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The Indianapolis Colts will see three 2016 playoff teams on their preseason slate of games this year.

On earlier this week, the NFL announced the preseason opponents for the 2017 Indianapolis Colts.

The Indianapolis Colts’ 2017 preseason opponents is as followed:

-Week 1 (August 10th-14th): Detroit

-Week 2 (August 17th-21st): at Dallas

-Week 3 (August 24th-27th): at Pittsburgh

-Week 4 (August 31st-September 1st): Cincinnati

Dates and times for the 2017 preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.

In hosting Detroit to start the preseason, the Colts will see former head coach Jim Caldwell’s team for the second time in the last calendar year. The Lions beat the Colts, 39-35, in last year’s regular season opener, also at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The trip to Dallas will come in Week Two of the preseason. The Colts last played Dallas in Week 16 of the 2014 regular season.

Week Three’s preseason test will come against an ideal opponent. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a major challenge for the Colts over the last three years. Week Three of the preseason is when teams play their starters the most during the preseason, so this sort of competition is what Chuck Pagano should want in the month of August.

The annual Colts/Bengals preseason finale will come with 75-man rosters, as final roster cuts down to 53 players occur after Week Four. Since 2001, the Colts and Bengals have met in every preseason, normally in the final week. Cincinnati has an 8-7 advantage on Indianapolis.

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