Yes, baseball is in full bloom, March Madness just ended, but there is always something mystical and interesting when the NFL schedule comes out in April.
While we still have to wait at least another week before the regular season schedule comes out, the preseason slate is finalized. Here is what we got for the two local teams in New York City.
GIANTS Preseason Schedule
August 8 - 11 NY JETS ........ NBC
August 15 - 18 CHICAGO ... NBC
August 22 - 25 @ Cincinnati ... NBC
August 29 @ New England ... NBC
JETS Preseason Schedule
August 8-11 @ NY Giants ....... NBC
August 15 - 18 @ Atlanta ........ CBS
August 22 - 25 NEW ORLEANS ... CBS
August 29 PHILADELPHIA .... CBS
Right off the bat the highlight is the fact the Jets and Giants face one another in Week 1 of the preseason. It is only the third time in the pre-season rivalry that has happened. The last time was 2010 when MetLife Stadium opened. It is interesting that the game is schedule for Week 1, because the two teams do face each other in the regular season. Is there a chance that the Jets-Giants regular season match-up could be early in the season? It's possible. The last two times the Jets and Giants met in the regular season, their annual preseason tilt was still scheduled for Week 3. The regular season match-ups in 2011 and 2015 came in mid-to-late December.
While we won't know officially until next week, it's a pretty solid guess that the Jets-Giants game that will count in the standings, will happen early in the regular season schedule.
The Giants will not see the Cleveland Browns in the preseason, instead they will get the Bengals. Interesting, considering the hubbub over Odell Beckham's trade to the Browns last month.
The Jets, meanwhile, will see the Falcons in preseason for the second straight season.
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