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Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy carries the ball during a training-camp scrimmage on July 31, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis.

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The Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts square off in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday night, the first contest of the NFL's 65-game preseason schedule. [Update: The game was canceled because of field conditions]

The annual game in Canton, Ohio, kicks off 27 consecutive weekends of NFL football stretching to Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston.

The Hall of Fame Game gives Green Bay and Indianapolis five preseason games apiece. The other 30 NFL teams have four preseason games each. The entire league gets into action later this week with six preseason games on Thursday, five on Friday, four on Saturday and one on Sunday.

The Hall of Fame Game kicks off at 7 p.m. CDT Sunday on ESPN. It's one of the 24 preseason games that will be televised live nationally.

The rest of the nationally televised preseason schedule includes

New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 on NFL Network

Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers, 6 p.m. Aug. 12 on NFL Network

Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals, 9 p.m. Aug. 12 on NFL Network

Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 13 on NFL Network

Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, 7 p.m. Aug. 13 on ESPN

Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers, 6 p.m. Aug. 14, on NFL Network

Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers, 6 p.m. Aug. 18 on NFL Network

Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 9 p.m. Aug. 18 on NFL Network

Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys, 7 p.m. Aug. 19 on NFL Network

New York Giants at Buffalo Bills, 3 p.m. Aug. 20 on NFL Network

Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts, 6 p.m. Aug. 20 on NFL Network

Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams, 9 p.m. Aug. 20 on NFL Network

Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m. Aug. 25 on NBC

Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m. Aug. 25 on NFL Network

Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7 p.m. Aug. 26 on CBS

Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers, 10 p.m. Aug. 26 on NFL Network

Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears, noon Aug. 27 on NFL Network

Tennessee Titans at Oakland Raiders, 7 p.m. Aug. 27 on CBS

San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings, noon Aug. 28 on FOX

Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans, 3 p.m. Aug. 28 on FOX

Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars, 7 p.m. Aug. 28 on NBC

New England Patriots at New York Giants, 6 p.m. Sept. 1 on NFL Network

Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders, 9 p.m. Sept. 1 on NFL Network

The NFL's 2016 regular season kicks off with the Carolina Panthers visiting the Denver Broncos in a rematch of Super Bowl 50 at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8. NBC will televise the game. The rest of the NFL teams start their seasons on Sept. 11.

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The NFL preseason schedule includes:

Aug. 7

Packers vs. Colts in Canton, Ohio, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Aug. 11

Redskins at Falcons, 6 p.m.

Buccaneers at Eagles, 6 p.m.

Panthers at Ravens, 6:30 p.m.

Saints at Patriots, 6:30 p.m. (NFL Network)

Jaguars at Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Broncos at Bears, 7 p.m.

Aug. 12

Dolphins at Giants, 6 p.m.

Lions at Steelers, 6 p.m. (NFL Network)

Vikings at Bengals, 6:30 p.m.

Browns at Packers, 7 p.m.

Raiders at Cardinals, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 13

Seahawks at Chiefs, 3:30 p.m. (NFL Network)

Colts at Bills, 6 p.m.

Cowboys at Rams, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Chargers at Titans, 7 p.m.

Aug. 14

Texans at 49ers, 6 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 18

Eagles at Steelers, 6 p.m. (NFL Network)

Bengals at Lions, 6:30 p.m.

Falcons at Browns, 7 p.m.

Raiders at Packers, 7 p.m.

Bears at Patriots, 7 p.m.

Vikings at Seahawks, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 19

Jets at Redskins 6:30 p.m.

Dolphins at Cowboys, 7 p.m. (NFL Network)

Cardinals at Chargers, 9 p.m.

Aug. 20

Panthers at Titans, 2 p.m.

Giants at Bills, 3 p.m. (NFL Network)

Ravens at Colts, 6 p.m. (NFL Network)

Buccaneers at Jaguars, 6:30 p.m.

Saints at Texans, 7 p.m.

49ers at Broncos, 8 p.m.

Chiefs at Rams, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 25

Falcons at Dolphins in Orlando, Fla., 7 p.m. (NBC)

Cowboys at Seahawks, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 26

Patriots at Panthers, 6:30 p.m.

Bills at Redskins, 6:30 p.m.

Steelers at Saints, 7 p.m.

Browns at Buccaneers, 7 p.m. (CBS)

Packers at 49ers, 9 p.m. (NFL Network)

Aug. 27

Chiefs at Bears, noon (NFL Network)

Lions at Ravens, 6 p.m.

Eagles at Colts, 6 p.m.

Giants at Jets, 6:30 p.m.

Titans at Raiders, 7 p.m. (CBS)

Rams at Broncos, 8 p.m.

Aug. 28

Chargers at Vikings, noon (FOX)

Cardinals at Texans, 3 p.m. (FOX)

Bengals at Jaguars, 7 p.m. (NBC)

Sept. 1