lowest time of possession in a game any season

The Cleveland Browns have had the ball the fewest by a team in a game, with 12:11 of possession against the Steelers on September 12, 1999.

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	TEAM	TOP	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Browns	12:11	9/12/1999	CLE	vs	PIT	L 0-43	0	2	40	464	0.0
2	Raiders	14:45	11/2/2008	OAK	vs	ATL	L 0-24	0	3	77	453	11.1	0.0
3	Packers	14:46	10/17/1999	GB	@	DEN	L 10-31	1	5	133	514	0.0
4	Colts	14:53	9/21/2009	IND	@	MIA	W 27-23	3	14	356	403	42.9
5	Lions	14:56	10/20/1991	DET	@	SF	L 3-35	0	10	207	505	14.3
6	Colts	15:02	12/21/2003	IND	vs	DEN	L 17-31	2	11	183	465	22.2	0.0
7	Bills	15:09	11/15/1993	BUF	@	PIT	L 0-23	0	9	157	400	18.2
8	Titans	15:38	12/17/2006	TEN	vs	JAX	W 24-17	3	5	98	396	0.0	0.0
9	Cardinals	15:44	11/20/2011	ARI	@	SF	L 7-23	1	11	229	431	11.1	0.0
10	Lions	15:48	11/20/1994	DET	@	CHI	L 10-20	1	11	180	338	22.2	0.0
11	Chargers	15:49	11/16/2003	SD	@	DEN	L 8-37	1	5	96	448	20.0
12	Bills	15:54	10/7/1991	BUF	@	KC	L 6-33	0	11	211	389	28.6
13	Saints	16:07	11/2/2025	NO	@	LAR	L 10-34	1	10	224	438	22.2	0.0
14	Eagles	16:19	10/29/2000	PHI	@	NYG	L 7-24	1	8	192	384	9.1	0.0
15	Titans	16:21	9/16/2012	TEN	@	SD	L 10-38	1	9	212	416	11.1
16	Buccaneers	16:22	9/27/2009	TB	vs	NYG	L 0-24	0	5	86	397	0.0	50.0
17	Rams	16:31	9/19/1993	RAM	@	NYG	L 10-20	1	8	171	330	10.0
18	Jets	16:39	12/26/2005	NYJ	vs	NE	L 21-31	3	10	171	321	40.0	100.0
19	Redskins	16:41	12/30/2018	WAS	vs	PHI	L 0-24	0	8	89	360	0.0	50.0
20	Jaguars	16:43	9/16/2012	JAX	vs	HOU	L 7-27	1	9	117	411	0.0
21	Redskins	16:49	10/9/1994	WAS	@	PHI	L 17-21	2	12	226	431	10.0
22	Cardinals	16:53	11/4/2007	ARI	@	TB	L 10-17	1	9	195	350	20.0
23	Falcons	17:01	12/16/2007	ATL	@	TB	L 3-37	0	5	133	285	0.0
24	Patriots	17:02	10/31/2004	NE	@	PIT	L 20-34	2	19	248	417	33.3
25	Seahawks	17:04	10/23/2011	SEA	@	CLE	L 3-6	0	9	137	298	16.7	0.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

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Adams

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Purdy

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lock

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4.0

Anderson

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
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