The NFL’s 2024 preseason schedule kicks off today (Aug. 1) with the Hall of Fame Game featuring the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
The Hall of Fame Game will be nationally televised on ESPN and ABC and available to stream on fuboTV (try it free). Additionally, ESPN Deportes will televise a Spanish broadcast of the game. Kickoff between the Bears and Texans has been scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT).
Chicago is playing in the game after having Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers reach the Hall of Fame as members of the 2024 class. Houston is playing in the game following Andre Johnson’s election.
The Hall of Fame Game kicks off preseason each summer as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement week festivities. Members of this year’s class will be enshrined on Saturday, including former Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar. He will join the list of the greatest players in franchise history who have reached the Hall of Fame.