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 | Baltimore Ravens: | 9.0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers: | 7.8 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills: | 7.5 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers: | 6.6 |
| 5 | Detroit Lions: | 6.3 |
| 6 | Green Bay Packers: | 6.2 |
| 7 | Washington Commanders: | 5.5 |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings: | 4.7 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs: | 3.5 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Eagles: | 2.9 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts: | 1.9 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: | 1.8 |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons: | 1.4 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Chargers: | 1.3 |
| 15 | Chicago Bears: | 1.0 |
| 16 | Denver Broncos: | 0.7 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams: | -0.5 |
| 18 | Houston Texans: | -0.6 |
| 19 | New York Jets: | -1.0 |
| 20 | Seattle Seahawks: | -1.2 |
| 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars: | -1.5 |
| 22 | Arizona Cardinals: | -1.5 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bengals: | -2.1 |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints: | -2.7 |
| 25 | New York Giants: | -3.9 |
| 26 | Miami Dolphins: | -3.9 |
| 27 | Tennessee Titans: | -4.3 |
| 28 | Las Vegas Raiders: | -4.7 |
| 29 | Cleveland Browns: | -8.0 |
| 30 | New England Patriots: | -8.6 |
| 31 | Dallas Cowboys: | -9.9 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers: | -13.8 |
