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Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images As the Cleveland Browns are set to embark on a full QB competition, they now know who they’ll be playing to start the year. The NFL has released the schedule for the league’s 17-week, 2025 season and there are challenges for the team.

The first four games are absolutely brutal for the Browns as they look to establish a winning culture.

The NFL schedule makers have trended toward prioritizing ratings over fairness in recent years. As more primetime games go to the highest bidding streaming services, the league has accepted the trade-off.

For Cleveland, the expectations aren’t so high this year, and as a result will have zero primetime games. It’s…