The Houston Texans had the ball their most in a game versus the Jaguars on September 16, 2012, with 43:17 of possession.
Interpreted as:
texans longest time of possession in a regular-season game game team history| TEAM | TOP | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Texans | 43:17 | 9/16/2012 | @ | W 27-7 | 3 | 28 | 411 | 117 | 47.1 | 100.0 | ||
| 2 | | Texans | 41:40 | 11/18/2012 | vs | W 43-37 | 5 | 39 | 653 | 458 | 36.4 | |||
| 3 | | Texans | 41:22 | 10/26/2025 | vs | W 26-15 | 2 | 23 | 475 | 223 | 56.3 | 100.0 | ||
| 4 | | Texans | 40:04 | 9/30/2018 | @ | W 37-34 | 4 | 30 | 466 | 478 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 5 | | Texans | 40:04 | 10/19/2008 | vs | W 28-21 | 4 | 29 | 404 | 326 | 54.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 6 | | Texans | 40:00 | 9/8/2024 | @ | W 29-27 | 3 | 26 | 417 | 303 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 7 | | Texans | 39:53 | 9/29/2013 | vs | L 20-23 | 2 | 29 | 476 | 270 | 35.3 | |||
| 8 | | Texans | 39:49 | 9/19/2010 | @ | W 30-27 | 3 | 29 | 526 | 421 | 42.9 | 50.0 | ||
| 9 | | Texans | 39:48 | 10/13/2019 | @ | W 31-24 | 4 | 35 | 472 | 309 | 41.7 | 66.7 | ||
| 10 | | Texans | 39:48 | 12/28/2014 | vs | W 23-17 | 3 | 24 | 358 | 233 | 55.6 | |||
| 11 | | Texans | 39:41 | 10/1/2017 | vs | W 57-14 | 7 | 33 | 445 | 195 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 | | Texans | 39:41 | 11/28/2010 | vs | W 20-0 | 2 | 24 | 346 | 162 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 13 | | Texans | 39:08 | 11/1/2009 | @ | W 31-10 | 3 | 24 | 439 | 204 | 53.8 | |||
| 14 | | Texans | 38:58 | 12/26/2004 | @ | W 21-0 | 3 | 19 | 333 | 126 | 46.7 | |||
| 15 | | Texans | 38:36 | 9/14/2014 | @ | W 30-14 | 3 | 20 | 327 | 364 | 60.0 | |||
| 16 | | Texans | 38:21 | 9/28/2025 | vs | W 26-0 | 3 | 20 | 353 | 175 | 40.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 17 | | Texans | 38:16 | 10/21/2012 | vs | W 43-13 | 5 | 27 | 420 | 176 | 53.3 | |||
| 18 | | Texans | 37:58 | 10/23/2011 | @ | W 41-7 | 5 | 29 | 518 | 148 | 53.8 | 0.0 | ||
| 19 | | Texans | 37:35 | 12/2/2018 | vs | W 29-13 | 2 | 25 | 384 | 428 | 50.0 | |||
| 20 | | Texans | 37:34 | 12/28/2008 | vs | W 31-24 | 4 | 25 | 455 | 294 | 40.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 21 | | Texans | 37:33 | 11/12/2006 | @ | W 13-10 | 1 | 21 | 306 | 322 | 42.1 | 100.0 | ||
| 22 | | Texans | 37:25 | 11/23/2008 | @ | W 16-6 | 1 | 19 | 383 | 240 | 25.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 23 | | Texans | 36:44 | 9/11/2011 | vs | W 34-7 | 4 | 26 | 384 | 236 | 45.5 | |||
| 24 | | Texans | 36:42 | 12/18/2016 | vs | W 21-20 | 1 | 23 | 387 | 150 | 28.6 | 0.0 | ||
| 25 | | Texans | 36:38 | 10/7/2018 | vs | W 19-16 | 1 | 25 | 462 | 292 | 33.3 | 0.0 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |