The Ravens rode a 13-4 document to the No. 1 seed within the AFC in 2023. The path again to the highest is more difficult going into the 2024 season – no less than on paper.
Baltimore has the second-most troublesome schedule within the NFL this season and can play a league-high 10 video games in opposition to groups that went to the playoffs final yr.
The Ravens’ 2024 opponents had a collective document of 155-134 final season – a .536 win proportion. The playoff groups Baltimore will face are Cleveland (2x), Pittsburgh (2x), Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, and Tampa Bay.
Baltimore’s schedule is so difficult as a result of the AFC North was one of the best division within the NFL final yr, the Ravens will face the opposite first-place finishers within the AFC, and Baltimore faces two different divisions that had been comparatively sturdy final yr within the AFC West and NFC East.
Only the Browns face a extra daunting schedule than the Ravens. The Steelers are available in at No. 3.
Here is the complete power of schedule rankings, that are primarily based off opponents’ mixed data/win proportion from the 2023 season:
- Cleveland Browns (.547)
- Baltimore Ravens (.536)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (.533)
- T-4. Green Bay Packers (.526)
- T-4. Houston Texans (.526)
- T-6. Buffalo Bills (.516)
- T-6. New York Giants (.516)
- T-8. Jacksonville Jaguars (.512)
- T-8. Los Angeles Raiders (.512)
- T-8. New England Patriots (.512)
- 11. Detroit Lions (.509)
- T-12. Dallas Cowboys (.505)
- T-12. Los Angeles Rams (.505)
- T-12. New York Jets (.505)
- T-12. San Francisco 49ers (.505)
- T-16. Cincinnati Bengals (.502)
- T-16. Kansas City Chiefs (.502)
- T-16. Minnesota Vikings (.502)
- T-16. Washington Commanders (.502)
- 20. Denver Broncos (.495)
- T-21. Indianapolis Colts (.491)
- T-21. Philadelphia Eagles (.491)
- T-21. Tennessee Titans (.491)
- T-24. Arizona Cardinals (.488)
- T-25. Miami Dolphins (.488)
- T-25. Seattle Seahawks (.488)
- T-27. Los Angeles Chargers (.478)
- T-27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.478)
- T-29. Carolina Panthers (.467)
- T-29. Chicago Bears (.467)
- T-31. New Orleans Saints (.453)
- T-31. Atlanta Falcons (.453)
There’s cause to imagine the Ravens’ schedule may very well be more durable than it appears to be like on paper. The two groups with the worst data from final yr (the Chargers and Commanders) have made important offseason additions. New Head Coach Jim Harbaugh has ushered in modifications in Los Angeles and the Commanders have a brand new quarterback in No. 2-overall decide Jayden Daniels.
The Ravens had the Twenty first-ranked power of schedule final season. Of the ten groups who had probably the most troublesome schedule, 5 made the playoffs (Eagles, Dolphins, Cowboys, Bills, Rams). In 2022, 4 groups with top-10 strengths of schedule reached the postseason.
