SB Nation Detroit - Detroit Lions Preseason Schedule: Start Times Announcedhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2011-07-26T14:39:30-04:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18712492011-07-26T14:39:30-04:002011-07-26T14:39:30-04:00Detroit Lions Preseason Schedule: Start Times Announced
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<p>The NFL announced the start times for all of this year's preseason games. The preseason schedule came out back in April while the NFL lockout was still going on, but now we know the exact dates and times.</p>
<p>Below is a look at the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a> preseason schedule, which includes a nationally televised home game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a>, a home game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a> and road games against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.buffalorumblings.com/">Buffalo Bills</a>.</p>
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<td colspan="5" bgcolor="#006bad"><center><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">PRESEASON</span></b></center></td>
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<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Wk.</span></b></td>
<td align="left"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Date</span></b></td>
<td align="left"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Opponent</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Time (ET)</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">TV</span></b></td>
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<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="left">Friday, Aug. 12, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">vs. <a href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cincinnati Bengals</a><br>
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<td align="center">7:30 p.m.<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)<br>
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<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="left">Friday, Aug. 19, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">at <a href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cleveland Browns</a><br>
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<td align="center">7:30 p.m.<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)</td>
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<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="left">Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">vs. <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New England Patriots</a><br>
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<td align="center">8 p.m.<br>
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<td align="center">CBS (National)<br>
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<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="left">Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">at <a href="https://www.buffalorumblings.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Buffalo Bills</a><br>
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<td align="center">6:30 p.m.<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)</td>
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<p>These start times are subject to change, especially the preseason opener against the Bengals. That same night Kid Rock is having a concert at Comerica Park, and the concert is scheduled to start an hour before the Lions game. That could make for quite the mess traffic-wise, so it wouldn't be surprising if the kickoff was moved up to earlier in the night.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-lions/2011/7/26/2295413/detroit-lions-2011-schedule-preseason-games-opponentsSean Yuille2011-04-12T18:35:08-04:002011-04-12T18:35:08-04:00Detroit Lions 2011 Preseason Schedule Features Nationally Televised Game Against Patriots
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<p>The 2011 NFL regular season schedule will not be released until later this month, but already there has been a lot of talk amongst Lions fans about Detroit getting a Monday Night Football game or possibly one on Sunday night. It has been quite a while since the Lions have had a non-Thanksgiving game nationally televised, but after the progress they showed last season, the thinking is this will finally be the year for the drought to end.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a> 2011 preseason schedule was <a href="http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-Announce-2011-Preseason-Schedule/fc8378ed-25f5-4d29-af83-b26437955992">announced on Tuesday</a> (as was the entire <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/4/12/2106386/nfl-preseason-schedule-released-announced">2011 NFL preseason schedule</a>), and it serves as a sign that the TV networks may be warming up to Jim Schwartz and company. The third game on the preseason schedule is a home matchup against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a>, and it is set to be broadcast nationally on CBS. Last year's Thanksgiving game on CBS featured these two teams and it did very well in the ratings. While the rematch on CBS will only be a preseason game, hopefully it is a sign of things to come for nationally televised regular season games.</p>
<p>The other three games on the schedule feature common preseason opponents with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.buffalorumblings.com/">Buffalo Bills</a>. Those three games will be broadcast locally on WXYZ (ABC) Channel 7. Specific dates and times for those games will be released at a later date, as indicated below.</p>
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<td colspan="5" bgcolor="#006bad"><center><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">PRESEASON</span></b></center></td>
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<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Wk.</span></b></td>
<td align="left"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Date</span></b></td>
<td align="left"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Opponent</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">Time (ET)</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="color: #ffffff;">TV</span></b></td>
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<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="left">Aug. 11-15, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">vs. Cincinnati Bengals<br>
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<td align="center">TBA<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)<br>
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<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="left">Aug. 18-22, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">at Cleveland Browns<br>
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<td align="center">TBA<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)</td>
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<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="left">Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">vs. New England Patriots<br>
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<td align="center">8 p.m.<br>
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<td align="center">CBS (National)<br>
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<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="left">Sept. 1-2, 2011<br>
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<td align="left">at Buffalo Bills<br>
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<td align="center">TBA<br>
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<td align="center">WXYZ (ABC)</td>
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<p>Obviously the NFL lockout needs to be resolved for any of these games to be played. August is still four months away, but <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/04/cleveland_browns_preseason_opp.html">Tony Grossi of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports</a> that teams need at least three weeks of training camp to begin the preseason on time. That means that a new CBA would need to be in place by July 21 for the start of the preseason to not be affected.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2011/4/12/2333346/detroit-lions-2011-preseason-schedule-features-nationally-televisedSean Yuille