Football stats

Time of Possession

The total game clock a team has the ball. It reflects play style and game script as much as quality, so it predicts winning only weakly.

How we use it

We do not rate teams on time of possession, but our drive-time model decides how much clock each simulated drive uses.

Related terms

Drive Time
How much game clock a team's drives use for the yards they gain, adjusted for the situation when the drive started.

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