Our NFL Team Rankings are based entirely on the The Trench Counter, which is an objective formula measuring average yards per pass and run on both offense and defense, along with first downs registered and given up, turnovers for and against, and total penalty yards.
Over time, The Trench Counter rankings begin to closely resemble the standings but goes even further to determine which teams are truly the best when on the line of scrimmage.
The chief aim of the Trench Counter is to take the subjective out of the equation and even the somewhat fluky nature of teams actually scoring points, which is of course the whole point on a game-by-game basis.
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens: | 9.0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers: | 8.8 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins: | 6.4 |
| 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars: | 5.1 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles: | 4.4 |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys: | 4.3 |
| 7 | Cleveland Browns: | 4.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings: | 3.3 |
| 9 | Detroit Lions: | 3.0 |
| 10 | New Orleans Saints: | 2.5 |
| 11 | Houston Texans: | 1.8 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills: | 1.8 |
| 13 | Kansas City Chiefs: | 1.6 |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons: | 0.4 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Chargers: | 0.2 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts: | -0.2 |
| 17 | Green Bay Packers: | -1.1 |
| 18 | Los Angeles Rams: | -1.1 |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: | -1.4 |
| 20 | Washington Commanders: | -1.7 |
| 21 | Seattle Seahawks: | -1.9 |
| 22 | Tennessee Titans: | -2.2 |
| 23 | New York Jets: | -2.2 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers: | -2.3 |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bengals: | -3.2 |
| 26 | Denver Broncos: | -4.1 |
| 27 | Las Vegas Raiders: | -4.3 |
| 28 | New England Patriots: | -4.4 |
| 29 | Chicago Bears: | -5.2 |
| 30 | Carolina Panthers: | -6.1 |
| 31 | Arizona Cardinals: | -6.6 |
| 32 | New York Giants: | -8.4 |