The San Francisco 49ers kick off their 2017 preseason schedule on Friday evening when they travel to face the Kansas City Chiefs. In the meantime, the first week of preseason is underway. Carolina and Houston kicked things off on Wednesday, and now Thursday brings us seven more games. That will be followed by 49ers-Chiefs and two more games on Friday, three games on Saturday, and two on Sunday to close out the week.
How much preseason action do you watch that does not include the 49ers? There will be one national televised game this week, with the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets playing on NFL Network. Could they have picked a more unappealing matchup? I don’t think it’s possible.
The Atlanta Falcons have their first game since blowing a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl, and it marks the debut of new offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. I don’t expect to see a whole lot of much out of the Falcons starting offense today, but it is going to be interesting to see how they respond this season after last year’s heartbreak.
Here is the info on the games for Thursday night. This will serve as our open thread for tonight’s games.
Online Streaming
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins
Start time: 4:00 PM PST
TV: CW/69 Atlanta, CBS/4 Miami
Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills
Start time: 4:00 PM PST
TV: FOX/9 Minneapolis, ABC/7 Buffalo
Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots
Start time: 4:30 PM PST
TV: CBS/47 Jacksonville, CBS/4 Boston
Washington at Baltimore Ravens
Start time: 4:30 PM PST
TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic, NBC/4 Washington, NBC/11 Baltimore
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets
Start time: 5:00 PM PST
TV: NFL Network, KTVD My/20 Denver, FOX/32 Chicago
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns
Start time: 5:00 PM PST
TV: FOX/8 New Orleans, ABC/5 Cleveland
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Start time: 5:00 PM PST
TV: NBC/10 Philadelphia, NBC/26 Green Bay