The Ravens will face 12 first-round picks from the 2026 NFL Draft in a challenging schedule. The official schedule will be revealed in the spring, following the NFL's tradition of announcing opponents ahead of time.
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Ravens will face 12 first-round picks from 2026 NFL Draft
Challenging schedule with opponents from NFC and AFC
Official schedule reveal expected in spring
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We're now days away from the 2026 NFL schedule reveal, and those matchups have come into sharper focus after free agency and the NFL draft. In 2024, the schedule was revealed on May 15, with the Brazil game announced one month earlier on April 10. The year prior in 2023, the NFL announced its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule on May 12. Last off-season, the schedule dropped on May 14.
Rumors will start swirling in the coming days, and the league will eventually begin leaking games until the schedule is released on a Thursday night. The second-place finish in the AFC North will give Jesse Minter's team a middle-of-the-pack schedule in 2026.
With the regular season now complete, Baltimore's 2026 opponents are set. Their schedule will be one of the league's most demanding. They will face the gauntlet of juggernauts in the NFC South and AFC South and the second-place finishers in the AFC West, NFC East, and AFC East.
The official schedule, including dates and times, will be revealed in the spring, but the league has already announced next year's opponents.
The Jaguars won 13 games under first-year head coach Liam Coen and secured the AFC South title before losing 27-24 to the Bills in the AFC wild-card playoffs.
Texans
After a slow start, the Texans went 12-5, second in the AFC South, lost to the Patriots in the divisional round, and were fourth in DVOA.
Bills
Buffalo finished 12-5, second in the AFC East, and lost to the Broncos in the divisional round, after finishing eighth in DVOA.
Steelers
The Steelers will usher in a new era after Mike Tomlin departed. Pittsburgh 10-7, finished first in the AFC North, lost to the Texans in the AFC wild card, and were 12th in DVOA.
Chargers
The Chargers will regroup again, after an 11-6 finish, second in the AFC West, lost in the AFC wild-card round, 17th in DVOA.
Panthers
The ever-improving Panthers finished 8-9, first in the NFC South, and lost to the Rams in the NFC wild card, while finishing 25th in DVOA.
Baltimore will face six playoff teams in 2026, and key non-division games will be against Jacksonville, Buffalo, Dallas, the Los Angeles Chargers, and Houston.