Saturday will substitute for Sunday as all but two NFL teams will finish up their first week of the preseason today. Up first we’ll get the Seattle Seahawks up against the Kansas City Chiefs.
As usual, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
FULL SLATE OF GAMES WITH ALL 32 TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Football returns with a full schedule as all 32 NFL clubs will be in action this week.
Six games will be featured on national TV, including the return of NFL football to Los Angeles. On Saturday night, August 13 (8:00 PM ET, ESPN), the Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Five other games will be broadcast live on NFL Network this week. The action starts with the New Orleans Saints visiting the New England Patriots on Thursday night (August 11, 7:30 PM) and concludes with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Houston Texans on Sunday (August 14, 7:00 PM).
Seattle has advanced to the postseason in each of the past four seasons, including two Super Bowl appearances and a win in Super Bowl XLVIII.
The Seahawks have led the NFL in points allowed in each of the past four seasons and are one of only two teams (1953-57 Cleveland) in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
The Chiefs went 11-5 last season and won their final 10 regular-season games. Kansas City won a Wild Card playoff game at Houston (30-0) before losing in an AFC Divisional contest at New England (27-20).
Chiefs CB MARCUS PETERS, the team’s first-round selection (No. 18 overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft, had eight interceptions – including two touchdowns – and was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year last season.
Cowboys WR DEZ BRYANT has 44 touchdown receptions since 2012, the second-most in the NFL (BRANDON MARSHALL, 45). Bryant has at least 85 catches, 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns in three of the past four years.
Dallas selected RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT out of Ohio State with the team’s first round pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. Elliott was named the 2015 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
The NFL and the Rams return to Los Angeles for the first time since 1994.
Fifth-year veteran QB CASE KEENUM will start the preseason opener for the Rams. He is competing for the team’s starting job with rookie QB JARED GOFF, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. As a junior in 2015, Goff set Pac-12 single-season records for passing yards (4,719) and touchdown passes (43).
Houston signed QB BROCK OSWEILER in the offseason. Last season with Denver, Osweiler appeared in eight games (seven starts) and passed for 1,967 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Texans WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS set career-highs in catches (111), yards (1,521) and touchdowns (11) last season. His 11 touchdown receptions are a single-season franchise record.
49ers QBs BLAINE GABBERT and COLIN KAEPERNICK are battling for the team’s starting spot. Each quarterback started eight games for San Francisco last year.
San Francisco LB NA VORRO BOWMAN, who signed a four-year extension with the 49ers earlier this month, led the NFL with 154 tackles last season.
The game is on the NFL Network at 4:30 p.m. Watch it with me.
