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 | Minnesota Vikings: | 8.6 |
| 2 | New Orleans Saints: | 8.4 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers: | 7.6 |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens: | 7.2 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers: | 5.8 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills: | 4.9 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks: | 4.9 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers: | 4.4 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: | 3.9 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Chargers: | 2.2 |
| 11 | Detroit Lions: | 1.5 |
| 12 | Washington Commanders: | 1.5 |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bengals: | 1.5 |
| 14 | New York Jets: | 1.4 |
| 15 | Atlanta Falcons: | 1.4 |
| 16 | Kansas City Chiefs: | 0.5 |
| 17 | Las Vegas Raiders: | 0.4 |
| 18 | Indianapolis Colts: | 0.3 |
| 19 | Tennessee Titans: | -0.3 |
| 20 | Jacksonville Jaguars: | -1.4 |
| 21 | Arizona Cardinals: | -1.4 |
| 22 | Chicago Bears: | -2.2 |
| 23 | Houston Texans: | -2.7 |
| 24 | New York Giants: | -3.1 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Rams: | -4.8 |
| 26 | Denver Broncos: | -5.2 |
| 27 | Philadelphia Eagles: | -5.8 |
| 28 | Cleveland Browns: | -5.9 |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins: | -6.6 |
| 30 | Dallas Cowboys: | -6.6 |
| 31 | New England Patriots: | -7.2 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers: | -13.1 |