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.
Week 11 Rankings
1. Arizona Cardinals: 6.8
2. Dallas Cowboys: 5.5
3. Tennessee Titans: 5.4
4. Washington: 4.4
5. Atlanta Falcons: 3.5
6. New England Patriots: 3.2
7. Baltimore Ravens: 2.5
8. San Diego Chargers: 2.2
9. Seattle Seahawks: 1.9
10. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.5
11. New Orleans Saints: 1.3
12. Kansas City Chiefs: 1.2
13. Denver Broncos: 1.1
14. Oakland Raiders: 0.7
15. Buffalo Bills: 0.7
16. Green Bay Packers: 0.7
17. Minnesota Vikings: 0.5
18. Carolina Panthers: 0.4
19. Philadelphia Eagles: -0.2
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.2
21. New York Giants: -1.3
22. Chicago Bears: -1.4
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -2.0
24. Miami Dolphins: -2.0
25. Detroit Lions: -2.5
26. New York Jets: -2.7
27. Houston Texans: -3.4
28. Indianapolis Colts: -3.7
29. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.9
30. Los Angeles Rams: -4.6
31. San Francisco 49ers: -6.4
32. Cleveland Browns: -8.7