason Week 1 schedule
\nThursday, Aug. 13
\n- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions, 7 p.m. ET
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, 7 p.m. ET
- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8 p.m. ET
- Las Vegas Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals, 8 p.m. ET
- San Francisco 49ers vs. Tennessee Titans, 9 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 14
\n- Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, 7 p.m. ET
- New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7 p.m. ET
- Washington Commanders vs. Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 15
\n- Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET
- Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET
- New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET
- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4 p.m. ET
- New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4 p.m. ET
- Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. ET
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m. ET
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\nHow to watch NFL preseason games
\n- TV channel (national): NFL Network
- TV channel (local): By market
- Live stream: NFL+ (for all games) | ESPN Unlimited | Fubo (for national games)
The NFL Network will broadcast a number of nationally televised games throughout the preseason. Most games will air in local markets on CBS, NBC, and others.
\nFor cord-cutters looking to broadcast the game, NFL+ Premium will broadcast every preseason game. Fubo – which carries NFL Network, as well as CBS, NBC, Fox and the ESPN family of networks – will also have select games available.
\nESPN Unlimited will also carry several games.
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