FOOTBALL IN HIGH HEELS: THE PRESEASON
For the past few days, I have been posting about different terms and positions I have been learning about in football. I had every intention of learning and posting about more defense terms tonight, but then I learned about something else that completely changed my plans.
Apparently, before the actual football season begins, there is a preseason. When I first heard of this, my thought was that it was similar to the initial auditions and Hollywood/Vegas week on shows such as America’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance. My thought was that there were several games played with different teams and the winner from each game moved on to the next round. I could have probably compared it to the Presidential debates and been more accurate. Okay, maybe not, but it just goes to show you how clueless I am about football….but hey, I am willing to learn!
So what is this preseason? It is actually quite simple. There is no elimination or teams moving on to the next round, it is instead just another way to practice before the season begins. Most teams that play against each other are relatively close to each other geographically.
Fans are able to buy tickets to these games, just like they do for regular season games. Below is the schedule as per ESPN.
WEEK 1 (Aug. 13-17)
Carolina at Buffalo
Dallas at San Diego
Denver at Seattle
Green Bay at New England
Indianapolis at Philadelphia
Kansas City at Arizona
Miami at Chicago
New Orleans at Baltimore
NY Giants at Cincinnati
NY Jets at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville
San Francisco at Houston
St. Louis at Oakland
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Tennessee at Atlanta
Washington at Cleveland
WEEK 2 (Aug. 20-24)
Buffalo at Cleveland (ESPN, Aug. 20)
St. Louis at Tennessee (FOX, Aug. 23)
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay (ESPN, Aug. 24)
Atlanta at NY Jets
Baltimore at Philadelphia
Chicago at Indianapolis
Dallas at San Francisco
Denver at Houston
Detroit at Washington
Green Bay at Pittsburgh
Jacksonville at NY Giants
Miami at Carolina
New England at New Orleans
Oakland at Minnesota
San Diego at Arizona
Seattle at Kansas City
WEEK 3 (Aug. 27-30)
Detroit at Jacksonville (CBS, Aug. 28)
Seattle at San Diego (CBS, Aug. 29)
Houston at New Orleans (FOX, Aug. 30)
Arizona at Oakland (NBC, Aug. 30)
Atlanta at Miami
Chicago at Cincinnati
Cleveland at Tampa Bay
Indianapolis at St. Louis
Minnesota at Dallas
New England at Carolina
Philadelphia at Green Bay
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
San Francisco at Denver
Tennessee at Kansas City
Washington at Baltimore
WEEK 4 (Sept. 3-4)
Arizona at Denver
Baltimore at Atlanta
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Cleveland at Chicago
Houston at Dallas
Jacksonville at Washington
Kansas City at St. Louis
Minnesota at Tennessee
New Orleans at Green Bay
NY Giants at New England
Oakland at Seattle
Philadelphia at NY Jets
San Diego at San Francisco
Tampa Bay at Miami
