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Rex Ryan brought the Buffalo Bills to prime time, after all - and we don't even have to wait until the regular season for it to happen.
ESPN's first nationally televised game of the 2015 NFL season will take place at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 20, with the Bills on the road against the Cleveland Browns. That game will take place after the Browns and the Bills spend time scrimmaging together during Bills training camp at St. John Fisher.
ESPN's preseason games: Thursday, Aug. 20, BUF at CLEV; Monday, Aug. 24, CINCY at TB.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 9, 2015
That August 20 date is the only of Buffalo's four preseason games that has a set date and time at the moment, but the team also announced the rest of their preseason schedule, as well. They'll open at home against the Carolina Panthers, followed by the Cleveland trip, a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then the annual finale against the Detroit Lions on the road.
The #Bills 2015 preseason schedule: Wk 1: CAROLINA PANTHERS Wk 2: @ Cleveland Browns (ESPN) Wk 3: PITTSBURGH STEELERS Wk 4: @ Detroit Lions
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) April 9, 2015
On a scale of 1-10, how much does a nationally televised preseason game increase your excitement for Bills preseason football?