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 9
1. Chicago Bears: 10.7
2. Los Angeles Rams: 9.6
3. Los Angeles Chargers: 6.1
4. Carolina Panthers: 5.5
5. Houston Texans: 5.2
6. New England Patriots: 4.4
7. Baltimore Ravens: 4.3
8. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.9
9. Minnesota Vikings: 2.0
10. Washington: 1.7
11. Seattle Seahawks: 1.6
12. Denver Broncos: 1.5
13. Indianapolis Colts: 1.2
14. Atlanta Falcons: 1.0
15. New Orleans Saints: 0.5
16. Dallas Cowboys: -0.1
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.5
18. Philadelphia Eagles: -0.6
19. San Francisco 49ers: -1.1
20. Tennessee Titans: -1.5
21. Green Bay Packers: -1.5
22. Cincinnati Bengals: -1.7
23. Cleveland Browns: -1.9
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -2.6
25. New York Giants: -3.2
26. Detroit Lions: -3.8
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.0
28. New York Jets: -4.3
29. Miami Dolphins: -5.1
30. Oakland Raiders: -8.6
31. Buffalo Bills: -9.1
32. Arizona Cardinals: -9.7