The Baltimore Ravens will get an easier road to the postseason in 2017 if the current strength of schedule is to be believed. Ranking No. 24 in difficulty with a .461 strength of schedule, the 2017 slate for the Ravens is one of the easiest in the NFL.

Part of that ease comes from facing lower-end teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cleveland Browns twice and the Chicago Bears. Still, not every game will be a cakewalk as Baltimore has to travel to the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Of course, before the action of the offseason kicks off we don’t really know how each team will look come Week 1. With free agency and the draft still looming, each franchise could change dramatically before next season and alter the final strength of schedule.

We saw a slight uptick for the Ravens last season as they started their year off with a .484 strength of schedule and finished with a .498. So who knows how teams like the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins will fare in 2017 after some difficulties and injuries suffered in 2016.