NFL unveils preseason schedule for 2013

NEW YORK — The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and the team they beat, the San Francisco 49ers, each will make one national TV appearance during the NFL preseason this summer.

The Ravens play the third of their four-game preseason schedule on Thursday night, Aug. 22, hosting Carolina on ESPN. San Francisco concludes its exhibition schedule with a home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, Aug. 25, on NBC.

Earlier that afternoon, the New Orleans Saints visit the Houston Texans on Fox.

The Dallas Cowboys play the  Miami Dolphins in the Hall of Fame game on Sunday night, Aug. 4, on NBC to open the preseason. Other highlights among nationally televised games are Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins on Aug. 19, and Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers on Aug. 23.

Every 2012 playoff team will appear in a nationally televised preseason game.

Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press

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