To celebrate Andre Reed's and Michael Strahan's enshrinement, Hall of Fame Game will feature Bills vs. Giants

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

The NFL has put out a release saying that the Aug. 3 Hall of Fame game in Canton will feature the Bills against the Giants.

It's a perfect matchup for the weekend that will feature Dieruff and Kutztown University alumn Andre Reed and Michael Strahan going into the Hall of Fame.

You can imagine there will be a lot of talk that weekend about Super Bowl XXV, played on Jan. 27, 1991. That's the one that came down to Scott Norwood's missed field goal attempt that resulted in a 20-19 Giants win.

Anyway, the Bills-Giants game will be the perfect way to cap off what figures to be a special weekend in Canton. Here's the release from the NFL:

The Buffalo Bills and New York Giants will kick off the 2014 preseason in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, August 3 at 8:00 PM ET on NBC.  The game also will be broadcast on WestwoodOne.

The game will be played at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio one day after the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 is formally enshrined. Two of the seven members of the Class of 2014 have ties to the participating teams.

Wide receiver ANDRE REED played 15 of his 16 seasons with the Bills from 1985-1999, and was named to the Pro Bowl seven times. Defensive end MICHAEL STRAHAN spent his entire 15-season career with the Giants from 1993-2007 and also was selected to seven Pro Bowls.

Joining Reed and Strahan in the Class of 2014 are linebacker DERRICK BROOKS, punter RAY GUY, defensive end CLAUDE HUMPHREY, tackleWALTER JONES, and cornerback/safety AENEAS WILLIAMS.

This is the first time the Bills and Giants will meet in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game.  The Giants played in the very first Hall of Fame Game in 1962 and followed with three other trips to Canton to play in the preseason classic (1972, 1985, and 2002). Buffalo returns to Fawcett Stadium for the fourth time.  The Bills started their season in Canton in 1974, 1989, and 2009.

Ticket packages with prime seat locations to the NFL/Hall of Fame Game are on sale now exclusively through NFL On Location, the league’s official event experience and hospitality source. The all-inclusive ticket packages feature Gold Zone and Green Zone seating and include hospitality opportunities. Ticket packages may be purchased online through NFL On Location at ProFootballHOF.nflonlocation.com or by calling 877-611-3947. Packages are serviced by QuintEvents, the official travel partner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Individual tickets for the NFL/Hall of Fame Game will go on sale on March 25 at 11:00 AM ET and are priced at $54 End Zone, $64 Red Zone, and $69 Green Zone, and can be ordered online atProFootballHOF.com/2014tix or by calling 877-464-9526.

Additional information on both the NFL/Hall of Fame Game and the 2014 Enshrinement Ceremony including Enshrinement Festival ticket packages can also be found on ProFootballHOF.com