Packers vs. Chiefs Headlines Start of NFL Preseason Week 3
The WNBA’s semifinals are set, as the Sun surged past the Wings in the second half to lock up the final spot in the second round last night. Playoff action continues Sunday afternoon with Game 1’s for both series.
Today, we shift our focus to football. It’s a big weekend ahead, with the opening of the college football season coming Saturday. Until then, we’ve got NFL preseason action to look forward to.
Here’s what I’m watching today.
A quick note: Due to COVID-19, sports schedules are fluid and subject to change.
MUST WATCH:
Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs
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We’re likely to see few if any of the stars that will suit up with these teams come the start of the regular season, as Aaron Rodgers won’t play tonight and Patrick Mahomes’s status is still undecided. Still, these two potential Super Bowl contenders have work to do rounding out their rosters, and these preseason games help finalize those decisions with the start of the regular season exactly two weeks away.
8 p.m. ET, NFL Network, watch on fuboTV
READ MORE:
- The NFL’s Great Receiver Spending Spree of 2022 (Conor Orr)
- Patrick Mahomes Is Preparing for Another Leap (Albert Breer)
- Aaron Rodgers Talks Gratitude, Reconciliation With the Packers and His State of Mind (Albert Breer)
LINEUP:
• PGA Tour Championship | Most of the headlines in the golf world this week have been about the changes made to the PGA Tour’s schedule to push back against LIV Golf, but the league will crown a FedEx Cup champion this weekend. The final leg of the playoffs gets underway today in Atlanta. One fun featured group to watch: Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy, who’ll go off at 1:45 p.m. ET. All day, ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, watch on fuboTV
• Little League World Series | The winners of today’s two games advance to the U.S. and International championship games at the LLWS, while the losers go home. The 3 p.m. game pits the teams from Mexico and Curacao for the right to take on the Taiwan team, officially registered as Chinese Taipei, while the 7 p.m. game features teams from Texas and Tennessee playing for a matchup with Hawai’i on Saturday. Games at 3 and 7 p.m. ET, ESPN, watch on fuboTV
• San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans | Today gives us our final preseason look at Trey Lance, who is expected to play multiple drives after looking sharp in his only other preseason action so far. Excitement about Lance is high: Can the North Dakota State product increase the hype even more heading into the regular season? 8:15 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video
HIDDEN GEM:
Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners
The Guardians have opened up a four-game lead in the hotly contested AL Central as we approach September, aided by a recent losing skid by the Twins to finally give Terry Francona’s club some breathing room. Winning this weekend’s four-game set with the Mariners would be another step toward clinching that division crown, and the Guardians are sending talented young righthander Triston McKenzie to the mound this afternoon after striking out 14 White Sox hitters in his last start.
4:10 p.m. ET, YouTube
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