Here’s the 2022 schedule with commentary on 10+ matters of scheduling interest.
Preseason
Thu., Aug. 11 – Tennessee, 7:30, WBAL
Sun., Aug. 21 – at Arizona, 8, WBAL
Sat., Aug. 27 – Washington, 4, WBAL
Regular Season
Sun., Sept. 11 – at New York Jets, 1, CBS
Sun., Sept. 18 – Miami, 1, CBS
f-Sun., Sept. 25 – at New England, 1, Fox
Sun., Oct. 2 – Buffalo, 1, CBS
x-Sun., Oct. 9 – Cincinnati, 8:20, NBC
x-Sun., Oct. 16 – at New York Giants, 1, CBS
x-Sun., Oct. 23 – Cleveland, 1, CBS
Thu., Oct. 27 – at Tampa Bay, 8:15, Amazon
Mon., Nov. 7 – at New Orleans, 8:15, ESPN
Sun., Nov. 13 – BYE WEEK
x-Sun., Nov. 20 – Carolina, 1, Fox
x-Sun., Nov. 27 – at Jacksonville, 1, CBS
x-Sun., Dec. 4 – Denver, 1, CBS
x-Sun., Dec. 11 – at Pittsburgh, 1, CBS
x-Dec. 17 or 18 – at Cleveland; date, time, network TBA
Sat., Dec. 24 – Atlanta, 1, Fox
x-Sun., Jan. 1 – Pittsburgh, 1, CBS
x-Jan. 7 or 8 – at Cincinnati; date, time, network TBA
Local Radio: all games on WIYY-FM, 97.9
x – game time is subject to change due to flexible scheduling
f – game has been cross-flexed from CBS to Fox
Postseason
Jan. 14-15 – Wild Card Weekend, date/time TBA (ESPN, NBC, CBS/Nickelodeon, Fox)
Jan. 21-22 – Divisional Playoffs, date/time TBA (NBC, CBS, Fox)
Jan. 29 – AFC Championship Game, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Feb. 12 – SUPER BOWL 57; AFC champion (visitor) vs. NFC champion (home); State Farm Stadium; Glendale, Arizona; 6:30 p.m. (Fox)
Takeaways
PRIMETIME GAMES: The Ravens are playing three prime-time games this year, two on the road, leaving room for two games to be flexed into that spot if the league decides to do that. (Note: The maximum for any team is five primetime games.)
BYE WEEK: The bye will come after nine games, roughly midway through the season, with a home game against Carolina right after that. That is basically where Baltimore’s bye has fallen in recent years.
OPEN SUNDAYS: For now, the Ravens have three open Sundays on the schedule, October 30, November 13, and December 25. Two games have yet to be announced.
AFC NORTH GAMES: Two of the three AFC North return games (the second matchups) will be on the road like last year. In 2020, all three were on the road. The first of the two annual Baltimore-Pittsburgh games will be on December 11, the latest in Baltimore franchise history.
FLEX SCHEDULING: Flex scheduling starts in Week Five. It is done to pick a matchup with the most playoff implications. Decisions are made 12 days before kickoff except for the final week when the call is made seven days out.
INTERCONFERENCE PLACEMENT GAME: The New York Giants are on the schedule as the newly-added interconference placement game. All NFC teams get home-field advantage for it this year.
INTRACONFERENCE PLACEMENT GAMES: The road game at Jacksonville and the home game with Denver are the AFC placement games, and the Ravens will play all teams in the AFC East and NFC South.
PLAYING TEAMS COMING OFF A BYE WEEK: The Ravens will play just one team coming off a bye, which will occur when they travel to Jacksonville. One game has been cross-flexed this year–the Week Three game at New England, normally a CBS game, will be shown on Fox instead. Baltimore was 1-1 in such games last year, beating Chicago but losing to Cleveland.
GAMES VS. 2021 PLAYOFF TEAMS: Baltimore will play seven games against 2021 playoff teams, four on the road.
SCHEDULE DIFFICULTY: Based on last year’s records, the Ravens’ schedule is tied for the tenth-easiest in the league.
TRAVEL MILES: Baltimore will fly the third-fewest miles to play its schedule; only Pittsburgh and Detroit will fly fewer miles.
GAMES OUTSIDE OF THE EASTERN TIME ZONE: The Ravens have just one game (New Orleans) outside the Eastern time zone.
