After winning 11 games this past season (including a victory over each of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals) and making the playoffs, the Cleveland Browns are set to face a tough, tough schedule in 2024.
Strength of schedule is traditionally based on what position a team ends up in at the end of the season. For head coach Kevin Stefanski and his Browns, who finished with a second-place finish in the AFC North, this means they will face a tougher schedule this next season. Their list of opponents and where they will play next season has already been released as we wait for the full schedule release.
The Browns will play the NFC East and the AFC West opponents next season, with select opponents elsewhere as well. It does not help that the Browns play in the AFC North, which was the toughest division in football this past season.
Just how tough of a schedule will the Browns see in 2024, however?
Here is every team ranked by their strength of schedule in 2024 (and the combined record of their future opponents in 2023). This is based on their combined opponents’ records during the 2023 season according to Pro Football researcher Ivan Urena.
32
New Orleans Saints: .453
31
Atlanta Falcons: .453
30
Chicago Bears: .467
29
Carolina Panthers: .467
28
Los Angeles Chargers: .478
27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: .478
26
Arizona Cardinals: .488
25
Seattle Seahawks: .488
24
Miami Dolphins: .488
23
Indianapolis Colts: .491
22
Philadelphia Eagles: .488
21
Tennessee Titans: .491
20
Denver Broncos: .495
19
Cincinnati Bengals: .502
18
Kansas City Chiefs: .502
17
Minnesota Vikings: .502
16
Washington Commanders: .502
15
Dallas Cowboys: .505
14
Los Angeles Rams: .505
13
New York Jets: .505
12
San Francisco 49ers: .505
11
Detroit Lions: .509
10
Jacksonville Jaguars: .512
9
Las Vegas Raiders: .512
8
New England Patriots: .512
7
Buffalo Bills: .516
6
New York Giants: .518
5
Green Bay Packers: .526
4
Houston Texans: .526
3
Pittsburgh Steelers: .533
2
Baltimore Ravens: .536
1
Cleveland Browns: .547
