With Week 1 and Week 2 of preseason action in the books, we can now turn our attention towards the “dress rehearsal for the regular season,” – NFL Preseason Week 3.

Per tradition, most NFL teams use this final week of the preseason to play their starters anywhere from two series to two quarters. This even includes the Super Bowl favorites like the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs.

What also makes Week 3 of the Preseason more appealing, is that we have plenty of preseason NFL betting data due to two full weeks of games. So, it will be somewhat easier to handicap this week and help us to prepare for Week 1 of the Regular Season.

With that said, let’s huddle up to take a closer look at the NFL Preseason Week 3 slate of games and make our NFL picks .

NFL Preseason Week 3 Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Road Team	Home Team
Thursday, Aug. 21	7:00 PM	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carolina Panthers
Thursday, Aug. 21	8:00 PM	New England Patriots	New York Giants
Friday, Aug. 22	7:30 PM	Philadelphia Eagles	New York Jets
Friday, Aug. 22	8:00 PM	Atlanta Falcons	Dallas Cowboys
Friday, Aug. 22	8:00 PM	Minnesota Vikings	Tennessee Titans
Friday, Aug. 22	8:20 PM	Chicago Bears	Kansas City Chiefs
Saturday, Aug. 23	12:00 PM	Baltimore Ravens	Washington Commanders
Saturday, Aug. 23	1:00 PM	Denver Broncos	New Orleans Saints
Saturday, Aug. 23	1:00 PM	Houston Texans	Detroit Lions
Saturday, Aug. 23	1:00 PM	Indianapolis Colts	Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, Aug. 23	1:00 PM	Los Angeles Rams	Cleveland Browns
Saturday, Aug. 23	4:00 PM	Seattle Seahawks	Green Bay Packers
Saturday, Aug. 23	7:00 PM	Jacksonville Jaguars	Miami Dolphins
Saturday, Aug. 23	7:30 PM	Buffalo Bills	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Saturday, Aug. 23	8:30 PM	Los Angeles Chargers	San Francisco 49ers
Saturday, Aug. 23	10:00 PM	Las Vegas Raiders	Arizona Cardinals

NFL Preseason Week 3 Odds

The NFL odds for Preseason Week 3 are not available as of this writing. So, check back as we get closer to the first preseason action – the 2025 HOF Game on July 31. By then, most of the best sports betting sites will have released their NFL Preseason odds.

Once the Preseason Week 3 odds are live, we’ll break down the matchups, discuss some of the latest trends, and identify a few of the top Underdogs for the week.

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NFL Preseason Week 3 Predictions

Let’s take a look at some of the more compelling NFL Preseason Week 3 matchups:

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Carolina Panthers

Putting each team’s defense aside, this matchup is all about the offenses to me. We’ll finally get a glimpse at the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense with Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf and company taking some meaningful snaps.

On the other side, we’ll definitely see just how much this Carolina Panthers offense has developed over the preseason. It could be a make-or-break year for Bryce Young.

Minnesota Vikings vs. Tennessee Titans

Just like with the previous game, this one follows the same concept – all about the offenses. More specifically, it’s all about the young quarterbacks.

Although this is technically JJ McCarthy’s second year in the league, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback was injured in last year’s preseason, so he never took a regular season snap. This Week 3 Preseason game will give us a peek into Minnesota’s offense with McCarthy at the helm.

The same applies to Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans. We should see the entire starting offense playing together for at least the first quarter, if not the first half.

Chicago Bears vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Caleb Williams vs. Patrick Mahomes! Need I say more?

With a healthy Kansas City Chiefs roster, it will be exciting to see just how potent this offense is. The same can be said about the Bears and their rebuilt offensive line. Plus, we also get two offensive geniuses in Chicago’s Ben Johnson along with KC’s HOF coach in Andy Reid.

Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Commanders

Here we could see Lamar Jackson vs. Lamar 2.0 (Jayden Daniels). And, that’s worth the price of admission!

Both offenses are potent, both defenses have improved this offseason, and both teams are contenders to win their respective conferences. This Week 3 Preseason game is a glimpse into all of that.

Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints

Quarterback Bo Nix was a revelation last year for the Denver Broncos. He started off rocky, but finished strong in his rookie year. His play was a catalyst for this team making the Playoffs.

The New Orleans Saints are looking for their Bo Nix and this game could be the deciding factor in which young quarterback ends up being named the starter for Week 1 of the regular season.

Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals

We’re hoping to get a couple of big questions answered in this final game of the Preseason.

For the Indianapolis Colts, it’s all about which QB will be named the starter for the beginning of the regular season: Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones.

And, if I may take a moment to be selfish, I’m also looking forward to seeing Tyler Warren. I loved the kid in college as I’m a former Penn State student.

Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns

For the Los Angeles Rams, I’m looking forward to seeing this starting offense get a few series in the first half of the game. I want to see how Nacua and Adams look as the starting wide receivers, how their presence impacts Cleveland’s defensive coverage, and how Matthew Stafford looks throwing the ball to them.

As for the Browns, it’s all about the QB drama. Which quarterbacks will play this game? Will any get cut after the game? Who ends up being named the starting QB for the start of the season.

The preseason’s top comedy/drama will finally have some clarity going into the regular season. Well, that’s until the Browns “Cleveland” things up again.

NFL Preseason Week 3 Best Bets

Once the NFL Preseason Week 3 lines are available, this section will identify our best NFL bets for the final week of preseason. From there, you can take all of these Preseason Week 3 bets and place them in an NFL parlay.