2024 NFL matchup list released: Cleveland Browns facing toughest schedule next season

The NFL playoffs kick off Saturday afternoon with the Cleveland Browns-Houston Texans wild card matchup. Fourteen teams are in the hunt for a Super Bowl LVIII spot and a championship win in Las Vegas. But there's already some intrigue for the 2024 regular season.

The NFL released part of the 2024 NFL schedule today. The specific weeks and times are not set yet but football fans now know which teams will play each other at home and on the road next season. Teams in the AFC will play eight home games and nine away in 2024; NFC squads will play nine at home and eight on the road.

Here are the opponents for each division next year:

AFC East 2024 schedule

AFC East teams will play each other twice as well as the AFC South, NFC West, and one team each from the AFC West, AFC North, and NFC North corresponding to how they finished in 2023 (e.g. the division-winning Bills play the division-winning Chiefs, Ravens, and Lions).

Buffalo Bills

• Home: Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Chiefs, Cardinals, 49ers
• Away: Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Ravens, Rams, Seahawks, Lions

Miami Dolphins

• Home: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders, Cardinals, 49ers
• Away: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Texans, Colts, Browns, Rams, Seahawks, Packers

New York Jets

• Home: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Broncos, Rams, Seahawks
• Away: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Steelers, Cardinals, 49ers, Vikings

New England Patriots

• Home: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Chargers, Rams, Seahawks
• Away: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Steelers, Cardinals, 49ers, Bears

AFC North 2024 schedule

AFC North teams will play each other twice as well as the AFC West, NFC East, and one opponent each from the AFC East, AFC South, and NFC South.

Baltimore Ravens

• Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Broncos, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, Commanders
• Away: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Texans, Chiefs, Chargers, Texans, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers

Cleveland Browns

• Home: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Giants
• Away: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Raiders, Broncos, Jaguars, Eagles, Commanders, Saints

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Home: Bengals, Ravens, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Jets, Giants, Cowboys
• Away: Bengals, Ravens, Browns, Broncos, Raiders, Colts, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons

Cincinnati Bengals

• Home: Steelers, Ravens, Browns, Broncos, Raiders, Patriots, Eagles, Commanders
• Away: Steelers, Ravens, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Titans, Giants, Cowboys, Panthers

AFC South 2024 schedule

AFC South teams will play each other twice as well as the AFC East, NFC North, and one opponent each from the NFC East, AFC West, and AFC North.

Houston Texans

• Home: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, Ravens, Bears, Lions
• Away: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Home: Texans, Colts, Titans, Patriots, Jets, Packers, Vikings, Browns
• Away: Texans, Colts, Titans, Dolphins, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, Bears, Lions

Indianapolis Colts

• Home: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Bills, Steelers, Lions, Bears
• Away: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Broncos, Giants, Packers, Vikings

Tennessee Titans

• Home: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Patriots, Jets, Bengals, Packers, Vikings
• Away: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Dolphins, Bills, Chargers, Bears, Lions, Commanders

AFC West 2024 schedule

AFC West teams will play each other twice as well as the AFC North, NFC South, and one opponent each from the NFC West, AFC South, and AFC East.

Kansas City Chiefs

• Home: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Texans, Saints, Buccaneers
• Away: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Steelers, Browns, Bills, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers

Las Vegas Raiders

• Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Falcons, Panthers
• Away: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams

Denver Broncos

• Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Colts, Falcons, Panthers
• Away: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Jets, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks

Los Angeles Chargers

• Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Titans
• Away: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Falcons, Panthers, Cardinals

NFC East 2024 schedule

NFC East teams will play each other twice as well as the NFC South, AFC North, and one opponent each from the NFC West, NFC North, and AFC South.

Dallas Cowboys

• Home: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Saints, Buccaneers, Lions, Ravens, Bengals, Texans
• Away: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers, Browns, Steelers

Philadelphia Eagles

• Home: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Panthers, Falcons, Packers, Steelers, Browns, Jaguars
• Away: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Rams, Saints, Buccaneers, Bengals, Ravens

New York Giants

• Home: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Vikings, Ravens, Bengals, Colts
• Away: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Panthers, Falcons, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns

Washington Commanders

• Home: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Falcons, Panthers, Bears, Browns, Steelers, Titans
• Away: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Saints, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Bengals, Ravens

NFC North 2024 schedule

NFC North teams will play each other twice as well as the NFC West, AFC South, and one opponent each from the NFC South, NFC East, and AFC East.

Detroit Lions

• Home: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, Bills
• Away: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys, Cardinals, 49ers, Texans, Colts

Green Bay Packers

• Home: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Saints, Colts, Texans, Dolphins
• Away: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Eagles, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans

Minnesota Vikings

• Home: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Texans, Colts, Jets
• Away: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, Jaguars, Titans

Chicago Bears

• Home: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Panthers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, Patriots
• Away: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Commanders, Texans, Colts

NFC South 2024 schedule

NFC South teams will play each other twice as well as the NFC East, AFC West, and one opponent each from the NFC North, NFC West, and AFC North.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Home: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Eagles, 49ers, Commanders, Ravens, Broncos, Raiders
• Away: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cowboys, Giants, Lions, Chiefs, Chargers

New Orleans Saints

• Home: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Eagles, Commanders, Rams, Broncos, Raiders, Browns
• Away: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Cowboys, Giants, Packers, Chiefs, Chargers

Atlanta Falcons

• Home: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Texans, Colts, Jets
• Away: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, Jaguars, Titans

Carolina Panthers

• Home: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, Cardinals, Chiefs, Chargers, Bengals
• Away: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Eagles, Commanders, Bears, Broncos, Raiders

NFC West 2024 schedule

NFC West teams will play each other twice as well as the NFC North, AFC East, and one opponent each from the NFC South, NFC East, and AFC West.

San Francisco 49ers

• Home: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Cowboys, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs
• Away: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Bills

Los Angeles Rams

• Home: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders
• Away: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders

Seattle Seahawks

• Home: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Packers, Vikings, Giants, Dolphins, Bills, Broncos
• Away: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Bears, Lions, Falcons, Patriots, Jets

Arizona Cardinals

• Home: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Commanders, Patriots, Jets, Chargers
• Away: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Commanders, Patriots, Jets, Chargers

Which NFL team has the toughest 2024 schedule?

Based on 2023 win-loss records, the AFC North has the toughest slate of games in 2024 due to the winningest division and taking on double-digit win teams in the NFC East. The Cleveland Browns have the toughest schedule with an opponent win percentage of 0.547. The Baltimore Ravens (0.536) and Pittsburgh Steelers (0.533) are close behind.

Teams in the NFC South have the easiest strength of schedule in 2024. The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints are tied for the easiest schedule with an opponent win percentage of 0.453. Chicago and Carolina are tied for the next-easiest at 0.467.