Baltimore Ravens’ 2024 NFL Schedule: Release date, opponents, biggest games, and predictions

The thick of the NFL offseason is in the rearview mirror for the Baltimore Ravens with the NFL Draft just wrapping up. Free agency is over in terms of it being a frenzy with several players left to find homes still.

Baltimore is now focused on rounding out their roster heading into OTAs and before training camp is here in July.

One of the better off-season dates to talk about is the NFL schedule release date. It is a day we all get together and predict how teams will do for that given season. Baltimore already knows who they will play in 2024, but they’ll soon know what order that’ll happen.

Ravens' Schedule Release Date

The NFL has already hinted that the schedules will be released in May, but there is no exact date right now. Based on the last couple of years, however, it should come out around the middle of May, as it was released on May 12, 2022, and May 11, 2023.

Come back to this post when the schedule is released to find the full thing.

Home and Away Opponents

Games played at home: Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles

Away games: Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Biggest Games on the Ravens' 2024 Schedule

Every AFC North game: The division was strong last year and it is going to be even stronger in 2024 with teams getting healthy at quarterback. All four teams will be in the hunt for the playoffs and each game will mean a lot.

Ravens at Chiefs: Kansas City got the best of Baltimore in the AFC Championship last season and that matchup was very fun. Two teams that will be in the mix once again, it doesn’t get much more fun than Lamar Jackson against Patrick Mahomes.

Ravens at Texans: Baltimore knocked the overachieving Texans out of the playoffs last year in the divisional round. C.J. Stroud showed he was for real as a rookie and is going to be a force in the AFC.

Predicting Primetime Matchups and Week 1/Week 18 Opponents

Which games will be primetime viewing?

Between the different primetime times, there are on the schedule, I see the Browns getting four to five prime-time games. The Ravens will get a divisional game in prime time like normal, but the matchup against the Chiefs is a prime target to be in prime time. Additionally, the Harbaugh’s game against each other could be a prime-time one. Then, the games against the Texans, Cowboys, and Eagles have potential.

Who are the Week 1 and Week 18 opponents?

Opening the season with a chance to revenge defeat against the Chiefs would be an ideal game for the Ravens to start the season with, but perhaps that game is better served later in the season. Opening with a divisional opponent is a very likely outcome here.

Strength of Schedule (based on Vegas win totals, not the 2023 record)

Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis has the best model for the strength of schedule because they go off of the Vegas odds, which show the offseason impact that each team has and how people view them. At the time of publishing, the odds are off of forecasted win totals for the 2024 season Sharp has the Browns' SOS the No. 29 spot in the NFL, which is one of the toughest schedules: