The Cleveland Browns are off and running in 2026. Here’s the complete Browns schedule, including every opponent, date, location and the games Browns fans need circled on the calendar.

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The 2026 NFL season is here, and the Cleveland Browns have a schedule packed with AFC North rivalry games, challenging road trips, prime-time football and plenty of opportunities to make noise.

Cleveland enters Week 4 with a 2-1 record, having followed a season-opening loss in Jacksonville with victories over Tampa Bay and Carolina.

Now comes one of the biggest games on the early-season calendar.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to Cleveland for Thursday Night Football on October 1.

And for Browns fans, it doesn’t get much better than an AFC North rivalry under the lights.

2026 Cleveland Browns Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Time
1	Sept. 13	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville	1:00 p.m. ET
2	Sept. 20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Bay	1:00 p.m. ET
3	Sept. 27	Carolina Panthers	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
4	Oct. 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cleveland	8:15 p.m. ET
5	Oct. 11	New York Jets	New York	1:00 p.m. ET
6	Oct. 18	Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
7	Oct. 25	Tennessee Titans	Tennessee	1:00 p.m. ET
8	Nov. 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pittsburgh	1:00 p.m. ET
9	Nov. 8	New Orleans Saints	New Orleans	1:00 p.m. ET
10	Nov. 15	Houston Texans	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
11	Nov. 22	BYE WEEK	—	—
12	Nov. 29	Las Vegas Raiders	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
13	Dec. 6	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
14	Dec. 13	Atlanta Falcons	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
15	Dec. 20	New York Giants	New York	1:00 p.m. ET
16	Dec. 27	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore	1:00 p.m. ET
17	Jan. 3	Indianapolis Colts	Cleveland	1:00 p.m. ET
18	TBD	Cincinnati Bengals	Cincinnati	TBD

Week 18 date and kickoff time are to be announced.

The Steelers Come to Town

If there’s one game Browns fans had circled before the season began, it’s this one.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Thursday, October 1 — 8:15 p.m. ET

Cleveland will host Pittsburgh in front of a national television audience, with the Browns looking to continue their early-season momentum.

The game also begins a particularly interesting stretch of the Browns schedule. Cleveland will face Pittsburgh twice within five weeks, with the rematch coming November 1 at Acrisure Stadium.

Few games on the NFL calendar carry the same history and intensity as Browns-Steelers.

Thursday night should be another chapter in that rivalry.

The AFC North Takes Center Stage

The Browns’ schedule is loaded with division games.

Cleveland hosts Baltimore on October 18, travels to Pittsburgh on November 1, hosts Cincinnati on December 6 and then travels to Baltimore on December 27.

Cincinnati also awaits in Week 18.

That means the final portion of Cleveland’s schedule could have significant AFC North implications.

Division games are always important, but the Browns’ schedule places several of them directly in the second half of the season.

A Look at the Road Ahead

After Thursday night’s Pittsburgh game, Cleveland travels to New York to face the Jets on October 11.

The Browns then return home for Baltimore before heading to Tennessee and Pittsburgh.

That four-game stretch — Jets, Ravens, Titans and Steelers — will provide an important test before Cleveland heads to New Orleans and then returns home to face Houston.

The Browns’ bye arrives in Week 11.

The Bye Week Comes at the Right Time

Cleveland’s bye is scheduled for November 22, following the Week 10 home game against Houston.

The Browns then return from the bye to host the Las Vegas Raiders on November 29.

That gives Cleveland a chance to reset before the final seven-game push.

And that final stretch is loaded.

December Football in Cleveland

December begins with Cincinnati coming to town.

The Bengals visit Cleveland on December 6, followed by the Atlanta Falcons on December 13.

The Browns then hit the road for consecutive games against the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens before returning home to face Indianapolis on January 3.

Then comes Cincinnati again to close the regular season.

It’s a finish that could make every game in December meaningful.

Games Browns Fans Should Circle

🔥 Steelers at Browns — October 1

Thursday Night Football. AFC North. Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Enough said.

🔥 Ravens at Browns — October 18

Baltimore comes to Cleveland for the first meeting between the division rivals.

🔥 Browns at Steelers — November 1

The rematch arrives just over a month after the Thursday night meeting in Cleveland.

🔥 Bengals at Browns — December 6

A late-season AFC North matchup at home.

🔥 Browns at Ravens — December 27

The Browns travel to Baltimore during the final stretch of the season.

🔥 Browns at Bengals — Week 18

The regular-season finale sends Cleveland to Cincinnati, with the date and kickoff time still to be announced.

The Bottom Line

The 2026 Cleveland Browns schedule has something for everyone.

There are Thursday night lights, AFC North rivalries, road challenges, a midseason bye and a division-heavy finish that should make for an interesting second half of the season.

Cleveland is already 2-1, and the next game is one of the biggest of the young season.

The Steelers are coming to town.

The lights will be on.

And Browns fans will be watching.

Stay with Browns Daily Dose all season long for Browns news, game previews, postgame analysis, roster updates and everything happening around Cleveland.

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