The Super Bowl Champion Saints will begin the pre-season by heading to Foxborough, Mass. to play the New England Patriots in week one of the preseason (games played between August 12^th and 16^th). The game will be a re-match of the Saints’ 38-17 regular season win over the Patriots on Monday Night Football in the 2009 season, a game which was played at the Louisiana Superdome.  The game will be the Saints’ first trip to Foxborough since August 18, 2005.

Week two of the preseason (games played between August 19^th and 23^rd) will see the Saints return to the Superdome to host the Houston Texans. The Saints and Texans have played each other the previous two seasons and have also held joint practice sessions together both years, although no announcement has been made as to whether that newfound tradition will continue this preseason.

In week three, the Saints will host a nationally televised game (CBS) against the San Diego Chargers on Friday evening, August 27^th.  The game will pit Drew Brees against his former team and will be a re-match of the 2008 NFL International Series contest in which the Saints won a thrilling contest against the Chargers in London’s Wembley Stadium, 37-32. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Central Time.

The Saints will end their preseason schedule (September 2^nd or 3^rd) by traveling to Nashville to play the Tennessee Titans. The two teams last met in the preseason in 2006, Sean Payton’s first season and first game as a head coach, with the Titans gaining the victory, 19-16.

Finalized dates and times for the three games (preseason games 1, 2 and 4) will be announced at NewOrleansSaints.com at a future date, as well as the team’s complete 2010 preseason schedule.

For information on the complete 2010 NFL Preseason Schedule

Complete Listing of 2010 NFL Preseason Schedule

The NFL’s slate of 11 nationally televised preseason games will feature the entire 2009 playoff field. The Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints will be showcased on national TV when the club faces the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers at the Louisiana Superdome in a game on Friday, August 27, 2010 (CBS, 8:00 PM ET).

The Saint’s other pre-season opponents are listed below:

The NFL’s 2010 PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE:

Sunday, Aug. 8
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH:
Cincinnati vs. Dallas
NBC (8:00 PM)

Preseason Week 1 (August 12-16)

Thursday, Aug. 12
Carolina at Baltimore
ESPN (8:00 PM)

Monday, Aug. 16
NY Giants at NY Jets
ESPN (8:00 PM)

Preseason Week 2 (August 19-23)

Thursday, Aug. 19
New England at Atlanta
FOX (8:00 PM)

Friday, Aug. 20
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
FOX (8:00 PM)

Sunday, Aug. 22
Minnesota at San Francisco
NBC (8:00 PM)

Monday, Aug. 23
Arizona at Tennessee
ESPN (8:00 PM)

Preseason Week 3 (August 26-29)

Thursday, Aug. 26
Indianapolis at Green Bay
ESPN (8:00 PM)

Friday, Aug. 27
San Diego at New Orleans
CBS (8:00 PM)

Saturday, Aug. 28
Dallas at Houston
CBS (8:00 PM)

Sunday, Aug. 9
Pittsburgh at Denver
FOX (8:00 PM)

2010 PRESEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE

Hall of Fame Game-August 8, 2010
Cincinnati vs. Dallas (NBC)

WEEK 1-AUGUST 12-15

Carolina at Baltimore (ESPN, 8/12)
NY Giants at NY Jets (ESPN, 8/16)
Buffalo at Washington
Chicago at San Diego
Cleveland at Green Bay
Denver at Cincinnati
Detroit at Pittsburgh
Houston at Arizona
Jacksonville at Philadelphia
Kansas City at Atlanta
Minnesota at St. Louis
New Orleans at New England
Oakland at Dallas
San Francisco at Indianapolis
Tennessee at Seattle
Tampa Bay at Miami

WEEK 2 – AUGUST 19-23

New England at Atlanta (FOX, 8/19)
Philadelphia at Cincinnati (FOX, 8/20)
Minnesota at San Francisco (NBC, 8/22)
Arizona at Tennessee (ESPN, 8/23)
Baltimore at Washington
Dallas at San Diego
Detroit at Denver
Green Bay at Seattle
Houston at New Orleans
Indianapolis at Buffalo (Toronto)
Kansas City at Tampa Bay
Miami at Jacksonville
NY Jets at Carolina
Oakland at Chicago
Pittsburgh at NY Giants
St. Louis at Cleveland

WEEK 3-AUGUST 26-29

Indianapolis at Green Bay (ESPN, 8/26)
San Diego at New Orleans (CBS, 8/27)
Dallas at Houston (CBS, 8/28)
Pittsburgh at Denver (FOX, 8/29)
Arizona at Chicago
Atlanta at Miami
Cincinnati at Buffalo
Cleveland at Detroit
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
NY Giants at Baltimore
Philadelphia at Kansas City
St. Louis at New England
San Francisco at Oakland
Seattle at Minnesota
Tennessee at Carolina
Washington at NY Jets

WEEK 4- SEPETEMBER 2-3

Atlanta at Jacksonville
Baltimore at St. Louis
Buffalo at Detroit
Carolina at Pittsburgh
Chicago at Cleveland
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Denver at Minnesota
Green Bay at Kansas City
Miami at Dallas
New England at NY Giants
New Orleans at Tennessee
NY Jets at Philadelphia
San Diego at San Francisco
Seattle at Oakland
Tampa Bay at Houston
Washington at Arizona