Cyclones in the NFL: 2014 Preseason Week 3 game times, TV schedule, and more

The third week of the NFL preseason is highly regarded as the best dress rehearsal for the regular season. There’s quite a few Iowa State players that will either try to solidify a starting position or fight to make the team.

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As a reminder, here’s the full list of players that are on NFL squads. For those that didn’t catch the update last week, Jansen Watson is no longer with the Oakland Raiders.

• Deon Broomfield
• Carter Bykowski
• Tim Dobbins
• Jeremiah George
• Leonard Johnson
• A.J. Klein
• Jake Knott
• Josh Lenz
• Jake McDonough
• Kelechi Osemele
• Jeremy Reeves
• Ahtyba Rubin
• David Sims
• Reggie Stephens

All times listed in CST. All games are available on NFL Preseason Live (now $14.99, blackout restrictions apply). Local networks in the Des Moines, Iowa area are listed.

Thursday, August 21st

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles (Knott) – 6:30 PM, TV: NFL Network

Friday, August 22nd

• Carolina Panthers (Klein) at New England Patriots – 6:30 PM
• New York Giants at New York Jets (George, Reeves)- 6:30 PM

Saturday, August 23rd

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Johnson) at Buffalo Bills (Broomfield) – 3:30 PM, TV: NFL Network
• Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons (Dobbins) – 6:00 PM
• Washington Redskins (McDonough) at Baltimore Ravens (Osemele, Stephens) – 6:30 PM
• St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns (Rubin) – 7:00 PM
• New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts (Lenz, Sims) – 7:00 PM, TV: CBS

Sunday, August 24th

• San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers (Bykowski) – 3:00 PM, TV: FOX

The best matchups include A.J. Klein going up against the Patriots, the all-New York battle that will feature Jeremiah George and Jeremy Reeves, and three Cyclones will be featured in the all-Maryland battle between the Redskins and Ravens.