Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. (Getty)
Editor’s Note: The 2016 NFL Hall of Fame Game was canceled Sunday night due to poor field conditions. Click here to see the story.
The wait is finally over.
The 2016 NFL season gets underway Sunday night in Canton, Ohio, when the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers meet at Fawcett Stadium in the Hall of Fame Game.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Eastern and it will be televised by ESPN.
The yearly game will be played a day after the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, which was Saturday evening. Brett Favre, Tony Dungy, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Ken Stabler, and Dick Stanfel were inducted in the 2016 class.
It will also be the first game Sean McDonough calls as the new play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s Monday Night Football team. He’ll be joined by analyst Jon Gruden. McDonough takes over for the departed Mike Tirico, who left for NBC.
Here are the important details you need to know about the game:
Hall of Fame Game 2016 Details
Who: Green Bay Packers vs. Indianapolis Colts
When: Sunday, August 7
Where: Fawcett Stadium — Canton, Ohio
Time: 8 p.m. Eastern
TV Channel: ESPN
