when is the nfl preseason schedule
2016 NFL preseason schedule. Published: April 7, 2016 at 03:58 p.m. Updated: Aug. 4, 2016 at 01:10 p.m. The 2016 preseason schedule features the Rams' return to Los Angeles in a prime-time clash with the Dallas Cowboys -- one of eight games on the national TV schedule. The 2016 preseason will kick off on Sunday, Aug. 7 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET), in Canton, Ohio, when the Green Bay Packers face the Indianapolis Colts in the Hall of Fame Game.