The Cleveland Browns have controlled 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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Which team has the least time of possession in a fbs regular-season game?| 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 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for time of possession going back to the 1991 season.
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17.2
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OPP PPG
23.2
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RUSH YDS/G
95.6
27th
PASS YDS/G
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