nfl highest average time of possession by team by year

The Chicago Bears have the highest time of possession per game played by a team in a season, with 2,161 this season.

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	TEAM	TOP/GP	TOP	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bears	2,161	216:06	6	2026	4	2	0	18	150	25.0	119	19.8	138	45.5	53.3
2	Ravens	2,087	556:32	16	2019	14	2	0	64	531	33.2	282	17.6	386	47.1	70.8
3	Steelers	2,084.25	555:48	16	2001	13	3	0	38	352	22.0	212	13.3	314	45.7	50.0
4	Jets	2,071.94	552:31	16	1991	8	8	0	32	314	19.6	293	18.3	331	37.9	57.1
5	Saints	2,065.56	550:49	16	1991	11	5	0	38	341	21.3	211	13.2	267	37.7	50.0
6	Broncos	2,044.06	545:05	16	2003	10	6	0	42	381	23.8	301	18.8	334	38.9	23.1
7	Steelers	2,039.44	543:51	16	2004	15	1	0	41	372	23.3	251	15.7	310	42.9	58.3
8	Cowboys	2,037.19	543:15	16	1992	13	3	0	48	409	25.6	243	15.2	324	41.8	66.7
9	Titans	2,033.25	542:12	16	2000	13	3	0	38	346	21.6	191	11.9	299	42.5	36.4
10	Texans	2,026.19	540:19	16	2012	12	4	0	46	416	26.0	331	20.7	341	37.6	57.1
11	Bears	2,020.44	538:47	16	1991	11	5	0	35	299	18.7	269	16.8	317	43.0	38.9
12	Vikings	2,017.6	168:08	5	2026	5	0	0	9	109	21.8	64	12.8	77	38.0	100.0
13	Chargers	2,015.25	537:24	16	2013	9	7	0	42	396	24.8	348	21.8	373	49.0	83.3
14	Steelers	2,012.38	536:38	16	2002	10	5	1	43	390	24.4	345	21.6	343	42.2	60.9
15	Steelers	2,008.81	535:41	16	2007	10	6	0	46	393	24.6	269	16.8	298	46.8	53.8
16	Bears	2,007.88	535:26	16	1997	4	12	0	28	263	16.4	421	26.3	305	36.0	51.9
17	Eagles	2,004.94	534:39	16	1991	10	6	0	29	285	17.8	244	15.3	249	32.7	61.5
18	Ravens	2,002.31	533:57	16	2008	11	5	0	42	385	24.1	244	15.3	300	40.9	63.6
19	Commanders	2,001.82	567:11	17	2022	8	8	1	36	321	18.9	343	20.2	339	35.2	48.0
20	Titans	2,001	566:57	17	2021	12	5	0	49	419	24.6	354	20.8	363	43.6	62.5
21	Giants	1,999.25	533:08	16	2008	12	4	0	45	427	26.7	294	18.4	338	43.1	45.5
22	Ravens	1,998.75	533:00	16	2000	12	4	0	32	333	20.8	165	10.3	288	40.3	16.7
23	Falcons	1,997.81	532:45	16	2002	9	6	1	44	402	25.1	314	19.6	316	41.9	60.0
24	Cardinals	1,997.69	532:43	16	1994	8	8	0	24	235	14.7	267	16.7	287	32.9	35.7
25	Broncos	1,997.19	532:35	16	1996	13	3	0	47	391	24.4	275	17.2	336	48.9	54.5

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More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

712

Williams

RUSH

398

Swift

REC

361

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

12th

OPP PPG

19.8

6th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

246.0

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000