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5 sec ago!~ The 2021 Hall of Fame Game marked the return of preseason football after a COVIDrelated hiatus in 2020. Now, it will continue into Week 1 of the preseason, and NFL fans will be focused on the league's talented, young quarterbacks. Following a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL preseason makes its return this week with all 32 franchises in action between Thursday and Monday.

The NFL preseason will look slightly different this year as the league has eliminated one week of games to expand the regular to 17 games per team.

Week 1 of the preseason is always about the rookies, and 2021 is no exception. There were five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, including three that went consecutively to begin the draft. All five rookies will make their preseason debuts and each fan base with a first- round quarterback — the Jaguars, Jets, 49ers, Bears and Patriots — will be watching their debuts closely.

Mac Jones will get the first crack at impressing, as the Patriots will be in action on Thursday night against Washington. Meanwhile, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance will all play on Saturday. Of those contests, the Bears vs. Dolphins game — featuring Fields and Tua Tagovailoa — and the Jaguars vs. Browns game — featuring the Lawrence, Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow triumvirate — will be the "marquee matchups" of preseason Week 1 (if such a thing exists).

Additionally, Packers fans will have a keen eye on Jordan Love in his Saturday afternoon matchup with the Texans. Love was a first-round pick in 2020 but the Green Bay faithful have yet to see him in action. The 2020 preseason was canceled and Tim Boyle played all 22 snaps that Aaron Rodgers didn't play during the 2020 season. Love's debut will give fans an idea of what the Packers have at quarterback behind Rodgers, as the two sides head for an inevitable 2022 offseason split.

Below is the full schedule for all the games in Week 1 of the NFL preseason, plus live scores, streaming and TV information.

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NFL preseason schedule Week 1: What games are on today? Here's the full schedule for Thursday's NFL preseason games and how to watch them live.

Thursday, Aug. 12 Game Time (ET) Channel Patriots vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. NFL Network, WBZ, WRC Eagles vs. Steelers 7:30 p.m. WCAU, KDKA

How to watch NFL preseason games NFL Network will broadcast 23 of the NFL's preseason games live in 2021. That's nearly half of the 49 games, and the station will air the remaining 26 as replays throughout the preseason. Meanwhile, ESPN will broadcast two prime-time preseason games while CBS and NBC will each get one. Fox also showed one preseason contest, the 2021 Hall of Fame Game.

When does NFL preseason start? The Steelers and the got the ball rolling last week with the Hall of Fame game, but the NFL preseason officially gets underway on Thursday, August 12.

The host the at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the Steelers back in action at the same time when they take on the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Three more games are on the slate for Friday, while Saturday sees the bulk of the action with 10 games on the schedule, before the and wrap up Week 1 on Sunday.

Except for the Steelers and the Cowboys, the other 30 franchises will only play three preseason games this year, one fewer than in previous years.

That is due to the fact the NFL has cut down on its preseason schedule to add a 17th regular season game to each of the 32 teams' schedules for the first time this year.

Week 2 of the NFL preseason runs between Thursday, August 19 and Monday, August 23, while Week 3 begins on Friday, August 27 and ends on Sunday, August 29.

How to watch NFL preseason on TV and online Eight games are live on NFL Network during the first week of preseason and the network will also reair broadcasts of every other matchup. ESPN will broadcast two games in Week 2, while CBS and NBC will carry one game each in Week 3. Games will be available to livestream via NFL Network online and via the NFL Network app on connected devices, while the games on ESPN, CBS and ESPN will be available on streaming services such as fuboTV and Sling TV which carry the channels.