2026 NFL schedule: Top 5 cheapest matchups, ticket prices feature Browns, Saints

Yahoo Sports StaffFri, May 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM UTC

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The 2026 NFL schedule has been released and with four months to go until kickoff, there is plenty of anticipation ahead of the new season.

Now that we know when the games will be played, fans will be busy grabbing tickets for their favorite teams. Some matchups, like the Chicago Bears at the Green Bay Packers in October and the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving night, are already drawing high prices. Others, however, provide a current price point that may be more affordable.

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According to data from Gametime, games involving the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans are among the cheapest for fans as of Friday. The Titans’ October home games against the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans feature two of the cheapest “get-in” prices, while three Saints home games against the Browns, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals are among the cheapest median prices.

Top 5 Cheapest (Get-In) -

Jets at Chargers — Nov. 22 | 291 listings | Get-In: $29 | Median: $186 | Avg: $363

Browns at Titans — Oct. 25 | 258 listings | Get-In: $29 | Median: $173 | Avg: $181

Texans at Titans — Oct. 11 | 516 listings | Get-In: $34 | Median: $175 | Avg: $238

Falcons at Browns — Dec. 13 | 590 listings | Get-In: $36 | Median: $104 | Avg: $126

Cardinals at Saints — Dec. 27 | 590 listings | Get-In: $37 | Median: $89 | Avg: $127

Top 5 Cheapest (Median) -

Panthers at Saints — Nov. 15 | 590 listings | Get-In: $46 | Median: $81 | Avg: $127

Browns at Saints — Nov. 8 | 590 listings | Get-In: $46 | Median: $85 | Avg: $130

Cardinals at Saints — Dec. 27 | 590 listings | Get-In: $37 | Median: $89 | Avg: $127

Texans at Browns — Nov. 15 | 590 listings | Get-In: $53 | Median: $100 | Avg: $123

Saints at Panthers — Dec. 13 | 556 listings | Get-In: $58 | Median: $100 | Avg: $175

Only three of those teams made the playoffs last season. The Saints, Browns, Cardinals, Titans, New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons missed out with those fanbases longing to see a consistently winning product on the field.

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Based on 2025 winning percentages of opponents, the Cardinals (.538) own the toughest strength of schedule among these teams with the Panthers (.521) not far behind. The Browns (.429) and Saints (.434) own the easiest schedules with the Falcons (.465) with the fifth-easiest.

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