CANTON, Ohio — The Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2015 NFL preseason in the Hall of Fame game.

The game will be Sunday, Aug. 9 and televised by NBC.

The teams will close out the enshrinement weekend a day after two of their former players will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame.

Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff are among the eight-man class recently elected to the Hall.

Bettis played 10 of his 13 seasons in the NFL with the Steelers. A six-time Pro Bowl pick, he had 13,662 yards rushing.