Overview
- The Las Vegas Raiders’ official schedule posting confirmed the San Francisco 49ers-Raiders preseason game will kick off at 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 27.
- The 49ers announced their full 2026 preseason slate earlier in May with three exhibition games: home vs. the Tennessee Titans on August 13, at the Los Angeles Chargers on August 20, and at the Raiders on August 27.
- Until the Raiders’ posting there had been only one confirmed preseason start time for San Francisco, a 7 p.m. PT kickoff for the Chargers game.
- Niners Wire flagged the Raiders’ listing that revealed the 5 p.m. PT start time and team and NFL releases remain the primary sources for the wider 49ers schedule.
- After the preseason ends the 49ers open the regular season in Melbourne against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and then return to Levi’s Stadium for three straight home games, a sequence that shapes travel and preparation plans.