Steelers, Cowboys selected to play in Hall of Fame game

The Pittsburgh Steelers have suspected for a few months that they would be one of the teams competing in the Hall of Fame game, which kicks off the NFL preseason.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame made it official Tuesday, announcing the Steelers will face the Dallas Cowboys at 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

The Steelers and Cowboys will be playing in the Hall of Fame game for the seventh time apiece, most among NFL teams.

By playing in the Hall of Fame game, the Steelers will have a fifth preseason contest and will start training camp at Saint Vincent College a week earlier than normal.

With former coach Bill Cowher and safety Donnie Shell being elected to the Hall of Fame in the Centennial slate in January, the Steelers were considered front-runners to play in the game. The likelihood increased when safety Troy Polamalu was elected as a modern-era candidate in February.

Cowher and Polamalu will be inducted Saturday, Aug. 8. Other members that will be enshrined that weekend are Jimmy Johnson, Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce, Steve Hutchinson, Edgerrin James, Steve Sabol, Paul Tagliabue and George Young.

Shell will be part of a separate induction class that will be enshrined in September.

We're headed to Canton for the 2020 @ProFootballHOF Game!

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 10, 2020

BREAKING: The @dallascowboys and the @steelers will face each other in the 2020 Hall of Fame Game on 8/6 at Tom Benson HOF Stadium. #PFHOF20

Tickets will go on sale this Friday (3/13) at 10am ET. pic.twitter.com/uMSFIPWf3X

— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) March 10, 2020