It’s still roughly five months away, but it feels like football is finally getting closer thanks to the NFL releasing the schedule this past week. While we already knew who the Cleveland Browns would be facing, we now know when those games will take place.
The season begins with a battle at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers — their hated divisional rival. There’s no rest after that as they then travel to play the offensively-gifted New Orleans Saints before another home game.
That second home game will be a prime-time matchup on Thursday Night Football against the New York Jets.