**JACKSONVILLE** – Senior writer John Oehser takes a week-by-week look at the Jaguars' 2026 schedule, which was announced Thursday night by the NFL
**Cleveland Browns (5-12, 2025 fourth in AFC North) at EverBank Stadium, 1 p.m., CBS**
**Breakdown:** This is an important regular-season opener for the Jaguars, with back-to-back games against AFC powers Denver and New England in Weeks 2 and 3 – and with four of their five games after Week 1 against teams with winning records in 2025. This season will be the first for the Browns under Head Coach Todd Monken, the Jaguars' wide receivers coach from 2007-2010 who served as Baltimore Ravens' offensive coordinator the past three seasons. **Key Browns offseason storyline:** Quarterback, where veteran Deshaun Watson is expected to compete with second-year veteran Shedeur Sanders. The Jaguars are 16-15 all-time in regular-season openers, including a 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Jacksonville in 2025. The Jaguars are 12-8 all-time against the Browns, with the series tied 5-5 in Jacksonville. The Browns won the teams' last meeting, 18-15, in Jacksonville in 2024.