The Steelers and Vikings will kick off the 2015 preseason in the Hall of Fame Game.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced today that the annual Hall of Fame Game will feature Pittsburgh and Minnesota on Sunday, August 9. The NFL typically puts teams in the Hall of Fame Game that have players entering the Hall of Fame that weekend, and that’s the case again this year: Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and former Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff will be inducted.
The game will be played at Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, named for the Saints owner who has donated millions to the Hall of Fame (and whose millions are now the subject of a nasty court battle between his current wife and his daughter and grandchildren from a previous wife).
Playing in the Hall of Fame Game means the Steelers and Vikings will each get five preseason games. The rest of the preseason schedule will be released in the spring.