The Browns will face the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants in a nationally televised preseason game, the team announced today.
The Browns opponents for the 2008 preseason were announced today by the NFL. Dates and times will be announced at a later date.
The game against the Giants will be in New York on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN.
The Browns open the preseason at home against the New York Jets and will conclude the preseason with a home game against the Chicago Bears. In week three the Browns will take on the Lions in Detroit.
The NFL preseason begins in Canton on Aug. 3 with Indianapolis facing Washington in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game (NBC, 8 p.m.). The Hall of Fame inductions are Aug. 2.
2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date - Opponent, Time
Aug. 7-11 - New York Jets, TBA
Aug. 18 - at New York Giants (ESPN), 8 p.m.
Aug. 21-25 - at Detroit Lions, TBA
Aug. 28-29 - Chicago Bears, TBA
