CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – WWLP will broadcast all four of the upcoming pre-season New England Patriots games. The first two games will air on The CW Springfield and the last two will air on 22News.

August 11 at 7:30 p.m. – The CW Springfield: New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

– The CW Springfield: New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots August 18 at 8:00 p.m. – The CW Springfield: Chicago Bears at New England Patriots

– The CW Springfield: Chicago Bears at New England Patriots August 26 at 7:30 p.m. – 22News: New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers

– 22News: New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers September 1 at 7:00 p.m. – 22News: New England Patriots at New York Giants

The games airing on The CW Springfield can be seen over-the-air on 22.2, on Comcast Cable Channels 16 and 820, on Charter Cable Channels 13 and 788, and on DirecTV Channel 23.

President and General Manager of WWLP Bill Pepin said, “Since 22News will broadcast the Rio Olympic Games from August 5th through the 21st, the first two games will air on The CW Springfield. Fortunately, we have the ability to provide both sporting events to our local viewers thanks to our two stations. Airing the Patriots pre-season games has been a tradition on WWLP, so we’re very pleased to continue that tradition for all of the fans in our area.”

22News will also air several regular season New England Patriots games on Sunday Night Football. Currently scheduled games include the Pats at the Arizona Cardinals on September 11, the Seattle Seahawks at New England on November 13, and the Patriots at the New York Jets on November 27.WWLP-22News is an NBC affiliate providing local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. The station also provides superior digital breaking news and weather coverage through its website WWLP.com, on all mobile devices and on social platforms. WWLP 22.2 is the home of The CW Springfield. In addition to The CW network programming, 22News airs each evening at 10 p.m.