2013 NFL Pre-Season Week 1 TV Schedule

The NFL is back, and it is evident that it doesn't matter that pre-season games are on the air as the NFL's Hall of Fame game outdrew the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC in terms of viewers and ratings. The Hall of Fame game was the first of 10 pre-season games that will have National Radio coverage. 8 of those games are the Cowboys and Raiders thanks to their contract with Compass Media. The other two- the Hall of Fame Game (Dial Global) and the Giants/ Jets game (ESPN Radio).

Once again NFL Network will air every pre-season game. However most of the games won't be live. This week 6 games will be aired live. Those 6 games: 

Thursday, August 8
8 PM- Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons (ESPN) Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters

11 PM- Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers- JIP (NFL)  Dan Fouts, Billy Ray Smith

Friday, August 9

7:30 PM- New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) Scott Graham, Brian Baldinger, Jeff Skversky

10 PM- Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders (Compass Media- Raiders) Greg Papa, Tom Flores
 (Compass Media- Dallas) Kevin Ray, Tony White

10:30 PM- Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders- JIP (NFL) Greg Papa, Tom Flores

Saturday, August 10 
7:30 PM- New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Bob Pompeani, Edmond Nelson 

Sunday, August 11 
1:30 PM- Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Don Fisher, Barry Kraus

Outside of the Bengals/ Falcons pre-season game, all the remaining pre-season games will be aired on local TV affiliates. Now I'm too lazy to go through and find out every station that will air the games, but I would advise you check your favorite teams pre-season TV Network schedule page, as it will likely have down most of the affiliates. Here's your full Pre-Season 1 schedule with all the announce teams.

Thursday, August 8

7:30 PM- Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay  Buccaneers (Ravens TV) Gerry Sandusky, Stan White, Quadry Ishmael

(Bucs TV) Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Chris Barns

8 PM- Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans (Redskins TV) Kenny Albert, Joe Theismann, Doc Walker

(Titans TV) Cory Curtis, Keith Bulluck, Eddie George, Dawn Davenport

8 PM- Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons (ESPN) Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters

(ESPN Deportes) Alvaro Martin, Raul Allegre, John Sutcliffe

8 PM- St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns (Rams TV) Andrew Sicilano, Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, Martin Kilcoyne

(Browns TV) Jim Donovan, Bernie Kosar

9 PM- Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers (Broncos TV) Dave Logan, Ed McCaffrey

(49ers TV) Dennis O'Donnell, Tim Ryan, Vern Glenn

10 PM- Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers (Seahawks TV) Curt Menefee, Warren Moon

(Chargers TV) Dan Fouts, Billy Ray Smith

Friday, August 9

7:30 PM- Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars (Dolphins TV) Dick Stockton, Bob Griese, Nat Moore, Kim Bokamper

(Jaguars TV) Kevin Kugler, Tony Boselli, Tera Barz

7:30 PM- New York Jets at Detroit Lions (Jets TV) Ian Eagle, Greg Buttle, Otis Livingston

(Lions TV) Matt Shephard, Rob Rubick, Tom Leyden

7:30 PM- New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles (Patriots TV) Dan Roche, Christian Fauria, Matt Chatham

(Eagles TV) Scott Graham, Brian Baldinger, Dave Spadaro

8 PM- Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers (Cardinals TV) Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley, Jody Jackson

(Packers TV) Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Rod Burks

8 PM- Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers (Bears TV) Sam Rosen, Jim Miller, Lou Canellis

(Panthers TV) Mike Morgan, Mike Rucker, Pete Yanity

8 PM- Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints (Chiefs TV) Paul Burmeister, Trent Green

(Saints TV) Tim Brando, John Stinchcomb, Rachel Santschi

8 PM- Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings (Texans TV) Joel Meyers, Spencer Tillman, Greg Bailey

(Vikings TV) Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Ben Leber

10 PM- Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders (Cowboys TV) Bill Jones, Babe Laufenberg, Mickey Spagnola
(Compass Media- Dallas) Kevin Ray, Tony White

(Raiders TV & Compass Media- Oakland) Greg Papa, Tom Flores, Jim Plunkett, George Atkinson, JT The Brick

Saturday, August 10

7:30 PM- New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers (Giants TV) Bob Papa, Carl Banks, Howard Cross, Bruce Beck

(Steelers TV) Bob Pompeani, Edmon Nelson, Jeff Verszyla

Sunday, August 11

1:30 PM- Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts (Bills TV) Ray Bentley, Steve Tasker

(Colts TV) Don Fisher, Barry Kraus

Now for all you die hard fans that want to watch every game as it airs on NFL Network, there's some good news. NFL Network and NFL.com have released a press release with all the details. If it remains like they have done for the past 3 years, NFL Network will use the home teams broadcast for each game. I have italicized the NFL.com Press Release to help distinguish it.

NFL Network re-air schedule for Week 1 preseason games

The 2013 preseason kicked off Sunday, Aug. 4 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) in Canton, Ohio, when the Dallas Cowboys beat the Miami Dolphins in the Hall of Fame Game.

On Thursday at 11 p.m. ET, NFL Network will join the San Diego Chargers game live, as the Seattle Seahawks visit Qualcomm Stadium. Chargers not your team? Don't worry; from Aug. 8 to Aug. 16, NFL Network will re-air every Week 1 preseason game.

Here is the full re-air schedule (All times Eastern.):

Thursday, August 8

11:00 p.m. ET -- Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers -- LIVE (joined live in progress)

1:00 a.m. ET -- Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers

Friday, August 9

4:00 p.m. ET -- Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers

7:30 p.m. ET -- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles -- LIVE

10:30 p.m. ET -- Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders -- LIVE (joined live in progress)

1:00 a.m. ET -- Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers

Saturday, August 10

7:00 a.m. ET -- St. Louis Rams vs. Cleveland Browns

10:00 a.m. ET -- Baltimore Ravens vs. Ta.m.pa Bay Buccaneers

1:00 p.m. ET -- Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints

4:00 p.m. ET -- New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions

7:30 p.m. ET -- New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers -- LIVE

12 Midnight ET -- Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings

3:00 a.m. ET -- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons

Sunday, August 11

7:00 a.m. ET -- Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

10:00 a.m. ET -- Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers

1:30 p.m. ET -- Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts -- LIVE

5:00 p.m. ET -- Washington Redskins vs. Tennessee Titans

8:00 p.m. ET -- Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers

11:00 p.m. ET -- Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers

2:00 a.m. ET -- Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders

Monday, August 12

10:00 a.m. ET -- New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions

1:00 p.m. ET -- Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers

4:00 p.m. ET -- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles

8:00 p.m. ET -- Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints

12 Midnight ET -- St. Louis Rams vs. Cleveland Browns

3:00 a.m. ET -- Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts

Tuesday, August 13

10:00 a.m. ET Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings

1:00 p.m. ET -- Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:00 p.m. ET -- Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders

8:00 p.m. ET -- Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers

12 Midnight ET -- Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers

3:00 a.m. ET -- Washington Redskins vs. Tennessee Titans

Wednesday, August 14

10:00 a.m. ET -- Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints

1:00 p.m. ET -- New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

4:00 p.m. ET -- Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers

8:00 p.m. ET -- New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions

12 Midnight ET -- Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers

3:00 a.m. ET -- Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thursday, August 15

10:00 a.m. ET -- Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers

1:00 p.m. ET -- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles

4:00 p.m. ET -- Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings

3:00 a.m. ET -- New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Friday, August 16

10:00 a.m. ET -- Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

And that concludes your Week 1 NFL Pre-Season info. Enjoy.