NEW ORLEANS- The New Orleans Saints have announced their four preseason game opponents for the start of its upcoming 50th season.

The Saints will play their first two games on the road starting with the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium and then go on to face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

The final two games will be played at home in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome against the Pittsburg Steelers and then will face the Baltimore Ravens right before the final roster of 53 players is set for the regular season.

The exact dates of the preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.

Week 1 (week of Aug. 14) - @ New England
Week 2 -(week of Aug. 21) @ Houston
Week 3 - (week of Aug. 28) PITTSBURGH
Week 4 - (Week of Sept. 2) BALTIMORE Ravens