It's time for NFL football 2018, and one of the games on tap for NFL Preseason Week 1 is the New Orleans Saints vs. Jacksonville Jaguars. These preseason NFL games can be tricky to find on TV, but we've got you covered for finding what TV channel the Saints are on against the Jaguars. First, the nitty gritty: New Orleans vs. Jacksonville date/location: Thursday, August 9, at Jacksonville, Florida. Game time: 7 p.m. central. Now, here's the TV channel info Saints vs. Jaguars preseason game 1 2018 (As with many NFL preseason games, it's the local TV stations that have the rights. That's the case with the Saints-Jaguars game Thursday): Saints-Jaguars TV channels local markets: Fox 8 in New Orleans CBS47 or FOX30 in Jacksonville For live streaming, the Jaguars are providing it free here to certain locations (the Jacksonville market, and the Orlando, Daytona, Savannah and Gainesville markets, including Mexico and the UK). Preview Notes: *The Jaguars made the AFC Championship game last year as a surprise and enter 2018 season with high expectations—among the highest in franchise history. The site VegasInsider.com has the Jaguars as a 20-1 to win the Super Bowl this year. *Jaguars coach Doug Marrone was an assistant under Saints coach Sean Payton 12 years ago in Payton's first season leading New Orleans. Marrone was the offensive coordinator. *The Saints will likely give playing time to quarterbacks Tom Savage (veteran) and Tayson Hill. *On both teams, rookie wide receiver have been making big impressions: The Jaguars' DJ Chark Jr., out of Louisiana State University, and the Saints' Tre'Quan Smith out of University of Central Florida have had impressive training camps. *Both teams are set at quarterback, the Saints with Drew Brees and Jaguars with Blake Bortles. But Bortles had wrist surgery in January. *On March 15, the Saints' owner Tom Benson died from flu at the age of 90. He was succeeded by his wife Gayle. *The Jaguars, who had the No. 2–ranked defense in the league last year, selected University of Florida defensive tackle Taven Bryan with their first pick in the 1028 draft. Update: This article has been updated to include additional preview notes.<doc-sep>Football is finally back, as tonight the “Kings of the South” from the AFC & NFC in 2017, meet to open their respective preseasons with Jacksonville Jaguars hosting the New Orleans Saints. While the starters from both teams likely won’t see the field much, if at all, it’s still Jaguars football under the lights against someone not in teal, black, and white for the first time in 2018. Follow along with us tonight with live updates right here as the night unfolds, and hang around for post-game recaps and analysis following the final snap. Looking for a way to catch the game on TV, Stream, or radio? We have you covered here! Live Blog 9:52 PM: It appears Lee was just short of the first down at first glance on a 4th & 6 and staring at the last gasp for the Jags tonight. Play is under review, and is upheld. Game over. Jaguars drop the preseason opener 24-20, though it was a truly dominant night for 3 1⁄ 2 quarters for the Jaguars. Keep it on Big Cat Country for post-game wrap ups and analysis from the gang. Thanks for following along tonight! 9:40 PM: Saints take the lead as the running back Williams walks in clean up the middle of the Jags defense. The tackling in the 4th quarter by the Jaguars has been atrocious. Saints lead 24-20, up to Tanner Lee to do something. 9:35 PM: Tanner Lee gets the ball knocked out of his hands and the Saints recover for the first turnover of the game at 4:32 left to play. Tackle Brandon Smith was beat around the edge and Lee had the ball cleanly knocked out by the Saints end...A couple of missed tackles by the Jaguars defense, now has the Saints inside the 10 looking to pull ahead for their first lead with under 3 minutes left. 9:23 PM: Hill takes advantage of an inexperienced secondary and linebacker group, as he uses his legs to break off a long run inside the Jags 10, then caps it with another bootleg into the end zone. The Jaguars rookie corners are having a better second half, CJ Reavis has made a couple plays this drive, and Quinton Meeks has shown up a time or two. Those two plays were not great, however. 20-17 Jaguars. 9:10 PM: Tanner Lee enters the game to take over the Jaguars drive, and procedes to take two sacks in a row. Anyways, here’s the aforementioned Kessler to Orndoff TD. 9:06 PM: Shane Wynn makes another play, this time a 24-yard reception on a broken play from Kessler to end the 3rd quarter, 9:00 PM: Rashad Greene Sr. muffs the punt but recovers his own fumble, following another good defensive drive by the Jags back ups. Greene has looked good at catching the ball from the receiver spot in camp, but his hands on fielding punts have been an issue all summer. 8:55 PM: TOUCHDOWN JAGUARS! Kessler finds tight end Scott “Dont Call Me Paul” Orndoff in the flat, and Orndoff did the rest, running around a defender and breaking the pile on with a lunging TD. Lambo makes it 20-10 Jags. 8:48 PM: Jaguars are on the move, as it’s become the “Shane Wynn Show” this drive. Wynn has caught 3 passes for what I believe is about 25 yards, and just ran a reverse on 2nd & short for a good gain and another first down. All this dude does is make plays! Jags deep in Saints territory, again. 8:40 PM: Jaguars defense comes up in true “Sacksonville”-style, with back to back sacks of Hill by Tyler Patmon and Lerente McCray respectively, following the Saints going for it on 4th & 5. Jaguars take over from around midfield. 8:35 PM: Saints starting with the ball and rookie Taysum Hill now in at quarterback for the Saints, and driving into Jags territory. 8:35 PM: We’e back underway for the second-half. Here’s Cody Kessler’s night thus far. Cody Kessler was 8-of-11 for 77 yards in the first half. He led two scoring drives, both field goals. Not a bad start. #Jaguars — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 10, 2018 Halftime Thoughts: Blake and the first team offense looked as perfect as you could ask for Game 1. Same for first team defense, who allowed a field goal due to shoddy kick coverage. Second-team corners left a lot to be desired. Leon Jacobs & Ronnie Harrison looked the part so far. Special teams coverage teams not off to a great start. 8:20 PM: Offense can’t do anything with the ball, as drive ends with our first look at rookie punter Logan Cooke, who blasts the kick deep into Saints territory and sees a great play made by DJ Chark on special teams, as he tackled the return man for no gain to end the half. 8:15 PM: Jaguars back up defense holds and we see our first punt of the night fielded by Mickens who had to lunge to protect the ball on the fair catch. Let’s see if Jags offense can do anything with :46 left. 8:10 PM: First dinged up player report of the night is not great for the LB depth. Jaguars LB Blair Brown being evaluated for concussion. — John Oehser (@JohnOehser) August 10, 2018 8:03 PM: Efficient drive for Kessler, with help from a nice catch & run from Corey Grant, leads to another Lambomatic kick again from 49 yards out. Jags lead 13-10. The Jaguars QBs have been smart and efficient tonight and it’s led to scoring drives on each possession. 7:52 PM: Saints get a TD with a majority of their offensive starters still in the game and the Jaguars fielding all 2nd and 3rd team guys, as Mark Ingram runs it in from 3 yards out. 10-10. 7:49 PM: Jags get them off the field, but dumb penalty by linebacker Donald Payne extends the drive. Not good for a player on the bubble this preseason. 7:42 PM: Josh Lambo is automatic, we lead 10-3 beginning the 2nd quarter. 7:40 PM: Had some technical difficulties but we are live now!<doc-sep>The News Star The New Orleans Saints open the 2018 preseason on Thursday night in Jacksonville against the Jaguars. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. Those in Monroe can watch the game on KARD-TV (Channel 14). In Shreveport, the game will be televised on KSLA-TV (Ch. 12)<doc-sep>The New Orleans Saints finally take the field in the first week of the 2018 NFL Preseason tonight! The Saints travel to Jacksonville to face the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first of four preseason games over the next month. Although the star players will likely see a relatively small amount of playing time on the field, the rest of the roster should prove to be an interesting watch tonight. There will be plenty of new faces in black and gold to follow in tonight’s game, and there will be some anticipation to see how they fare against the competition. Lets see who the next big thing for the Saints could be. It’s time to commence the annual shaking of fists and gnashing of teeth that is Saints preseason football! Here are your links to follow all of tonight’s preseason action: Game time: Thursday, August 9th - 4:00pm PST / 6:00pm CST / 7:00pm EST Location: TIAA Bank Field - Jacksonville, Florida Weather Forecast: 88º, Partly Cloudy TV Broadcasts: NFL Network (National Re-broadcast) Sunday, August 12th - 5:30am CST WVUE FOX 8 New Orleans (Live) Featuring: Joel Meyers, Sean Kelley, and Jon Stinchcomb Raycom Media - Television affiliates found here DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket: Preseason games not included in the package Radio: WWL 870AM/105.3FM New Orleans -Featuring: Zach Streif, Deuce McAllister, and Kristian Garic New Orleans Saints radio network affiliates can be found here Jacksonville Jaguars radio network affiliates can be found here Online Streaming: NFL GAMEPASS (Subscription Required) iOS/Android Streaming: NFL App Odds: Saints +2.5; Over/Under 34.5 Opponent Blog: Big Cat Country<doc-sep>
It’s finally here. The New Orleans Saints preseason is in full swing and we’ll finally get to see the Black and Gold in action this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Saints will kick off at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 9 in Jacksonville. Though it will very likely come with a Duval County-friendly slant, the Jaguars announced Tuesday they will be streaming their preseason games freely to fans abroad in the United Kingdom, Mexico, and within their own local media market. Fans in the New Orleans market and its local affiliates can catch the game on the usual FOX broadcast, or set a DVR for the NFL Network replay at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 12. The Jaguars are one of the few real title contenders in the AFC and should present a good challenge out of the gate. Look for the Saints’ receiving corps to be tested by one of the most athletic back sevens in the NFL, though young stars like Jalen Ramsey, A.J. Bouye, Myles Jack, and Telvin Smith probably won’t see much action in their preseason debut. LSU legend Leonard Fournette will probably suit up for the opening series, providing a good challenge for a New Orleans linebacker corps that’s been feeling itself lately. There will be plenty to watch even if neither team plays their starting units much. It’s our first look at exciting rookies and free agent signees like Tre’Quan Smith, Rick Leonard, Cameron Meredith, and Demario Davis. Second-year Saints Alex Anzalone, Al-Quadin Muhammad, and Alex Jenkins should get opportunities to knock the rust off, too. We probably shouldn’t expect much from first round draft pick Marcus Davenport as the team patiently works him back in from a pulled muscle, per the Advocate’s Nick Underhill. Kickoff can’t get here soon enough.