The New England Patriots have controlled the ball the most by a team in a playoff game, with 43:59 of possession in the 2018 AFC Championship game against the Chiefs on January 20, 2019.
| TEAM | TOP | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Patriots | 43:59 | 1/20/2019 | AFC Championship |  NE | @ |  KC | W 37-31 | 5 | 36 | 524 | 290 | 68.4 | 50.0 |
| 2 |  | Dolphins | 43:40 | 12/30/2000 | AFC Wild Card |  MIA | vs |  IND | W 23-17 | 3 | 26 | 434 | 293 | 47.1 | 50.0 |
| 3 |  | Panthers | 42:45 | 1/8/2006 | NFC Wild Card |  CAR | @ |  NYG | W 23-0 | 2 | 23 | 335 | 132 | 46.7 | |
| 4 |  | Redskins | 42:43 | 1/2/1993 | NFC Wild Card |  WAS | @ |  MIN | W 24-7 | 3 | 24 | 358 | 148 | 53.3 | 100.0 |
| 5 |  | Steelers | 42:27 | 1/7/1995 | AFC Divisional |  PIT | vs |  CLE | W 29-9 | 3 | 23 | 424 | 186 | 53.3 | |
| 6 |  | Giants | 42:22 | 1/14/2001 | NFC Championship | NYG | vs | MIN | W 41-0 | 5 | 31 | 518 | 114 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 7 |  | Cowboys | 42:03 | 12/28/1996 | NFC Wild Card |  DAL | vs | MIN | W 40-15 | 4 | 27 | 438 | 268 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 |  | Seahawks | 41:51 | 1/22/2006 | NFC Championship |  SEA | vs | CAR | W 34-14 | 4 | 27 | 393 | 212 | 44.4 | 0.0 |
| 9 |  | Ravens | 41:44 | 1/9/2011 | AFC Wild Card |  BAL | @ | KC | W 30-7 | 3 | 26 | 390 | 161 | 52.9 | 100.0 |
| 10 |  | Bills | 41:43 | 1/12/2025 | AFC Wild Card |  BUF | vs |  DEN | W 31-7 | 3 | 26 | 471 | 224 | 53.3 | 100.0 |
| 11 | | Panthers | 41:06 | 1/10/2004 | NFC Divisional | CAR | @ |  STL | W 29-23 | 3 | 24 | 485 | 380 | 52.9 | |
| 12 | | Steelers | 40:45 | 1/20/2002 | AFC Divisional | PIT | vs | BAL | W 27-10 | 3 | 21 | 297 | 150 | 43.8 | |
| 13 | | Patriots | 40:31 | 2/5/2017 | Super Bowl | NE | @ |  ATL | W 34-28 | 4 | 37 | 546 | 344 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 14 |  | Broncos | 40:31 | 12/27/1997 | AFC Wild Card | DEN | vs |  JAX | W 42-17 | 6 | 28 | 511 | 237 | 75.0 | 100.0 |
| 15 |  | Titans | 40:29 | 1/7/2001 | AFC Divisional |  TEN | vs | BAL | L 10-24 | 1 | 23 | 317 | 134 | 31.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 |  | Jets | 40:18 | 1/4/2003 | AFC Wild Card |  NYJ | vs | IND | W 41-0 | 5 | 26 | 396 | 176 | 54.5 | |
| 17 | | Broncos | 40:06 | 1/12/2013 | AFC Divisional | DEN | vs | BAL | L 35-38 | 5 | 30 | 398 | 479 | 43.8 | 100.0 |
| 18 | | Patriots | 40:05 | 1/19/2002 | AFC Divisional | NE | vs |  OAK | W 16-13 | 1 | 22 | 365 | 230 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| 19 | | Giants | 40:01 | 1/20/2008 | NFC Championship | NYG | @ |  GB | W 23-20 | 2 | 24 | 377 | 264 | 37.5 | 0.0 |
| 20 |  | Chiefs | 39:49 | 1/12/2019 | AFC Divisional | KC | vs | IND | W 31-13 | 4 | 29 | 433 | 266 | 28.6 | 75.0 |
| 21 |  | Cardinals | 39:49 | 1/10/2009 | NFC Divisional |  ARI | @ | CAR | W 33-13 | 3 | 21 | 360 | 269 | 55.6 | |
| 22 | | Steelers | 39:42 | 1/15/2005 | AFC Divisional | PIT | vs | NYJ | W 20-17 | 2 | 23 | 364 | 275 | 53.3 | |
| 23 | | Giants | 39:36 | 1/22/2012 | NFC Championship | NYG | @ |  SF | W 20-17 | 2 | 20 | 352 | 328 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | | Cowboys | 39:34 | 1/9/2010 | NFC Wild Card | DAL | vs |  PHI | W 34-14 | 4 | 27 | 426 | 340 | 56.3 | |
| 25 | | Ravens | 39:33 | 1/11/2025 | AFC Wild Card | BAL | vs | PIT | W 28-14 | 4 | 29 | 464 | 280 | 66.7 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for time of possession going back to the 1991 playoffs.
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| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Commanders | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
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| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
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