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 15 Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons: 6.6
2. New England Patriots: 5.8
3. Tennessee Titans: 5.1
4. Arizona Cardinals: 4.9
5. Dallas Cowboys: 4.8
6. Green Bay Packers: 2.8
7. Cincinnati Bengals: 2.4
8. Seattle Seahawks: 2.0
9. Baltimore Ravens: 1.9
10. Washington: 1.9
11. San Diego Chargers: 1.8
12. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1.5
13. Oakland Raiders: 1.3
14. Buffalo Bills: 1.2
15. New Orleans Saints: 0.4
16. Denver Broncos: 0.2
17. Indianapolis Colts: 0.1
18. Minnesota Vikings: -0.2
19. Kansas City Chiefs: -0.2
20. Chicago Bears: -0.4
21. Detroit Lions: -0.5
22. New York Giants: -0.7
23. Carolina Panthers: -0.8
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -0.9
25. Miami Dolphins: -2.0
26. Philadelphia Eagles: -2.1
27. Houston Texans: -2.3
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.9
29. New York Jets: -6.2
30. San Francisco 49ers: -7.5
31. Los Angeles Rams: -8.1
32. Cleveland Browns: -8.2