AFL on ESPN in 2008
Defending ArenaBowl champion San Jose kicks off ESPN's primetime coverage of the Arena Football League when it visits Chicago on March 3 while Dallas at Georgia in a March 1 matinee will kick off the network's second season of broadcasting the AFL.
Dallas at Georgia in a March 1 matinee will kick off the network's second season of broadcasting the Arena Football League while defending ArenaBowl champion San Jose opens ESPN's primetime coverage of the AFL when it visits Chicago on March 3.
ESPN's 2008 AFL coverage includes 29 nationally-televised games -- 18 regular-season and 11 playoff games -- culminating with ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday, July 27, at 3 p.m. on ESPN on ABC. All AFL games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC will be in high definition in 2008, and all games televised on the ESPN networks will also be available on ESPN360.com. ESPN2 will have 10 weeks of consecutive Monday primetime games beginning Monday, April 14, continuing to establish Monday night as a football night for fans.
Here is the AFL on ESPN schedule for 2008.
| Date | Game | Network | Time (ET) |
| Sat., March 1 | Dallas at Georgia | ESPN on ABC | 1 p.m. |
| Mon., March 3 | San Jose at Chicago | ESPN2 | 9 p.m. |
| Sun., March 9 | Philadelphia at Chicago | ESPN2 | 1 p.m. |
| Mon., March 10 | Los Angeles at Arizona | ESPN2 | 11 p.m. |
| Mon., March 17 | Colorado at Dallas | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Sat., March 29 | Tampa Bay at Philadelphia | ESPN2 | 2 p.m. |
| Sun., April 6 | Chicago at Orlando | ESPN2 | 2 p.m. |
| Mon., April 14 | Chicago at Kansas City | ESPN2 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Mon., April 21 | Philadelphia at Columbus | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., April 28 | Dallas at Philadelphia | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., May 5 | Chicago at Tampa Bay | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., May 12 | Philadelphia at Georgia | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., May 19 | Los Angeles at Chicago | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., May 26 | Georgia at New Orleans | ESPN2 | 8 p.m. |
| Mon., June 2 | New York at Colorado | ESPN2 | 10:30 p.m. |
| Mon., June 9 | Los Angeles at Utah | ESPN2 | 10 p.m. |
| Mon., June 16 | Colorado at Arizona | ESPN2 | 10 p.m. |
| Sun., June 22 | Dallas at Chicago | ESPN2 | 4 p.m. |
| Fri., June 27 | Wild Card playoffs | TBD | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., June 28 | Wild Card playoffs | TBD | 1 p.m. |
| Sat., June 28 | Wild Card playoffs | TBD | 4 p.m. |
| Sun., June 29 | Wild Card playoffs | TBD | 3 p.m. |
| Fri., July 4 | Divisional playoffs | TBD | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., July 5 | Divisional playoffs | TBD | 3 p.m. |
| Sat., July 5 | Divisional playoffs | TBD | 8 p.m. |
| Sun., July 6 | Divisional playoffs | TBD | 8 p.m. |
| Sat., July 12 | Conference Championship | TBD | Noon |
| Sat., July 12 | Conference Championship | TBD | 3 p.m. |
| Sun., July 27 | ArenaBowl XXII | ESPN on ABC | 3 p.m. |
