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 7
1. Los Angeles Rams: 12.7
2. Chicago Bears: 10.0
3. Baltimore Ravens: 7.7
4. Los Angeles Chargers: 5.9
5. Houston Texans: 4.4
6. Washington: 3.5
7. Carolina Panthers: 2.8
8. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.5
9. Denver Broncos: 2.3
10. New England Patriots: 2.3
11. Seattle Seahawks: 1.2
12. New Orleans Saints: 1.0
13. Dallas Cowboys: 0.8
14. Indianapolis Colts: 0.6
15. Green Bay Packers: 0.2
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -0.3
17. Detroit Lions: -0.3
18. Minnesota Vikings: -0.3
19. Cleveland Browns: -0.3
20. Philadelphia Eagles: -1.6
21. Atlanta Falcons: -1.7
22. New York Giants: -1.9
23. Pittsburgh Steelers: -2.1
24. Tennessee Titans: -2.6
25. New York Jets: -3.1
26. Cincinnati Bengals: -3.1
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.6
28. San Francisco 49ers: -4.3
29. Miami Dolphins: -4.4
30. Oakland Raiders: -7.4
31. Buffalo Bills: -8.7
32. Arizona Cardinals: -11.0