nfl top defense rankings 2023

The Cleveland Browns controlled the ball the most by a team in 2023, with 549:17 of possession.

TEAM TOP SEASON GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Browns
Browns
549:17
2023
17
11
6
0
42
396
23.3
362
21.3
325
31.6
56.3
2 Bills
Bills
544:31
2023
17
11
6
0
54
451
26.5
311
18.3
381
49.8
56.3
3 Bears
Bears
543:22
2023
17
7
10
0
37
360
21.2
379
22.3
322
41.2
50.0
4 Cowboys
Cowboys
540:33
2023
17
12
5
0
57
509
29.9
315
18.5
385
48.3
56.5
5 Lions
Lions
533:11
2023
17
12
5
0
58
461
27.1
395
23.2
375
41.5
52.5
6 Ravens
Ravens
530:38
2023
17
13
4
0
55
483
28.4
280
16.5
359
42.0
57.1
7 Saints
Saints
529:54
2023
17
9
8
0
44
402
23.6
327
19.2
337
38.7
47.4
8 49ers
49ers
529:15
2023
17
12
5
0
61
491
28.9
298
17.5
383
47.5
53.8
9 Eagles
Eagles
529:12
2023
17
11
6
0
49
433
25.5
428
25.2
377
48.0
73.1
10 Panthers
Panthers
528:53
2023
17
2
15
0
23
236
13.9
416
24.5
297
34.1
47.9
11 Bengals
Bengals
526:02
2023
17
9
8
0
41
366
21.5
384
22.6
329
37.6
45.0
12 Jaguars
Jaguars
525:33
2023
17
9
8
0
41
377
22.2
371
21.8
336
38.2
44.8
13 Rams
Rams
523:37
2023
17
10
7
0
44
404
23.8
377
22.2
351
42.0
61.9
14 Chiefs
Chiefs
518:03
2023
17
11
6
0
39
371
21.8
294
17.3
350
43.6
50.0
15 Dolphins
Dolphins
512:55
2023
17
11
6
0
61
496
29.2
391
23.0
360
42.1
44.0
16 Titans
Titans
507:46
2023
17
6
11
0
31
305
17.9
367
21.6
298
33.5
55.0
17 Texans
Texans
505:58
2023
17
10
7
0
40
377
22.2
353
20.8
329
37.9
38.1
18 Packers
Packers
505:11
2023
17
9
8
0
44
383
22.5
350
20.6
338
47.1
50.0
19 Steelers
Steelers
503:55
2023
17
10
7
0
31
304
17.9
324
19.1
287
36.6
47.4
20 Commanders
Commanders
503:48
2023
17
4
13
0
39
329
19.4
518
30.5
321
35.6
55.2
21 Giants
Giants
502:24
2023
17
6
11
0
29
266
15.6
407
23.9
267
30.2
48.6
22 Broncos
Broncos
501:44
2023
17
8
9
0
38
357
21.0
413
24.3
301
36.8
65.0
23 Colts
Colts
500:59
2023
17
9
8
0
42
396
23.3
415
24.4
324
35.3
50.0
24 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
500:11
2023
17
9
8
0
37
348
20.5
325
19.1
300
41.5
66.7
25 Cardinals
Cardinals
497:59
2023
17
4
13
0
36
330
19.4
455
26.8
330
39.1
44.1
StatMuse has team, game-level data for time of possession going back to the 1991 season.

More Browns Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.3

30th

OPP PPG

22.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

86.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

216.7

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Browns Browns
1
2
0
.333
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 2 - 0

13

Final

10

GB Packers

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM