2011 NFL Preseason Schedule: Bears, Rams Kickoff with Hall of Fame Game

The National Football League’s slate of 11 nationally televised preseason games will feature the entire 2010 playoff field, one of the highlights of the 65-game 2011 NFL preseason schedule announced today. 

The 2011 preseason will (hopefully) kick off on Sunday, August 7 (NBC, 8 PM ET) in Canton, Ohio when the Chicago Bears face the St. Louis Rams in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. I'm happy to say I will be in Canton for the seventh straight year covering the Enshrinement.

The Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers will be showcased on national TV when the Pack faces the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, August 26 (CBS, 8 p.m. ET) at Lucas Oil Stadium—the site of Super Bowl XLVI.

Of course, this is all assuming there's even going to be a 2011 NFL preseason—or a 2011 season for that matter.

2011 NFL Preseason Schedule: Hall of Fame Game, Week 1

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CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 16: Devin Hester #23 of the Chicago Bears returns a kick against the Seattle Seahawks in the 2011 NFC divisional playoff game at Soldier Field on January 16, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

HALL OF FAME GAME – AUGUST 7

Chicago vs. St. Louis (NBC)     

WEEK 1 – AUGUST 11–15

Seattle at San Diego (ESPN, 8/11)

Tampa Bay at Kansas City (FOX, 8/12)

NY Jets at Houston (ESPN, 8/15)

Arizona at Oakland

Baltimore at Philadelphia

Buffalo at Chicago

Cincinnati at Detroit

Denver at Dallas

Green Bay at Cleveland

Indianapolis at St. Louis

Jacksonville at New England

Miami at Atlanta

Minnesota at Tennessee

NY Giants at Carolina

Pittsburgh at Washington

San Francisco at New Orleans

2011 NFL Preseason Schedule: Week 2

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ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers gestures before the snap during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

WEEK 2 – AUGUST 18–22

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (FOX, 8/18)

Atlanta at Jacksonville (FOX, 8/19)

Chicago at NY Giants (ESPN, 8/22)

Arizona at Green Bay

Buffalo at Denver

Carolina at Miami

Cincinnati at NY Jets

Detroit at Cleveland

Kansas City at Baltimore

Minnesota at Seattle

New England at Tampa Bay

New Orleans at Houston

Oakland at San Francisco

San Diego at Dallas

Tennessee at St. Louis

Washington at Indianapolis

2011 NFL Preseason Schedule: Week 3

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CLEVELAND - NOVEMBER 16: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a defensive stop in the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 16, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

WEEK 3 – AUGUST 25-28

Washington at Baltimore (ESPN, 8/25)

Green Bay at Indianapolis (CBS, 8/26)

New England at Detroit (CBS, 8/27)

New Orleans at Oakland (NBC, 8/28)

Atlanta at Pittsburgh

Carolina at Cincinnati

Chicago at Tennessee

Cleveland at Philadelphia

Dallas at Minnesota

Houston at San Francisco

Jacksonville at Buffalo

Miami at Tampa Bay

NY Jets at NY Giants

St. Louis at Kansas City

San Diego at Arizona

Seattle at Denver

2011 NFL Preseason Schedule: Week 4

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ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks to the sideline during the second half of Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Gett

WEEK 4 – SEPTEMBER 1-2

Baltimore at Atlanta

Cleveland at Chicago

Dallas at Miami

Denver at Arizona

Detroit at Buffalo

Houston at Minnesota

Indianapolis at Cincinnati

Kansas City at Green Bay

NY Giants at New England

Oakland at Seattle

Philadelphia at NY Jets

Pittsburgh at Carolina

St. Louis at Jacksonville

San Francisco at San Diego

Tampa Bay at Washington

Tennessee at New Orleans