The Ravens open a new era in 2026. Jesse Minter takes over as head coach, the franchise’s first change since 2008, and his first month includes a trip to Rio de Janeiro for the NFL’s first game in Brazil.
Baltimore gets eight home dates, nine road games, a late Week 13 bye and a brutal close: four straight AFC North games to finish, including Pittsburgh twice in the last four weeks.
Games That Will Define the Ravens’ Season
| Wk 3 at Cowboys | The NFL’s first game in Rio de Janeiro, with Dallas as the designated home team. It is the third game of Jesse Minter’s head-coaching career and the longest trip on Baltimore’s calendar. |
| Wk 6-7 Browns, Bengals | Back-to-back AFC North games in mid-October, the first real read on where Baltimore sits in the division under a new staff. |
| Wk 15 at Steelers | The first of two Pittsburgh games in the final four weeks. Baltimore plays the Steelers on the road in Week 15 and hosts them in Week 18. |
| Wk 15-18 | Four consecutive division games to close: Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati on New Year’s Eve, then Pittsburgh again. The AFC North will very likely be settled in this stretch. |
How the Schedule Sets Up
The first six weeks are the tell. Four road games including Brazil, a Sunday night in Atlanta, and a first division test in Cleveland. Get through that at .500 and the middle of the schedule is friendlier: Jacksonville and the Chargers at home in prime time, then Carolina and Houston.
Then the bye, and then the division. Baltimore is coming off an 8-9 season that missed the playoffs, so the margin is thin. For the other side of the Rio game, see our Dallas Cowboys schedule page. Full league schedules and flexible-scheduling rules are published by the NFL.
The Bottom Line
A new head coach, a trip to Brazil in Week 3, nine road games, and four straight AFC North matchups to close the year. The Ravens’ 2026 schedule front-loads the travel and back-loads the stakes. Bookmark this page; results and Week 18 details are updated throughout the season.