The San Diego Chargers will open the 2006 preseason in San Diego when they host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Aug. 12 for a 7:00 p.m. PDT kickoff. Even though future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has not announced if he’ll be back for the 2006 season, this promises to be an exciting match-up as the Packers make their first-ever preseason visit to San Diego. Last year, the Packers defeated the Bolts, 10-7, in a preseason meeting at Lambeau Field.

The Chargers’ first road trip of 2006 takes them to Chicago to face the Bears in a nationally-televised Week 2 preseason contest at Soldier Field on Friday, Aug. 18. CBS will televise the game beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT. It will be just the fifth-ever preseason meeting between the Chargers and Bears, and the first since 1989.

The Chargers are at home for preseason Week 3 to play the defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. PDT. Mike Holmgren leads the Seahawks into QUALCOMM Stadium for the seventh preseason meeting between these two former AFC West rivals.

San Diego will close out the preseason with a trip to the Bay Area to face the San Francisco 49ers at Monster Park on Friday night, Sept. 1. That game will also kick off at 7:00 p.m. PDT. It will be the 35th preseason meeting between the Chargers and 49ers in a series that is tied, 17-17. In 2005, the Chargers closed out the preseason with a 28-24 win over their neighbors to the north.

Sat. Aug. 12  Green Bay Packers
Fri.  Aug. 18  Chicago Bears
Sat. Aug. 26  Seattle Seahawks
Fri.  Sept. 1   San Francisco 49ers

*Home games will be subject to local blackout rules. The games will be blacked out in San Diego if they are not sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff.